While in the area for the Traders Expo Dallas, I stepped off the beaten path and back in time during a visit to the Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange.  I’d arrived too late in the day to see the actual livestock but outside found some of childhood’s favorites: Coin-op ponies!

You can clearly see their different personalities.  Look at this perky pet:

This guy is looking a little stressed out:

And check out this serious worker pulling the cart. He’s a far cry from the comical cow in the background. As a kid I wouldn’t have been caught dead riding that cow.

THIS is my idea of a serious steed:

Here’s why: a real stirrup.
Giddy-up!