tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post7070372965773457365..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: SpiritMugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-30270245618618255482014-07-01T06:48:29.006-06:002014-07-01T06:48:29.006-06:00:) I actually like the sound of Spirit. She sound...:) I actually like the sound of Spirit. She sounds a clever and tolerant lady and like she had a really good reason (from her perspective) for throwing herself over like that. Did she have back pain (eg kissing spine or some other issues?)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349843561587332639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-34065471989869872822014-06-27T10:41:35.990-06:002014-06-27T10:41:35.990-06:00It's funny, I was talking to one of my friends...It's funny, I was talking to one of my friends who's about the same age as me (early 30's) and we were talking about getting hurt doing stupid stuff. He said the other day he realized he's actually learned something over time, because he was about to do something, thought "If I do it like that, I'm likely to get hurt." adjusted what he was doing to be safe, and completed his project. He said he realized afterwards that he would have just thoughtlessly done it before, not because he wanted to get hurt but just through thoughtlessness. We debated on whether that's growing up, or if it's just your brain finally going "HEY STUPID, CUT IT OUT YOU'LL HURT MY CARRYING CASE!" Not sure what it has to do with this story now that I've written it out, except the whole doing something despite it being in your better interest not to.Beatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908647005878694680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-88450637907743720182014-06-27T05:20:54.840-06:002014-06-27T05:20:54.840-06:00Too early in the morning for one of your patented ...Too early in the morning for one of your patented frustratingly tantalizing cliff-hangers.<br />When I was 14 and thought I knew it all a local 4H leader sold me a 3 year old strawberry roan filly--yeah I could hear the old song in my head--who would rear up and fall over. I kind of agree with Gail that a horse like that would never be trustworthy. shadowlake2005https://www.blogger.com/profile/04750706170718003186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-69320163266955950402014-06-26T23:43:59.043-06:002014-06-26T23:43:59.043-06:00So tell me again why you aren't writing books?...So tell me again why you aren't writing books? Like real life hold in my hands, take with me everywhere, read in the twilight with my Beasties around me kind of things.<br /><br />You know...book(s)!MichelleLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-74779354473549755052014-06-26T19:36:12.552-06:002014-06-26T19:36:12.552-06:00I also remember that pic. It was in the Ultimate H...I also remember that pic. It was in the Ultimate Horse Book wasn't it? It's still on my bookshelf :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-42209917656990602152014-06-26T17:13:22.189-06:002014-06-26T17:13:22.189-06:00great story telling! WyoFaithgreat story telling! WyoFaithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-76836507235752221522014-06-26T17:00:50.724-06:002014-06-26T17:00:50.724-06:00Thank you Heidi!
redhorse - I'm thinking you ...Thank you Heidi! <br />redhorse - I'm thinking you and I view the world through the same cracked glass eye.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-32633914679099368672014-06-26T14:40:23.231-06:002014-06-26T14:40:23.231-06:00Was I wrong to laugh? I guess I need more develop...Was I wrong to laugh? I guess I need more development to be a decent human being. <br /><br />We used to have a pony for the kids to ride. She was fairly old when we got her and had been ridden by lots of children. I found out right away that you couldn't send kids out to the pasture to catch her, even with a bag of carrots. She'd let adults catch her though. She wasn't pretty, but any kid could ride her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-29338070153222601022014-06-26T13:49:33.426-06:002014-06-26T13:49:33.426-06:00Damn, it took me until I was nearly 40 to get flip...Damn, it took me until I was nearly 40 to get flipped over on. I was lying there in the grass figuring out if I still had feeling in my toes and hands, thinking, "Well, that's crossed off the list now." I'd like to think by the time you got your wind back you handed him his horse and asked him to show you what other talents she had.<br /><br />But most of all I have to tell you how much I love that third paragraph. That's friggen amazing. Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-40251137013788431762014-06-26T11:05:41.214-06:002014-06-26T11:05:41.214-06:00"Marshmellow!" That horse is actually b..."Marshmellow!" That horse is actually better looking than Marshmellow. In fact, Marshmellow was SOOO bad, that even my 13- year-old, [clueless] Daddy's finally going to buy me a horse! self knew we didn't want to get the first one we looked at. We didn't even try to ride her.EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-2424135037671120742014-06-26T10:23:59.678-06:002014-06-26T10:23:59.678-06:00oh, my
any horse who will deliberately throw thems...oh, my<br />any horse who will deliberately throw themselves over backward is never safe for kids....or adults, either.<br /><br />only sure cure? a .32<br /><br />I almost hate to think how you managed without getting seriously hurtgailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894041702829607295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-63104069290195143112014-06-26T10:17:36.511-06:002014-06-26T10:17:36.511-06:00I got kicked in the same exact spot once.
Also.
...I got kicked in the same exact spot once.<br /><br />Also.<br /><br />Feeling Junior's uncaring eyes on me through your writing hurt worse than the hurt.<br /><br />Also, also, I literally remember the exact page that horse's picture comes from in my Horse book I poured over as a kid. It's the classic example of the Ewe neck. You just gave me the oddest feeling of nostalgia.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544884349722760099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-4460666274898038742014-06-26T10:12:44.662-06:002014-06-26T10:12:44.662-06:00Oh my...look forward to the follow up episodes! Oh my...look forward to the follow up episodes! gtyyuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402170522183324256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-44085618619341978542014-06-26T09:33:37.532-06:002014-06-26T09:33:37.532-06:00Oh man, have I learned some lessons at the expense...Oh man, have I learned some lessons at the expense of others. It's what I call experiential learning- learning through making the mistake. The redeeming thing about experiential learning is that those who learn that way learn solid lessons that they rarely repeat. I suspect when it comes to horses, we learned things along a similar path and I respect you very much for admitting it. I often cringe when I think about some of the things I've done in ignorance (sometimes willful ignorance) and I'm not brave enough to write about them yet. Maybe through your experience I will find the courage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com