UGLY Horse Contest 

Big Cottonwood Game Ranch
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Once upon a time, at Anchor Brand Ranch, there was an ugly horse named Phil. Phil was the kind of horse who had a face that only a mother could love. His ears were too big, his nose was too long, and his eyes were always crossed. He was the laughing stock of the ranch, and no one ever took him seriously. But little did they know, Phil had a secret talent that would soon make him the most famous horse on the ranch.
One day, the ranch held an ugly horse contest, and Phil decided to enter. The other horses laughed at him, but Phil was determined to prove them wrong. He spent hours practicing his ugly face in the mirror, and he even went as far as to roll around in the dirt to make himself look even more ugly. When the day of the contest arrived, Phil was ready.
The contest was held in the main corral, and all the horses on the ranch gathered around to watch. The judges, who were all ranch hands, walked around the corral, examining each horse's appearance. When they got to Phil, they couldn't help but burst out laughing. But Phil didn't let that discourage him. He stuck out his tongue, crossed his eyes, and contorted his face in the most hideous way possible. The judges were impressed. They had never seen such an ugly horse before.
As the contest went on, the judges narrowed down the contestants to the top three. Phil was one of them. The other two horses were also quite ugly, but they couldn't compare to Phil's level of ugliness. Finally, the judges announced the winner of the contest, and to everyone's surprise, it was Phil!
The other horses couldn't believe it. They had always thought Phil was a joke, but now he was the winner of the ugliest horse contest. Phil was overjoyed. He had never won anything before in his life, and he felt like he had finally found his place on the ranch.
As the days went on, Phil became a celebrity on the ranch. Everyone wanted to be his friend, and the other horses looked up to him. He was invited to all the parties and social events, and he even got his own special stall in the barn. Phil was living the dream.
But as time went on, Phil started to realize that his newfound fame was not all it was cracked up to be. The other horses were only friends with him because he was famous, not because they actually liked him. He felt like a fraud, and he started to miss the days when he was just a regular old ugly horse.
One day, Phil decided that enough was enough. He didn't want to be famous anymore. He wanted to go back to being just a regular horse. So he did the only thing he could think of - he entered the next ugly horse contest and intentionally lost.
The other horses were confused. Why would Phil, the most famous horse on the ranch, intentionally lose a contest? But Phil didn't care. He was happy to be back to his old self, and he didn't need fame to feel good about himself.
From that day on, Phil went back to being a regular horse on the ranch. He wasn't the most popular or the most famous, but he was happy. And in the end, that's all that really mattered. The lesson that Phil learned is that sometimes it's better to be yourself than to try to be something you're not, even if that means being the ugliest horse on the ranch.