tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post8709777734557289505..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: Horse Stories/Sonita/Chapter7/Horse ShowsMugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-74577881687404719012008-07-28T12:44:00.000-06:002008-07-28T12:44:00.000-06:00Man, I give you credit. I freely admit that if I h...Man, I give you credit. I freely admit that if I had that horse, and longeing didn't settle her down, I'd have put her back in the trailer and gone home. <BR/><BR/>I have fewer show nerves than you do, but you have WAY much guts than I will ever have.verylargecolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035418539530230889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-68800616739466221532008-07-27T16:10:00.000-06:002008-07-27T16:10:00.000-06:00great cant wait to hear how she did ... do you sti...great cant wait to hear how she did ... do you still have her?<BR/><BR/>P.S. the cowboys laughed at me showing lungline in my hunt seat gear. Aparently I run funny in my tall boots.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The judge laughed too ;)Justaplainsamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399124494395034612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-64249958125197150562008-07-26T20:48:00.000-06:002008-07-26T20:48:00.000-06:00-you know there's a skinhead black techno singer i...-you know there's a skinhead black techno singer in england with the same name?<BR/>I love it. <BR/>So would Sonita.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-22905385736880499792008-07-26T20:46:00.000-06:002008-07-26T20:46:00.000-06:00More! That's all I can say. I want to know what ha...More! That's all I can say. I want to know what happens next...<BR/><BR/>(And you're not really untutored, just raw sometimes. I would certainly rather read this than undergraduate nonfiction essays any day!)trainingemmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256019518013499226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-84967051699269586252008-07-26T11:15:00.000-06:002008-07-26T11:15:00.000-06:00Sonita sounds like a real trip - you know there's ...Sonita sounds like a real trip - you know there's a skinhead black techno singer in england with the same name?<BR/>They remind me of each-other. enjoying your posts, by the way, you write really well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-77750110788678063422008-07-26T09:18:00.000-06:002008-07-26T09:18:00.000-06:00Wow - this is like my show experiences with my Cha...Wow - this is like my show experiences with my Champ, but jacked waaaaay up!<BR/><BR/>I have only ever done schooling shows, but yeah, I had the bug eyes and sweat and pacing and shrieking. <BR/><BR/>He was visibly nervous too.<BR/><BR/>Hhahahaha!<BR/><BR/>I never looked nervous but I fell apart in the ring. I still do, even after taking a break from showing for about six years. I do know now that my horses will ride to what I expect of them in the ring. If I'm not there mentally, they fall apart too. It's weird though, because I've done public speaking, read at church, sang solo in front of people, and survived - plus I have a totally irrational panic disorder - but put me in a show ring and I BLANK OUT.<BR/><BR/>I also believe one thing about excitable horses: they are soooo much harder to work with, but man, once you get them dialed in, and they trust you, they will be brilliant. I rarely achieved that. I'm really looking forward to the next chapter of Sonita's story.Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-36517977130326427312008-07-26T00:09:00.000-06:002008-07-26T00:09:00.000-06:00The nice thing about the Denver events center is t...The nice thing about the Denver events center is the bleachers are high enough up where the crumsnatcher kids can't bother (most) critters down in the ring.<BR/>I just need a longer warmup with Jasmine. When we get her some place new she doesn't act like a calm mule at all. She's getting better- I've had both good classes and bad classes at indoor and outdoor venues.<BR/>The key, for me, seems to be warming up where everyone else is warming up. She likes company.The Half-Assed Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695509301546368888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-10345483828263224632008-07-25T23:14:00.000-06:002008-07-25T23:14:00.000-06:00Awesome. I have to do a big, big big big big (etc)...Awesome. <BR/>I have to do a big, big big big big (etc) arena show next year in front of a whole grand stand of people.<BR/><BR/>Mugs: Oh, remember when you said a few posts back about riding my old mare like shes 2 due to her confidence thing. Well I rode the three year old first today who has a major fear/bolting issue due to a carriage accident a few months ago. We are working through it as I ride her (shes green in riding, this would be her ooh....8th ride. She was convinced the round bales in the field would eat her until she realized they were indeed food) and it made me a lot more aware today of what was scaring the hell out of my older mare. <BR/>She was excellent today. Not one spook thought she did try and eat every round bale we went within munching distance by. Piggy mare.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-38014071904756357132008-07-25T22:57:00.000-06:002008-07-25T22:57:00.000-06:00I don't have anything constructive to say, just th...I don't have anything constructive to say, just that I absolutely adore your Sonita stories :)manymisadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-22534439685749938832008-07-25T21:55:00.000-06:002008-07-25T21:55:00.000-06:00I know the feeling with the gargantuine arenas. My...I know the feeling with the gargantuine arenas. My first EVER show, and consequently my green as grass four year old, former flunk-out working cattle/roping horse's first show as well, was in an absolutely ENORMOUS arena in Lake St. Louis, Missouri (big enough that I've watched Grand Prix level jumper courses there when I was riding H/J). I thought for sure I was going to get my ass thrown into the dirt, that arena was SO intimidating to ride in. Fortunately for me my usually very level-headed quarter horse decided it, like much of the world, wasn't really worth his attention and plodded around like an old pack mule. He may not have blinked a single eyelash at the enormity or bustle of it, but I was shaking in my boots the entire time. I still feel like I'm going to puke whenever I enter the show ring, but at least I'm learning. Thank God for the occasional sensible, level-headed greenie to show you up and make you feel like the weenie of the pair. *snark*Charlie Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165942301746762000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-41513050993598773712008-07-25T19:48:00.000-06:002008-07-25T19:48:00.000-06:00Oh, man. I wish I were in good enough shape to rid...Oh, man. I wish I were in good enough shape to ride for two hours on a hot horse. They'd probably learn a lot faster knowing that we <I>could</I> go for two hours. They probably all know what a marshmallow I am and they know they can get away with a certain amount of mischief because I dont have the energy to fix it.gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116128687769268871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-36743404976823608042008-07-25T19:06:00.000-06:002008-07-25T19:06:00.000-06:00half-assed- I'm telling you, if you have a normal ...half-assed- I'm telling you, if you have a normal horse that doesn't look up, that arena is nice. Good dirt, and the rounded corners at the top make for an easy turn on the cows. But it's scary for me personally, I get more jitters there than anywhere else....I think it just feels like the big time.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-89661420069064922592008-07-25T18:48:00.000-06:002008-07-25T18:48:00.000-06:00That titanic events center arena sets a lot of peo...That titanic events center arena sets a lot of people shaking in their boots. I mean, lots of venues use big arenas but there's something about that one...<BR/>I want to get Jasmine up there for the stock show some day, I have no idea what she'd do in a bigger arena.The Half-Assed Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695509301546368888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-59019461429859625862008-07-25T18:36:00.000-06:002008-07-25T18:36:00.000-06:00ROTFL!That said, my girl was like that until we se...ROTFL!<BR/><BR/>That said, my girl was like that until we set foot in the arena itself. Then she relaxed. Looked around, went "Oh. That's why we're here." And proceeded to have fun watching all the other horses, plus be Queen of Mellow herself (after her first runthrough the big arena).<BR/><BR/>BTW, I talked to my own Big K about the issue of what happened to the old packers of yesteryear. He had some interesting points:<BR/><BR/>1.) As was pointed out before, many of them were working horses.<BR/>2.) Breeding's changed over the past twenty-thirty years, and the kind of horse who does well in the show pen now and babysits a rider in the show pen isn't going to be a good babysitter outside the show pen. We have better temperament in our show horses, but they don't do as well outside the arena.<BR/><BR/>And I forgot the rest, but will probably remember later....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-47900274917533396522008-07-25T16:33:00.000-06:002008-07-25T16:33:00.000-06:00Oh my lord... what the heck did a horse like Sonit...Oh my lord... what the heck did a horse like Sonita do when there were people in the stands!?<BR/>My friend and I are taking two "green" horses to our provincial barrel racing finals next week. Her green horse is actually green. Mine has been around but never to something like this.<BR/>I'm not expecting to win anything on him this year. This year is for him to get out and experience the crowd, announcers, banners etc. To get a taste for 24/7 stall living. Next year I plan to actually "try" for something.cdncowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055181472294995601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-7212323714275592542008-07-25T16:31:00.000-06:002008-07-25T16:31:00.000-06:00Thanks for the belly laughs I sure needed it today...Thanks for the belly laughs I sure needed it today.<BR/><BR/>I then pent the next half hour printing out your Sonita posts for my husband to read. Now you've got him hooked too.havalittlehopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306139543862517589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-41768252720286630802008-07-25T16:21:00.000-06:002008-07-25T16:21:00.000-06:00Oh Wow, That sounds like my first trip to shellbyv...Oh Wow, That sounds like my first trip to shellbyville. I can't wait to hear more.SOSHorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060612555090353297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-59726224612481877052008-07-25T15:39:00.000-06:002008-07-25T15:39:00.000-06:00mugwump said, "One thing I've learned to love abou...mugwump said, "One thing I've learned to love about cowboys, they wait to mock you until they're out of the arena. Once they get to know you, they'll tease you to your face."<BR/><BR/>OMG - so true! I knew I'd finally cracked the locals (instead of cracking them up behind my back) when one of them offered me the perfect trailer for my Arab - "It's fully padded! See, he can't hurt himself banging around back there at all." Yup. My horse loads better than his, and rides like a pro. Wait, maybe that was a comment on me being a worrywort? In retrospect, probably - lol! <BR/><BR/>At any rate, can't wait to read the rest of the story! I wanna see what Sonita does when the stands start growing people :-)SunnySDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591623033468632399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-44276251374176706212008-07-25T15:04:00.000-06:002008-07-25T15:04:00.000-06:00What a horse! And what a story!Oh - and thanks fo...What a horse! And what a story!<BR/><BR/>Oh - and thanks for the new post... I was starting to go through withdrawl!loneplainsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872076354276714175noreply@blogger.com