What Kind of Cowgirl Eats Horses?

Lacy J. Dalton sings for the wild horses, with Willis Lamm

ODE TO SLAUGHTERHOUSE SUE &  

THE BUTCHERIN’ CREW 

     

        by Lacy J. Dalton 

What kind of cowgirl eats horses?

What kind of Rodeo Queen?

There’s plenty of steak

So give me a break,

Eatin’ a pony’s just mean.

What kind of cowboy eats horses?

When he’s spent his whole life raisin’ beef,

With the ebb and the flow of the market,

Why butcher a horse to compete?

CHORUS

And to those who believe in the Good Book,

I’ll share the Lord’s words in this song,

When it comes down to meat,

The split hoofs to eat,

But eatin’ the single-hoofed critters like horses is wrong.

What kind of a Nation eats horses?

What kind of a Nation eats pets?

Will the Feds pass a law to eat puppies?

Will Grandma and Grandpa be next?

CHORUS

And to those who believe in the Good Book,

I’ll share the Lord’s words in this song,

When it comes down to meat,

The split hoofs to eat,

But eatin’ the single-hoofed critters like horses is wrong.

Boys, eatin’ a horse is just wrong! 

Story behind the song : 

While driving to a graveside memorial service for Wild Horse Annie, singer/composer Lacy J. Dalton pulled off to use the acoustics of a commercial restroom and her heartfelt genius to compose this ode which shames Wyoming Congressman Sue Wallis and her "United Horsemen" campaign which boasts that slaughter houses for horses, wild and tame, are a great way to make money.