Dont Kick My Horse: Fort Laramie (June 3, 1956)

“Dont Kick My Horse” is an episode of Fort Laramie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 3, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private Jobby Terler, a cavalry soldier devoted to his horse Belle, learns that his beloved mount has been placed on a remount order for removal from the fort. Desperate to keep Belle, Jobby interrupts Captain Quint's planning session for an upcoming reconnaissance patrol to plead his case. The captain agrees to temporarily remove Belle from the order while he considers the matter.

Fort Laramie cavalry post in the American West, during a period of potential conflict with Native American tribes.

Characters: Private Jobby Terler, Captain Quint, Sergeant, Lieutenant Cybert, Corporal Ditman, Private Yates, Belle (horse)

Listen for: The emotional bond between soldier and horse, tensions over military regulations, and discussion of an upcoming reconnaissance patrol into unmapped territory where tribal unrest is suspected.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.