Stephen Bly (1944-2011)
Copyright©1994
No one likes being bucked off a horse. Especially a cowboy
or cowgirl.
In the Old West out on the range, when the broomtail you
forked decided to break in two, hop for mama, jackknife, swap ends, take you to
church, chin the moon or wrinkle his spine ... your face ended up plowing the
ground. And you had a more serious problem than cuts and bruises.
You must catch the horse. That meant calling for help. But
seldom did a cowboy shout for someone to corral his pony. Instead, he would
holler, "Ketch my saddle!"
Two reasons for that slogan. First, cowboys rode $10 horses
and sat on $40 saddles. Second, on many ranches the horses belonged to the
brand, but the saddle was the property of the cowboy. About the time you
slammed into the dirt, rocks and cactus, you didn't care if you ever saw the
horse again. However, you certainly didn't want to lose your good saddle.
Maybe you've never been bucked by a horse ... or tried to
catch a beast whose sole purpose is to stay 30 feet beyond your grasp. But you
may have gotten your face mashed in the ground.
There are social, spiritual and emotional wrecks that can
batter your total being. It might even "shipwreck your faith" (1
Timothy 1:19). You may feel like a failure: I should have known better. I should have been able to hang on.
That trail shouldn't have thrown me like that.
Perhaps you hope no one saw you fall. Yet you need help if you're
going to get your life patched up and get back on the trail. You need to holler,
"Ketch my saddle!" ... that is, "Give me a hand," "Don't
let me lose my valuables!"
There are times to cry out, "Catch my marriage!" "Catch
my kids!" "Catch my faith!"
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Have you ever been bucked off a horse or other animal? What was the result and your response?
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