Worldwatcher there is a guaranteed cure for lazy horses. All you need is an old rusty nail, & a bottle of turps.

The idea is a quick scratch on the rump, with the nail, & a cup full of turps poured on the scratch.

It is supposed to ginger them right up for a period. Give it a try yourself, if you are becoming too tortoise like. I think the idea is to scratch the soft part of the rump, although I'm not sure if you would have to get down on hands & knees for it to work on you.

I can't quite work out the other reference to nails & horses. You hear gamblers sometimes referring to the horse they bet on as being a bit of an old nail, when they lost. Perhaps they forgot to add the turps, to the old nail.

Hasbeen,

Never heard that one before, but am definitely not tempted to try it.

Now you're suggesting I act like a horse, and scratch my a** with a rusty nail? Thanks for the suggestion. The very thought of it has immediately brought me back up to speed. :)