Those Booth Horses Again -

[JMadonna]

(04-12-2014 06:37 PM)L Verge Wrote:  [quote='Wild Bill' pid='31805' dateline='1397332621']

"Don't let the fact I agreed with you a couple of times on this thread go to your head, Blondie. . . ."

Blondie's response: I learned a long time ago not to trust you, you old sidewinder. And, I say that lovingly after all these years of sparring with you. You are one of those frustrating individuals in my life that I cannot decide whether to hug, ignore, or kick.

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@ Just kiss his horse and be done with it. - JM
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wsanto - I'm not frustrated with you at all because I happen to agree with you, and I think medical science would also. I will continue to harp on the subject that Booth was in constant motion of some sort from the time he dashed to the front of the box - unlike others who had to mount after being tossed to the ground and having a chance to take a ten second breather before remounting.
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@ Hey, For nearly 1,000 years, Aristotle’s view of a stationary Earth at the center of a revolving universe dominated natural philosophy. The fact that all the planets had wildly eccentric orbits to make it work was simply an accepted fact. Bill's description of Booth with no hat or gun then appearing with a hat and gun is enough to make an inquisitive person question his original assumptions. It wouldn't be the first time an egotist wrote a lie on a piece of paper. (Please don't call it a diary) - JM
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Finally, I have a typically female question: If Booth did fall from his horse, he would have been quite muddy (which some of you have stated). Would Dr. Mudd allow him to sit on his wife's fine sofa in the family parlor (which in the 19th century was reserved for "real" guests)? Likewise, would those dirty trousers be able to be pushed up to the knee in order to set the leg, or was it necessary to get the trouser leg out of the way in order to do the procedure? Would Booth be put to bed in muddy condition? Did he ride back off the property twelve hours later in the same dirty condition? I think you catch my drift...
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@ Probably had a spare suit in his saddlebags, he seemed to have everything else in there. Seriously, mud is a combo of dirt and water. After riding for a few hours one can assume that the water would evaporate and the left over dirt easily brushed away. - JM