wrote:

My town has a few regulars that RIDE their horse into town, and there
is a hitching post by the feed mill, which is a few blocks from the
downtown. I know most of the cops, and they would not be bothered if
I used that same hitching post. This is just a small rural town.

Wooooo Hooooo...... Sounds like you have it made in the shade.

Take pictures as the project develops and post to a website.

Please and thank you.

I'm sure that many in this group would be interested in following your
project right up to the first trip to town and that hitching post.