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Show Orneriest Rodeo Horse Expires in Shame at 24 Billings, Mont Old Butterfly, "the orneriest, pitchlngest horse that ever came out of a chute," is dead. For 15 years Old Butterfly scattered scat-tered riders over rodeo fields. He was nine years old when he discovered that it was easier to throw a rider from the saddle than to work, and for seven years he was never ridden. Last fall he made his farewell appearance. ap-pearance. Twenty-four years old, he squealed with rage as cowboys easily stuck to the saddle. His owner, Leo Cremer, attributed his death to brooding brood-ing over this shame. |