{"id":10360,"date":"2026-03-09T22:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spetz.com\/morningguyblog\/?p=10360"},"modified":"2026-03-09T22:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:34:15","slug":"were-better-on-our-days-with-the-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spetz.com\/morningguyblog\/2026\/03\/09\/were-better-on-our-days-with-the-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re Better On Our Days With The Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1171942656?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" title=\"Biking Zion National Park\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nOkay, the song has nothing to do with the video other than we call our ebikes our horses. 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