tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post5261645155662301406..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: Mouthy MondaysMugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-15965883575823369572009-09-15T15:00:58.925-06:002009-09-15T15:00:58.925-06:00Wonderful story, fyyachild - I can just imagine yo...Wonderful story, fyyachild - I can just imagine your neighbour, LOL!<br /><br />And congratulations Mugs, sounds real super - both the place and having the possibility to ride during lunch. Luxurious!<br />I had ice on the front screen on my car this morning...a very tangible sign that the summer is over *sigh*<br />Can you send an indoor arena and some lunch riding over here, please?HorseOfCoursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907659164579327290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-82852090834189555682009-09-15T14:35:54.607-06:002009-09-15T14:35:54.607-06:00Anon - There are endless posts in my archives abou...Anon - There are endless posts in my archives about getting your horse to move out. I start my horses on spurs when I forget to take them off. I'm serious.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-49151095527955978302009-09-15T13:42:42.724-06:002009-09-15T13:42:42.724-06:00Love it! Will smile all day with that song in my ...Love it! Will smile all day with that song in my head. :-)Martha Seaman McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074527769706946879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-52938604072306550932009-09-15T13:06:52.444-06:002009-09-15T13:06:52.444-06:00Mugs, I have some questions about two stallions I&...Mugs, I have some questions about two stallions I'm working. They've been in very slow going training (ie. very dragged out, ie. a bit each year) for a long time. I've now got more time on my hands and more motivation and have been starting to work them daily again. They know voice commands, have sloppy stops, can turn left and right a bit, and cannot go straight for the life of them. They are easy to work with and are fun, however they often have a problem with moving out, one will trot out just fine the other really has to be encouraged too much. The one too lazy to trot, I've taken to working with someone in the roundpen that drives him from the ground at the same time I give the voice command and lay the legs on. He's terribly unresponsive, and neither of them go forward well or fluidly. They are very green, but know their ground work well. Enjoy working and smile the whole damn time when they get a chance to, they enjoy it, however they are insecure with moving forward with a rider and I'm concerned about deadening them with overdoing leg cues and over driving them from the ground. I'd be thankful for your opinion or any advice you might have for this kind of situation. They should have been finished years ago.<br /><br />Another question I have, when do you start a horse with spurs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-77389463483044548522009-09-15T11:43:45.412-06:002009-09-15T11:43:45.412-06:00For reasons utterly unknown to me, the song that i...For reasons utterly unknown to me, the song that immediately comes out of my mouth while riding is Anarchy in the UK by the Sex Pistols. It's got a really simple rhythm and it's the right speed, I guess. <br />Cuz I, I want to beeeeee anarchy!<br />Silly, huh?rockymousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06099036313507359888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-24855668702257760442009-09-15T11:10:10.996-06:002009-09-15T11:10:10.996-06:00Your new barn sounds great Mugs...glad to hear tha...Your new barn sounds great Mugs...glad to hear that it's feeling like things are smoothing out for you.<br /><br />Wonderful story fyyachild! Ya just do whatcha gotta do...even if everyone else thinks you're nuts!gtyyuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402170522183324256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-81338361182632430412009-09-15T06:42:24.610-06:002009-09-15T06:42:24.610-06:00Yipee for the new barn mugs!
Great story! Wheneve...Yipee for the new barn mugs!<br /><br />Great story! Whenever I was introducing Oliver to something new, be it the saddle, a rider, or trails, I would unintentionally start humming as a way to calm both him and myself, usually it was some form of old country song, but I did spend a whole day once plodding down the trails just belting out Sharon, Louis, and Bram tunes.<br /><br />Glad I was in the middle of nowhere!Jaykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110759928830480886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-67765843056686231782009-09-14T21:57:23.377-06:002009-09-14T21:57:23.377-06:00brenda- I left the training business because my bo...brenda- I left the training business because my body was breaking down. I have never considered myself as having quit working cowhorse,just horse training.Economics have dictated every move since.<br /><br />Here's my favorite song to sing to my horses....<br />"Dang me,<br />Dang me,<br />oughtta get a rop and hang me,<br />high from the highest treeeeee....<br />Woman won't you weep for me!<br />Doo doo de doo de doo do do.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-13126336880881018422009-09-14T20:55:34.270-06:002009-09-14T20:55:34.270-06:00mugs, Great news!!! I wondered how long it would ...mugs, Great news!!! I wondered how long it would take to get the training bug again. Are you going back to working cow? I know we all need a break sometime, and once we get away from what we love, then we find out how much we really love what we used to do. Then we start missing it. Glad to see that you found it again! I'm almost there myself. good for you and can't wait to hear what you'll be training on. How is your young one doing? BrendaHorses Are Our Liveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982276279029143883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-79578064855610659862009-09-14T16:01:44.457-06:002009-09-14T16:01:44.457-06:00Love it! What a great story - I could totally see...Love it! What a great story - I could totally see it in my mind!Shansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-38511515854301542542009-09-14T15:57:31.085-06:002009-09-14T15:57:31.085-06:00I love it, that was an awesome story.
Glad you f...I love it, that was an awesome story. <br /><br />Glad you found a new barn sounds like your going to have lots and lots of fun. Sounds like a new batch of stories are headed our way!!!Winter Storm Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858714399188125211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-12288000434825517782009-09-14T15:02:59.381-06:002009-09-14T15:02:59.381-06:00Congrats mugs on your new barn!! Lunchtime just go...Congrats mugs on your new barn!! Lunchtime just got a whole lot better! <br /><br />I'm looking for that perfect new stable too. Think I found it and hope it works out as well as yours!<br /><br />Loved the story by the way, I don't want to think about how many embarrassing moments I have on my horses....let alone who witnessed them!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-6395495496080599442009-09-14T13:59:24.287-06:002009-09-14T13:59:24.287-06:00"I like to have the radio on when I am riding..."I like to have the radio on when I am riding in the arena"<br /><br />kel, thats what I do too! I hook up my ipod and my horse gets subjected to my VERY ecclectic (sp??) taste in music. From Classical, to jazz, to oldies, to 80's to rap etc etc. I try not to sing to loud as I would be mortified if any of the nieghbours heard my off key singing....lol. <br />My THEME songs for riding my horse are #1. Cowgirls dont cry and #2. the eye of the tiger. lolcrochetyoleladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558947029662564330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-59314105647513612082009-09-14T13:56:17.879-06:002009-09-14T13:56:17.879-06:00Yay for new barns! I move on Saturday. My favori...Yay for new barns! I move on Saturday. My favorite parts being the lighted covered arena (with amazing footing) and access to the jumping arena and H/J trainer who manages the place. <br /><br />Anyone experienced with cubes or pellets instead of hay as a full time feed? They just switched from pellets to a high quality cubed feed. All of the horses look very healthy and happy but I have no experience with this kind of feed.<br /><br />Thanks for the compliments on the story everyone. Much appreciated.Fyyahchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680300099730314108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-62127946711227904172009-09-14T13:21:04.744-06:002009-09-14T13:21:04.744-06:00er tortoring = torturing that is...
I forgot to s...er tortoring = torturing that is...<br /><br />I forgot to say congrats on the new place mugs! That sounds fantastic for you. Sometimes things have a funny way of working out. :)autumnblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261052609848445921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-83557269612115087752009-09-14T13:19:17.633-06:002009-09-14T13:19:17.633-06:00HAHAHAHAHA! Loved this! :) I haven't been ca...HAHAHAHAHA! Loved this! :) I haven't been caught singing (yet) er... tortoring my poor boy but I could so see myself doing this. Great story!autumnblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261052609848445921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-62236456689214605642009-09-14T13:07:21.583-06:002009-09-14T13:07:21.583-06:00How awesome for you, Mugs! I am so happy in the ne...How awesome for you, Mugs! I am so happy in the new place we've just moved to - I have been seriously tempted to write a thank-you card to the barn owner because she feeds lots of nice hay to my horses.<br /><br />I LOVED that story! Hilarious. <br /><br />I sing to calm the horse down more than to distract her - helps us find a rhythm. My songs of choice are old camp songs. Very rhythmical, often very silly.manymisadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-19775933563308736532009-09-14T12:30:18.056-06:002009-09-14T12:30:18.056-06:00Loved this post, fyyahchild! I'm partial to n...Loved this post, fyyahchild! I'm partial to nursery rhymes myself, the louder, the better!<br /><br />Mugs--fantastic!! You've had a great attitude about training on trails and making where you are work....but good footing? Yummy.stilllearninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15917159268881119376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-35505649537136400562009-09-14T12:25:15.858-06:002009-09-14T12:25:15.858-06:00Cool, cool, cool! Great idea! I can picture you ...Cool, cool, cool! Great idea! I can picture you realizing the neighbor was laughing at you ;}barrelracingmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510727454729732551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-20761002934979514532009-09-14T12:08:53.691-06:002009-09-14T12:08:53.691-06:00What do you do with a drunken sailor
What do you d...What do you do with a drunken sailor<br />What do you do with a drunken sailor<br />What do you do with a drunken sailor<br />Ear-lie in the morning?<br /><br />Shave his belly with a rusty razor...<br /><br />and so on. <br /><br />This song is guaranteed to induce rhymic trot and good behavior, and it can last for MILES! (you can substitute "naughty pony" for "drunken sailor" if it seems appropriate...)<br /><br />Great post, fyyahchild!AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-12575109733955231582009-09-14T12:01:02.746-06:002009-09-14T12:01:02.746-06:00Mugs that's awesome news. Wish I could ride d...Mugs that's awesome news. Wish I could ride during lunchtime.<br /><br />I also sing when my horse gets nervous. Apart from distracting the horse it also forces you to breathe which is always a good thing. Most of my repertoire is in Afrikaans so I can't share but I do on occasion do a Cat Stevens rendition!Heilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115300526657295504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-37234085203386007292009-09-14T12:00:14.679-06:002009-09-14T12:00:14.679-06:00fyyachild... good for you! Success is so sweet.
...fyyachild... good for you! Success is so sweet. <br /><br />I like to have the radio on when I am riding in the arena with the super scary horse eating cutting dummy (stuffed cow on a pulley system). Everytime the boy starts to tense and get stupid, I look way out ahead and just sing along with the radio... hopefully some day he will get over his irrational fear of that stupid stuffed animal!horsegeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614136458074519322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-17138416629474916982009-09-14T11:39:02.753-06:002009-09-14T11:39:02.753-06:00Yo-ho, Yo-ho, a pirate's life for me.....
Th...Yo-ho, Yo-ho, a pirate's life for me.....<br /><br /><br />There is no way to be completely nervous when singing this song. Anytime I'm riding and I think things are going to go sideways, I either sing or hum this song. I stay calm, the horse stays calms, and everyone's a lot happier. :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544884349722760099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-13752538459349342232009-09-14T11:35:42.070-06:002009-09-14T11:35:42.070-06:00This one's hysterical! Love it!
Glad you fou...This one's hysterical! Love it!<br /><br />Glad you found a good barn, Mugs :)Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-69097367606209010822009-09-14T11:25:50.555-06:002009-09-14T11:25:50.555-06:00but my grammer sucks, spelling sucks etc... lol.. ...but my grammer sucks, spelling sucks etc... lol.. Did I spell grammer right? omgcrochetyoleladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558947029662564330noreply@blogger.com