tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post3523323783305087871..comments2023-11-16T03:43:07.585-05:00Comments on food, life.: The horse does all the workRuckusButthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760056031442317243noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-49957296076687801682009-09-29T11:22:30.024-04:002009-09-29T11:22:30.024-04:00...and RuckusButt, on a Fjord they would also need......and RuckusButt, on a Fjord they would also need a lot of upper body strength to keep their mount from planting its head in the grass during a ride. Tee hee. I get a full body workout when I ride Marley.Once Upon an Equinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807098276875052982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-88196038247929423802009-09-25T19:39:02.214-04:002009-09-25T19:39:02.214-04:00Ha ha, good description HoC! I'm glad to know ...Ha ha, good description HoC! I'm glad to know I'm not alone in letting it get me riled up. It's also really nice to have people that understand.<br /><br />Happy weekend everyone!RuckusButthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760056031442317243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-36377388667691819662009-09-25T18:11:25.982-04:002009-09-25T18:11:25.982-04:00Oh, I get provoked by that statement.
I often hav...Oh, I get provoked by that statement.<br /><br />I often have it in the back of my head while I am riding with sweat trickling down my spine during a dressage session.<br />Getting off the horse and smelling like something the dog dragged in, aching all over the body the day after.<br />Yes. <br />Sure. <br />Just sitting there. <br />No effort at all.HorseOfCoursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907659164579327290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-76213833649541996102009-09-25T16:06:16.581-04:002009-09-25T16:06:16.581-04:00Melissa, you are stronger than I. I couldn't h...Melissa, you are stronger than I. I couldn't help but make a few snarky remarks. Putting someone like that on Bonnie would serve them right but I'd feel really sorry for Bonnie :)RuckusButthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760056031442317243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-61862106202632734442009-09-25T14:43:47.056-04:002009-09-25T14:43:47.056-04:00Someone was trying to tell me how easy riding was ...Someone was trying to tell me how easy riding was a few weeks ago. Apparently his in-laws from his former marriage had horses and they used to ride them. It was easy, you just sat there. I just did the smile and nod thing but in my head I was thinking I would love to see him come and try to ride Bonnie for five seconds. Because it's so easy - hah!!Melissa-ParadigmFarmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-74334663380943950112009-09-25T13:01:39.575-04:002009-09-25T13:01:39.575-04:00It is strange, in addition to the general ignoranc...It is strange, in addition to the general ignorance there also does seem to be a negative attitude towards it as well. If it was just a general lack of knowledge I could handle that but it is when people have such negative opinions of something they have never even tried. That gets under my skin!Golden the Pony Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230832980797448174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-8398567995359459482009-09-25T12:41:19.241-04:002009-09-25T12:41:19.241-04:00Golden - we posted at the same time. I imagine it&...Golden - we posted at the same time. I imagine it's about the same, with some areas being more "horsey" than others.RuckusButthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760056031442317243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-87448833549251061732009-09-25T12:40:24.004-04:002009-09-25T12:40:24.004-04:00Once Upon - lol. That's exactly what I think. ...Once Upon - lol. That's exactly what I think. Imagine someone like that on a Fjord? I'm giggling just thinking about how much leg is often required to convince Edgar that the barn doesn't actually have a ginormous gravitational pull! It would be too much liability, they wouldn't last a second.<br /><br />Golden - you might have a point. Ontario is pretty big in terms of equestian sports but I guess most people still have no clue. It would be nice to get more respect! <br /><br />I just wonder why so many non-horse people need to make assumptions about the sport as opposed to keeping an open mind. It's weird.RuckusButthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760056031442317243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-31907670143826506442009-09-25T12:33:46.732-04:002009-09-25T12:33:46.732-04:00Whoops just noticed you actually live in Canada no...Whoops just noticed you actually live in Canada not the US. Since I have never been (though I am moving to Manitoba in about 9 months) I do not know how popular equestrian sports are. Is it similar to the US in that respect?Golden the Pony Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230832980797448174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-67274748620387499112009-09-25T12:31:21.337-04:002009-09-25T12:31:21.337-04:00Totally agree. I hate that comment and it comes u...Totally agree. I hate that comment and it comes up all too often in conversations. Maybe it is because most people in the US really have zero knowledge or experience with equestrian sports? I would love to visit Great Britain some day where horse back riding is actually a respected and popular sport. It would be the opposite feeling my poor husband felt when he tried to talk American football in Venezuela! Sometimes I feel that I live in the wrong country.Golden the Pony Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230832980797448174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146995948798827920.post-33922958685724994652009-09-25T12:04:54.927-04:002009-09-25T12:04:54.927-04:00Yeah, I hear ya. I think the people who view ridi...Yeah, I hear ya. I think the people who view riding as easy have either never ridden a horse at all or have only ridden a dude string/rental horse where they just sit on it while the horse walks along following the horse in front of it. Invite your co-worker for a ride in an english saddle at walk/trot/canter without stirrups. No, better not...too much liability. ;-)Once Upon an Equinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807098276875052982noreply@blogger.com