Horse Sense-Pure & Simple By Texas Bix Bender. The author of the best-selling cowboy-humor classic DON'T SQUAT WITH YER SPURS ON! now gives us straight talk from the horse's mouth. The pages are packed with such life- (and horse-) related quips such as: "For every mile of bad road you travel, there's two miles of ditch you're staying out of" and "If you look a gift horse in the mouth, you could lose a nose." 144 pages black & white illustrations. This book is a paperback and is 4" x 6½" inches.