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KDFW: Ooooh, son.
KDFW: He saddles up everyday and hits the open range.
Egon Settle: There you go.
KDFW: Which in this case is one of the busiest commercial districts in North Texas
Egon Settle: I've got a horse. This is Texas. I'll ride my horse if I have to.
KDFW: Egon Settle mounts up as a way to battle mounting fuel prices.
Egon Settle: Gas will never control me.
KDFW: Five weeks' trotting around Arlington on Free Fallen and he’s already saved nearly 500 dollars in gas.
Egon Settle: I have a lot of people that, recently, they'll pull over. They'll come and shake my hand and say, "I appreciate what you're doing, the statement that you're making."
KDFW: This hair stylist uses the horse mainly for errands, ten miles a day, usually to the bank, or even to grab a bite to eat.
Egon Settle: To go, a curly fry...
KDFW: And with gas prices these days, the idea is catching on.
Unidentified Male: Oh, (inaudible) painful at a pump right now. I think not only me but everyone complain(s) about that, dude.
KDFW: You're gonna get yourself a horse?
Unidentified Male: Ah. I think so.
KDFW: Next time you are at the pump, getting gas, are you gonna think about the horse?
Unidentified Female: I am thinking about getting my bike out actually.
Egon Settle: Come on. Come on.
KDFW: When he's not galloping across town, Free Fallen is usually making a friend, or munching on a bale of hay and chaseing it with a five-gallon bucket of water. At an average cost of 3 dollars per day, Settle says he's got the best deal going. He admits he still loves to drive his truck, but he says even that doesn't fill his need for a steed.
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