A trusty steed shouldn’t be confused with a “crusty” steed. A riddle is:
Q: Why did the horseman put a saddle on a large loaf of bread?
A: It was a crusty steed!
A form of the joke has been cited in print since at least 1998.
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3650 Jokes, Puns, and Riddles
By Charles Foxgrover, Anne Kostick and Michael J. Pellowski
New York, NY: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc.
1998
Pg. 129:
Man: Why do you have a saddle on that large loaf of bread?
Cowboy Joe: It’s my crusty steed.
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