tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post7968698172787376375..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: Merry Christmas!Mugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-11122790708198329312008-12-28T06:48:00.000-07:002008-12-28T06:48:00.000-07:00Great story and well written, as always. How I lon...Great story and well written, as always. How I longed for such a Christmas.Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-74499389295300026432008-12-27T11:09:00.000-07:002008-12-27T11:09:00.000-07:00Very nice story, Mugs!Hope you had a Merry Christm...Very nice story, Mugs!<BR/><BR/>Hope you had a Merry Christmas!<BR/><BR/>I have ALWAYS loved horses and most Christmases I get horse related stuff, books, t-shirts, bits, boots, buckets, saddle pads etc. Even as a little girl, before horses, I got horse toys and books. But I never did get a horse for Christmas although I usually had horses in the barn.Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-50143392271139341452008-12-26T15:16:00.000-07:002008-12-26T15:16:00.000-07:00horses of the head, hand and heartmerry merrygp in...horses of the head, hand and heart<BR/><BR/>merry merry<BR/>gp in montana hoping the white stuff will just ease up a bit !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-18623151908882834332008-12-26T14:32:00.000-07:002008-12-26T14:32:00.000-07:00Happy Holidays, everyone!Happy Holidays, everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-39613343896697999002008-12-26T06:18:00.000-07:002008-12-26T06:18:00.000-07:00Mugs - This is the first time I've commented, but ...Mugs - This is the first time I've commented, but I love your blog. You're a talented writer. And horsewoman. This particular entry got me wondering -- do you remember how you got into horses as a kid? Pre-Mort, how did you know you wanted a horse (and, if you'd known then what a "passion" was and felt like, that horses were your passion)?<BR/><BR/>For me, I was lucky enough that my parents got a couple horses when I was very young, although we had to sell them when I was 8 because my parents divorced. I was an only child, and I remember nearly every morning getting up with the sun and going out to the pasture just to be with the horses. After we sold them, I remained obsessed and rode whenever I could (which wasn't much) and finally was able to take lessons while I was in college. Now, as a 31-year-old re-rider, I'm completely obsessed (in a good way). Getting back into riding and horses 1 1/2 years ago has been life-changing for me.<BR/><BR/>I also love your comment about not taking a horse's behavior personally. I bought my own horse 5 months ago. I swore I would never own a TB, but here I am with a 12 year old OTTB who behaves himself under saddle (most of the time), but who's grouchy and borderline mean on the ground. (For example, I hear the worried moms of little girls at the barn tell their girls not to walk past him in the cross ties!) I know he likes me, but it's as if tolerating affection (let alone showing it) is really difficult for him. He grew up on the track, and I don't think he's ever had his own "person", ya know? <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I could go on forever about him, but I just wanted to say your blog really speaks to me in many different ways. I look forward to every new entry.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-1552029294225043452008-12-24T22:48:00.000-07:002008-12-24T22:48:00.000-07:00Merry Christmas Mugwump!Here in sunny South Africa...Merry Christmas Mugwump!<BR/><BR/>Here in sunny South Africa it is the middle of summer, so no snow and ice. I'm going out now to give my horse some love and carrots.Heilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115300526657295504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-54606704938067001782008-12-24T17:29:00.000-07:002008-12-24T17:29:00.000-07:00Beautiful.Thank you and Merry Christmas.Beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Thank you and Merry Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-86283917614432282472008-12-24T16:01:00.000-07:002008-12-24T16:01:00.000-07:00I hungered for a Christmas horse most of my childh...I hungered for a Christmas horse most of my childhood. And now I have 2 horses, one was for a Christmas 7 years ago, and one was for my 53 birthday. So there is hope!!! And it is sweet, even now. In someways better, because I would sacrifice a lot to keep my horses, but my parents never ever understood. Now I have more control, and feel more secure that they will be mine as long as they are on this earth. Merry and Happy to all! And thanks Mugwump, for the advice and stories.Nagonmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458275102536540222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-29518277878218310542008-12-24T12:52:00.000-07:002008-12-24T12:52:00.000-07:00What a great story Mugwump, I really enjoyed readi...What a great story Mugwump, I really enjoyed reading it :) Mort reminds me of my own pony, except much younger. I imagine she might have been like that fifteen or twenty years ago!<BR/><BR/>Hope everyone of you has a very merry Christmas! (Or whatever you happen to celebrate!)Liminal Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645343664339371495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-89287385189383813302008-12-24T12:26:00.000-07:002008-12-24T12:26:00.000-07:00Beautiful. I'm with you there every step of the w...Beautiful. I'm with you there every step of the way. I loved how you described the coolness of his hair with the warmth underneath, the frozen mash mixed with his warm breath.<BR/><BR/>So many people who don't share this passion really don't know what they are missing. :-)<BR/><BR/>MERRY CHRISTMAS!Nosniktahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693503135956765038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-68947778668391977532008-12-24T11:39:00.000-07:002008-12-24T11:39:00.000-07:00Merry Christmas Mugs!I'm so glad I don't live wher...Merry Christmas Mugs!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad I don't live where it freezes any more. Those single digit temps and below got really old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-59271071964807815502008-12-24T11:16:00.000-07:002008-12-24T11:16:00.000-07:00Merry Christmas Mugs.Thanks for the Happy Tears, a...Merry Christmas Mugs.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Happy Tears, and the Fond Memories.<BR/>You were one lucky kid.<BR/>Beautiful written story.<BR/>So glad to have found you.<BR/><BR/>sheesh look how LONG the word verification word is, okay, here goes<BR/>hiesperc/now its verperie, stupid 'puters..<BR/>Gesundheit!<BR/>Could ya please turn off the word verification thing, as a present to this reader?<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!GoLightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283690734019490983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-91786831000106789542008-12-24T10:58:00.000-07:002008-12-24T10:58:00.000-07:00OMG! You made me cry and now I have to go meet wit...OMG! You made me cry and now I have to go meet with my boss....<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-509412257418403262008-12-24T10:55:00.000-07:002008-12-24T10:55:00.000-07:00Merry Christmas Mugs!Merry Christmas Mugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-49041036895497262212008-12-24T09:42:00.000-07:002008-12-24T09:42:00.000-07:00Makes me want to rush home and give Mocha (and Sto...Makes me want to rush home and give Mocha (and Stormy and Libby the mule) a big kiss on the nose! <BR/><BR/>Have a great Christmas everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-36310651262942767322008-12-24T09:21:00.000-07:002008-12-24T09:21:00.000-07:00Thank You for a wonderful Christmas Story ala Mort...Thank You for a wonderful Christmas Story ala Mort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-68100410019716711712008-12-24T09:14:00.001-07:002008-12-24T09:14:00.001-07:00Merry Christmas to you and all the readers. Thank...Merry Christmas to you and all the readers. Thank you for sharing your story. It made me all choked up on this christmas eve day!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977898784588176802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-74930565336240094212008-12-24T09:14:00.000-07:002008-12-24T09:14:00.000-07:00What a great Xmas story. Its especially meaningful...What a great Xmas story. Its especially meaningful to those of us who read yyour blog, and know who the characters are. And guess what? I did that sleigh bell thing, too, at a team roping I went to on Xmas Day many years ago. Uhmmm, some of the other rope horses weren't crazy about those jingling bells on my horse. It was pretty funny. I'm not sure their riders thought so, though. Oh well. I was young.<BR/>Merry Christmas, mugwump, to you and yours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-27698728395626859522008-12-24T08:16:00.000-07:002008-12-24T08:16:00.000-07:00If Mort taught me anything, it was to not take a h...If Mort taught me anything, it was to not take a horse's behavior personally. He liked me. We were as close as you can get in a human/horse relationship. He also had no problem putting me in the dirt. All of his behaviors came from learned responses and I gradually learned how to change them to fit my needs. Probably the most valuable lesson a future trainer can learn. As a kid, I just knew I had the best friend a lonely, geeky girl could hope for.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-888185187137702832008-12-24T08:09:00.000-07:002008-12-24T08:09:00.000-07:00You know in all of the stories you have told us ab...You know in all of the stories you have told us about Mort I believe this is the first time you have told us about those sweet moments when he let you know how glad he was to belong to you.<BR/><BR/>Those are the moments that last a lifetime.SOSHorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060612555090353297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-24867080973396680612008-12-24T07:38:00.000-07:002008-12-24T07:38:00.000-07:00I spent every Christmas morning of my childhood sn...I spent every Christmas morning of my childhood sneaking a peek out of my window at the front yard before heading down to open my other presents - because my mom had told me that if she could ever afford it, there would be a horse waiting out there for me. There never was... eventually I stopped looking. <BR/><BR/>One day I will buy my own dang horse... until then I rely on the kindness of others (and my money!).<BR/><BR/>Man, this has me kind of teary eyed. Maybe because I was just coveting a sweet grade QH mare who is the spitting image of my old favourite pony... except taller. I want a pony for Christmas, dammit!all-canadianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011595102635178557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-70352572538877321302008-12-24T06:41:00.000-07:002008-12-24T06:41:00.000-07:00Wow, that sounds so familiar. :) Merry Christmas...Wow, that sounds so familiar. :) Merry Christmas, Mugs, hope you and your family have a great one!Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901638136431043360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-14845044676169997212008-12-24T03:55:00.000-07:002008-12-24T03:55:00.000-07:00Awh...this brings back memories of the disappointm...Awh...this brings back memories of the disappointment of not getting a horse for Xmas...I am so glad for you that you have that memory!<BR/><BR/>Now that I have my horses, I don't need anything else to be happy...<BR/><BR/>Have a Very Happy Holiday!<BR/><BR/>JackieHorsesAndTurboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607758320356759231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-1054655473864221542008-12-24T03:49:00.000-07:002008-12-24T03:49:00.000-07:00Merry Christmas Mugs! Thanks for all the great st...Merry Christmas Mugs! Thanks for all the great stories.Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264955546526540949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-24151450491388882162008-12-23T23:14:00.000-07:002008-12-23T23:14:00.000-07:00I can remember mornings like those! Thanks for tak...I can remember mornings like those! Thanks for taking me back down yesterday road with you--::SNORT::SNIFFLE::SLURP:: Lol, no, no, I'm not emothional at all when I think back to those days...;)barrelracer20xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696922169023358714noreply@blogger.com