Premise:
"No good ever came from selling horses to thieves and bandits in the deep of night, no matter the gold, he said."
Hypothesis: It's best if you just sell your horses to the bandits and thieves.

no

Premise:
"And Boyd Barrett had sold his horse the same day to buy back those silver bits because he knew what they meant to his cousin Drew."
Hypothesis: Boyd bought a new horse.

no

Premise:
"He says that they do their congressional work during the day and do media in the evening."
Hypothesis: He says that they are doing congressional work while the media does it in the evening.
yes