tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post8460866796513360982..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: SonitaMugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-4974447216953521322009-02-24T10:55:00.000-07:002009-02-24T10:55:00.000-07:00eek - don't stop oh no don't sell!eek - don't stop oh no don't sell!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-80156066879435960452009-02-23T18:52:00.000-07:002009-02-23T18:52:00.000-07:00If you don't mind me asking, what was Sonita's reg...If you don't mind me asking, what was Sonita's registered name? Or, if you don't want to say that, what state was she born in? Just curious...jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349232456328319714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-24491351220281010152009-02-23T17:23:00.000-07:002009-02-23T17:23:00.000-07:00Hello, from one of your loyal lurkers!I hate to br...Hello, from one of your loyal lurkers!<BR/><BR/>I hate to break my silence just to ask something of you, but....<BR/><BR/>Do you have more photos of Sonita? I would love to see any if you have them!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544884349722760099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-47258452254416988792009-02-22T17:27:00.000-07:002009-02-22T17:27:00.000-07:00I just love the Sonita stories. My heart is in my ...I just love the Sonita stories. My heart is in my throat though. Or maybe the pit of my stomach. I'm not sure. I have been down that same road. Please don't keep us waiting too long.SkyBar Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259491221540240852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-62445031719380408132009-02-22T13:49:00.000-07:002009-02-22T13:49:00.000-07:00Why would anyone think you are full of BS? All th...Why would anyone think you are full of BS? All they have to do is try what you suggest. You never say you are the end all!<BR/><BR/>Must be they are *internet horse trainers*...much like our *internet drag racers*. Talk the talk, but never have gotten down the track. Sure have a lot of *expert* advice, though!<BR/><BR/>I'll save it for special occasions...don't want to embarrass you, it's really just for fun!<BR/><BR/>JackieHorsesAndTurboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607758320356759231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-70750417279272123242009-02-22T11:40:00.000-07:002009-02-22T11:40:00.000-07:00Horses and Turbos-1. I like it.2. It's really emba...Horses and Turbos-<BR/>1. I like it.<BR/>2. It's really embarrassing.<BR/>3.It will make me a target for all the folks out there dying to prove I am full of B.S.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-7504669447721572072009-02-22T10:29:00.000-07:002009-02-22T10:29:00.000-07:00when does the book come out??? I would love to re...when does the book come out??? I would love to read this again, all at 1 time! I don't think you can sell her! She is in your blood!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-38381152407444354652009-02-21T05:32:00.000-07:002009-02-21T05:32:00.000-07:00She is going to *torture* us all weekend!Hey, Mugs...She is going to *torture* us all weekend!<BR/><BR/>Hey, Mugs...like my picture? LOL!<BR/><BR/>JackieHorsesAndTurboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607758320356759231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-60854008304723204542009-02-20T21:13:00.000-07:002009-02-20T21:13:00.000-07:00You know my daughters BH doesn't like time off. H...You know my daughters BH doesn't like time off. He doesn't appear to care if he is running or not but if she doesn't ride he gets very surly. So long as he gets his attention quota for the day he is an angel.SOSHorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060612555090353297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-62644137972405738702009-02-20T19:30:00.000-07:002009-02-20T19:30:00.000-07:00Oh man, you're killing me here. I hate the way yo...Oh man, you're killing me here. I hate the way you leave us on the edge with all these cliffhangers. But I love it too. Ugh! This is the book I would buy immediately if you ever choose to put all the chapters together and sell it online (hint hint)...Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977898784588176802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-21496870557981035702009-02-20T17:00:00.000-07:002009-02-20T17:00:00.000-07:00No, I didn't take it that way at all. I just worr...No, I didn't take it that way at all. I just worry when I tell people she's a froot loop, they often think she's mean.horspoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838010404746375255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-34269569722124160182009-02-20T15:21:00.000-07:002009-02-20T15:21:00.000-07:00horspoor-my guy is the opposite, funnily enough. T...horspoor-<BR/>my guy is the opposite, funnily enough. Time off makes him mellow, lol. Just keeping him cooped up brings out his downfalls, he isn't mean at all either. I didn't mean to imply that your mare was, if that's the way my comment was taken, sorry!barrelracer20xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696922169023358714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-61387308293890369362009-02-20T15:11:00.000-07:002009-02-20T15:11:00.000-07:00I think it's ironic that reading the end of this p...I think it's ironic that reading the end of this post was actually a relief.<BR/><BR/>See, you had such drama and tension worked up in the writing that I had myself half convinced that she must have died tragically somehow, since that's how it would go in a fiction piece.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I guess it's a blessing that real life isn't like the movies.ellipsisknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639952394063835137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-52698479753527490322009-02-20T14:30:00.000-07:002009-02-20T14:30:00.000-07:00Mugs description of Sonita reminds me of my filly ...Mugs description of Sonita reminds me of my filly now. I DID sell her once - for only four months then went into debt to buy her back. I can never sell her now, I dont think anyone else would "get" her.<BR/><BR/>she would end up hurting somebody, in a slaughter house or (GASP!) as a broodmare passing on her LOVELY temperment!<BR/><BR/>Im still waiting for next installment...hint hint hintcrochetyoleladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558947029662564330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-62873393128897749282009-02-20T14:18:00.000-07:002009-02-20T14:18:00.000-07:00I love Sonita stories! Her description reminds me...I love Sonita stories! Her description reminds me so much of my old sorrel gelding, Dude. I tried to "fix" him for a year and gave up. A friend of my daughter's rode him and they had a blast. Too bad she already has her own horse. If he ever went, it would have to be a very special match.Redsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473393390441394419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-48010473696967265362009-02-20T12:19:00.000-07:002009-02-20T12:19:00.000-07:00barrelracer20x, My horse doesn't have a mean bone ...barrelracer20x, <BR/>My horse doesn't have a mean bone in her body. Really quite sweet. If she's used regularly, and sanely she's fine. Time off is not a good thing for her.horspoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838010404746375255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-12517512420140135722009-02-20T09:57:00.000-07:002009-02-20T09:57:00.000-07:00Horspoor--I can identify w/you 100%.My barrel hors...Horspoor--<BR/>I can identify w/you 100%.<BR/>My barrel horse isn't too bad, but he's, uhm, quirky. He doesn't have any problems at all once he's under saddle, just some things that pop up denpending on how he's managed I guess you could say. Keeping him cooped up in a stall makes him a nervous wreck, he drops weight like a supermodel before a photo shoot!! I'm the same way, I'd worry about him too much to let him go to just anyone. I've had several people, friends of mine even, that have tried to get me to price him to them, but I just can't bring myself to do it.barrelracer20xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696922169023358714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-86060822292626366952009-02-20T08:02:00.000-07:002009-02-20T08:02:00.000-07:00Hurray another Sonita story! Eep on the last line...Hurray another Sonita story! <BR/><BR/>Eep on the last line. We all knew it was coming but... eep!<BR/><BR/>I was scared to death of selling my guy. He's big and nutty and the combination... After 8 years he followed me around like a puppy dog without a lead, I'd hop on him bareback with a halter and jump the moon. He still loved to run, he still loved to scare people. <BR/><BR/>When the girl who was going to buy him got on he took off running and she couldn't stop him. Her mother coached her from the rail, "turn him halfway, now smaller..." She fell in love. Since that was the EXACT same way I met my goofy guy I decided they were the right choice. <BR/><BR/>2 years later when I was just starting cancer therapy I received a hand-written letter from the girl who bought him. She was still in love and promised to keep him forever. <BR/><BR/>I miss my horse every day. To this moment with only $400 in the bank I wish I had found a way to keep him. Yet I am so glad that he went to someone who loves him and understands him.Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14658237201103631690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-77168467562797254872009-02-19T21:46:00.000-07:002009-02-19T21:46:00.000-07:00HorsePoor, your farrier is funny =)Mugwump, I too...HorsePoor, your farrier is funny =)<BR/><BR/>Mugwump, I too am curious to hear how things turn out with Sonita.Whywudyabreedithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12069453160852561143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-37555426675406703802009-02-19T21:26:00.000-07:002009-02-19T21:26:00.000-07:00I think it's harder to sell a horse with issues, t...I think it's harder to sell a horse with issues, than a horse without (not for the usual reasons). I worry about them. Where they'll end up. No matter how many reassurances I get from a prospective owner, I worry. <BR/><BR/>I have a lovely sorrel mare, with an apron face. She is beautiful and talented. She has some major issues. She is a great penning and sorting horse, also a very good barrel horse. She runs and wins in the 1D. <BR/><BR/>A few years ago I was offered $16,500 for her. I really debated on it. That's a lot of money for me. <BR/><BR/>In the end I opted not to sell her. I was afraid they'd mistake her fear for naughtiness, or she'd hurt someone. She'd never go after anyone, but she could really hurt someone when she gets in flee mode. You just kind of go with her, and ask her...'are you done yet?' <BR/><BR/>My farrier tells me that's when two fools met. Them for offering, and me for turning them down.horspoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838010404746375255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-65516479155490008482009-02-19T21:16:00.000-07:002009-02-19T21:16:00.000-07:00Mugs.. I have this visual of you sitting back look...Mugs.. I have this visual of you sitting back looking at all of these messages with a grinch-ish smile on your face... :) <BR/><BR/>Have your fun, but please, please please get on with the story.horsegeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614136458074519322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-82465274005573002972009-02-19T18:30:00.000-07:002009-02-19T18:30:00.000-07:00I knew it was coming, but the words "I've decided ...I knew it was coming, but the words <I>"I've decided to sell Sonita"</I> still made my heart jump to my throat. <BR/><BR/>Can't wait till the next installment.SOSHorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060612555090353297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-80265546823482422122009-02-19T16:48:00.000-07:002009-02-19T16:48:00.000-07:00Master of the cliffhanger, as always.Master of the cliffhanger, as always.gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116128687769268871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-72220129292602343352009-02-19T15:14:00.000-07:002009-02-19T15:14:00.000-07:00Oooooo HorseOfCourse, I'm jealous! Have fun!Oooooo HorseOfCourse, I'm jealous! Have fun!mocharockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611067866943319570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-58462324269382019662009-02-19T14:56:00.000-07:002009-02-19T14:56:00.000-07:00Yesyesyes! I was hoping for a Sonita story! You ju...Yesyesyes! I was hoping for a Sonita story! You just keep us hanging in there, Janet. The good stories last longer that way...<BR/>Now I'm off to watch the world cup in dressage, show jumping and driving in Gothenburg. Have a nice weekend everyone, I will for sure!HorseOfCoursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907659164579327290noreply@blogger.com