Heart of a Horse
STRANGE HORSE LAWS
Here is a list of some of the wacky and strange laws from the US and around the world:
-It’s illegal in Marion, South Carolina, to tickle a female under her chin with a feather duster to get her attention while she’s riding a horse.
-It is illegal to fish from horseback in Washington D.C, Colorado, and Utah.
-A British law states that an Englishman must not sell a horse to a Scotsman.
-In Arizona, it is illegal for cowboys to walk through a hotel lobby wearing their spurs.
-In Raton, New Mexico, it is illegal for a woman to ride horseback down a public street with a kimono on.
-In South Carolina, no horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
-Pennsylvania law states: “Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.”
-In the state of Queensland, Australia, it is still constitutional law that all pubs (hotel/bar) must have a railing outside for patrons to tie up their horse.
-Pattonsburg, Missouri, Revised Ordinances, 1884: “No person shall hallo, shout, bawl, scream, use profane language, dance, sing, whoop, quarrel, or make any unusual noise or sound in such manner as to disturb a horse.”
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