[Kex]

Thanks 1971K54X4 and jsbgump! We drove through Iowa on our way here in 2005 BTW. Stopped at a horse barn in Altoona (Des Moines) just off the I80. It was hot that day, and we were stopping before 2 pm to keep the horse from getting too hot. When we drove up to the barn, there was a dead horse lying on the ground ... we nearly died too on the spot! Apparently it had just died of old age and whoever was supposed to collect it was late, but it didn't look good! There was a friendly lady in charge though, who obviously read the horror on our faces as we pulled in. She was dressed up like a Texas horse show rider of some description in very colorful riding gear and there were hundreds (maybe thousands) of ribbons and prizes all over the walls of the arena. Just one of those funny stories, but it wasn't so funny at the time!