Cowboys vs. the Sooners, Part 2

"Sooner" sports an orange -- orange! -- OSU Cowboys cap, entertaining the veterinary students who helped in her treatment.

On the way home, she looked much more appropriate riding in her Sooner trailer! (Yes, it's pulled by a Ford truck. And no, I don't get a commission from those AQHA Corporate Partners ... I just appreciate their good-quality stuff!)

... The only problem was, the Sooner trailer (with Sooner on board) was parked in front of this gas station: an OSU/Cowboy mecca! You just can't escape it!

If you’ve been following The Gallop Report, you know about the irony involved when I had to take my mare “Sooner” to Oklahoma State University for treatment of a rare fungal infection in her lymph system. The good folks at the OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital got a laugh about treating the namesake of their arch in-state rival — the University of Oklahoma Sooners.

Well, she had a recent followup visit. And the laughs keep coming!

Happy riding! (And happy rooting for your favorite college team … football season’s just around the corner!)

Holly Clanahan
Editor, America's Horse magazine