Motel Monday: Why the Long Face?

Today's Motel Monday theme is devoted to man's best friend.ummm....horse? The majesty of these creatures helped add an aura of Wild Westyness to motels and tourists in dire need of gunfights or fields for running and grazing. These are a dozen  postcards featuring either live horses or signs featuring horses. See all 12 after the jump.

Jesse James Motel - Branson, Missouri

The Paddock Motor Court - Manning, South Carolina

Quarter Horse Inn - Broadus, Montana

Palomino Motel - Orlando, Florida

Let 'Er Buck Motel - Pendleton, Oregon

Rainbow Motel - Callahan, Florida

Monument Valley Holiday Inn - Kayenta, Arizona

Apache Land Lodge - Globe, Arizona

Western Hills Motor Hotel - Flagstaff, Arizona

Red Horse Motor Inn & Steak House - Frederick, Maryland

Thoroughbred Motor Court - Winchester, Kentucky

Hitching Post Motel - Roanoke, Virginia