There are horses on the eastern shore but they are private riders or jumpers. There are no “working horses” that I have seen. And there are not many cows either. So, there is not much need for cowboys. So I was intrigued by this image when I saw it.

Of course, the “horse” is now a tractor or a combine or a piece of heavy equipment.

Perhaps it time to bring back the image of the cowboy, doing a solid day’s work for a solid day’s pay. He doesn’t need a horse, just a rugged pair of boots, a field coat, at a good hat.

There is a down side to this photo. While the image harkens back to the nostalgia for “the old west” those same rugged images were used to sell cigarettes in the 1970’s.