tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post7119121035777964006..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: Surely, This Mess Can't Be My Fault?Mugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-56858249271308448502008-05-22T15:12:00.000-06:002008-05-22T15:12:00.000-06:00Couldn't have said it better. I was discussing th...Couldn't have said it better. I was discussing the parent-as-checkbook with the farrier last night. <BR/><BR/>Sure, buy the kid a $10,000 horse that she can't handle, and then expect her to win trophies. When she doesn't, blame the trainer, blame the horse, blame the judge, blame everyone but yourself because you were too stupid to realize that a horse is not just an animated stuffed animal with horseshoes on. Your baby girl would be better off with lessons from a good trainer and that big-hearted mutt, ugly-as-sin Heinz-57 lesson horse that has worlds of things to teach a beginner, but oh, no: have to buy something pretty, trophy-winning, and way above her riding level. And of course, having fun on something that expensive is out, because it might get scuffed, banged, or bruised and not be able to show, so no playdays, very little turn-out, none of your "big four." Sheesh!SunnySDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591623033468632399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-79904406631133779442008-05-20T15:06:00.000-06:002008-05-20T15:06:00.000-06:00Amen, Magna Cum ... but there are "lessons" and th...Amen, Magna Cum ... but there are "lessons" and then there are "lessons." I got to know one person where I used to board who had been taking "riding lessons" for three years from an instructor who never instructed her in even the most basic horsemanship things, like tacking up, picking feet out, wrapping legs ... she showed up at said instructors arena, got on an already-tacked-up horse, when round-and-round for an hour, then it was "so long, see you next week."<BR/><BR/>(Sadly, I got to know her after she had purchased her first horse--a hot, green 5-year-old TB--and was watching me round-pen my horse with a look of sheer terror and wonder on her face: "How did you learn to do that?")bigpainthorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16931674424623664650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-61625534059021066642008-05-20T14:02:00.000-06:002008-05-20T14:02:00.000-06:00I fully support a license and IQ test for owning h...I fully support a license and IQ test for owning horses.<BR/>I've seen so many dumbass owners at boarding stables I could write a novel.<BR/>I hope I made a small impression in future generations... I told my students they need at least 2 years of lessons and some leasing experience before they buy a horse.The Half-Assed Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695509301546368888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-34259778931166347232008-05-20T13:55:00.000-06:002008-05-20T13:55:00.000-06:00Mugwump, what a terrific post! Darn it, now I have...Mugwump, what a terrific post! Darn it, now I have to add your blog to my regular route on the Internet, you're just to sharp not to keep on reading.bigpainthorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16931674424623664650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-16830684407322706232008-05-19T23:42:00.000-06:002008-05-19T23:42:00.000-06:00>>Would you buy little Morgan a car and hand her t...>>Would you buy little Morgan a car and hand her the keys, just because she's driven her friend Buffy's car around the block a few times?<<<BR/><BR/>I ALWAYS use this analogy! Except I add that it's a car where the brakes and steering fail 50% of the time! <BR/><BR/>Great post.verylargecolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035418539530230889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-28971059276428897882008-05-19T17:06:00.000-06:002008-05-19T17:06:00.000-06:00Awesome post, you rock! There are too many girls a...Awesome post, you rock! There are too many girls at riding camp (I used to volunteer) who'd beg and whine to their parents about getting a horse while I stood in the back shaking my head 'no'. Thankfully, just about everyone listened to me, not their naive kids.Ariel Isblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828702832633297873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-966041574311887732008-05-19T13:56:00.000-06:002008-05-19T13:56:00.000-06:00Not that I wish any of this drama on anyone, but I...Not that I wish any of this drama on anyone, but Im glad I'm not the only one!<BR/><BR/>Im on the fence about one of my students, as I stated in a reply on yesterday's post. She is too competitive. To the point where she is going to hurt her horse or the comming foal. At first it was just the mother, but now its both of them. *sigh* I like the kid, shes a good friend, but she is going to cripple her horse. <BR/><BR/>And its hard to come out and say to someone "Im done." Especialy when you worry about what will get worse when your gone.Justaplainsamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399124494395034612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-10318024589510638362008-05-19T13:52:00.000-06:002008-05-19T13:52:00.000-06:00Mugwump, I have looked around for your email. I w...Mugwump, I have looked around for your email. I would love to talk to you about sending my mare to you for some working cow horse training. <BR/><BR/>Please email me when you get some time. Thanks so much!<BR/><BR/>daccddirden@yahoo.com<BR/><BR/>Amy<BR/><BR/>P.S., I love this blog!lmaointexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353832323812772791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-46165783528311969102008-05-19T12:38:00.000-06:002008-05-19T12:38:00.000-06:00Amen Mugwump! Great post!It's too bad horses don't...Amen Mugwump! Great post!<BR/><BR/>It's too bad horses don't come with a new owner's manual. If they did, this should be the introduction!SolitaireMarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05573053727692879169noreply@blogger.com