Gates

by Ralph Galeano

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Gates have made fools of all of us.  I can’t count how many times I’ve smashed fingers, lost blood and even my horse while trying to open or close ranch gates.  Most of them seem to have been built and jury-rigged by some demonic devil intent on testing your skill, patience and strength in an attempt to open or close them.

     If you’re alone or not in a hurry, they all open easy.  The problem gates always show up when you have an audience, a nervous horse or runaway stock.  That’s when you run into one that’s either a puzzle how the wire or latch is rigged, or it’s pulled so tight you can’t get the wire loop off the top of the pole no matter how hard you struggle.

 

Here’s a story about bad gates and the trials and tribulations riders run into when opening and closing gates. 

Your readers are sure to enjoy this humorous column.

                     

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