Bush Looking for a "Good Cowboy"

According to this New York Times article,

But when a French reporter asked Mr. Bush if relations had improved enough for him to ask Mr. Chirac to his ranch, the president did not offer an invitation, and instead joked, "I'm looking for a good cowboy."

In light of the whole Jeff Gannon/James Gucker thing, and with the fact that El Presidente is scared of horses, doesn't this seem just a little, um, creepy?