tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post8174748116214880685..comments2024-03-22T17:57:32.694+00:00Comments on mountainear: In which I try to overcome my irrational fear of the horsemountainearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-32735144968548846372010-04-23T23:39:35.640+00:002010-04-23T23:39:35.640+00:00What an enthralling post ...you write so well. I h...What an enthralling post ...you write so well. I have never under stood much to do with horses ...but I can enjoy a bit of jumping as it makes sense. LOVE that tail.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-84250989846901405162010-04-23T20:32:51.643+00:002010-04-23T20:32:51.643+00:00I'm OK with horses as long as I'm not on t...I'm OK with horses as long as I'm not on the back of one! It stems from an incident when I was a kid and one bolted off down the road with me on the back of it clinging on for dear life!Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-4496948801247924542010-04-23T07:02:23.459+00:002010-04-23T07:02:23.459+00:00If you love animals you cannot not love horses. So...If you love animals you cannot not love horses. So easy. And whether it is admiring from a distance or sitting on it, they are soo cute creatures! I am proud of you, that you have made now this good experience. We have the saying: a horse is dangerous on its front and dangerous on its rear and uncomfortable in the middle.bayouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803865167364775151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-18400456639173674522010-04-22T20:29:33.308+00:002010-04-22T20:29:33.308+00:00Respect!!!!!!!!Respect!!!!!!!!snailbeachshepherdesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397158758052413758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-81227563753932463562010-04-22T18:02:56.444+00:002010-04-22T18:02:56.444+00:00I am with you and Wipso - they are beautiful anima...I am with you and Wipso - they are beautiful animals - when enjoyed from a safe distance! Sounds like a fun day out though.<br />hehe word verific......<br />prosialk - just what you need to calm you down and settle your tummy!!Twiglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851717329658611598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-80006788516801055412010-04-22T16:03:54.187+00:002010-04-22T16:03:54.187+00:00I couldn't have written this article, I'm ...I couldn't have written this article, I'm not lyrical enough. But I could have written this article!Julia Dunnithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164574850662878118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-24480596639294176852010-04-21T18:59:32.186+00:002010-04-21T18:59:32.186+00:00Haven't ridden a horse in ages. I really enjoy...Haven't ridden a horse in ages. I really enjoyed the thrill of the range in Southern Alberta. Those western saddles take some getting used to. Someone once described a horse as - bites at one end, kicks at the other and uncomfortable in the middle. I would still take my chances!Diary Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062493044905481100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-87385485028899783182010-04-21T17:48:49.985+00:002010-04-21T17:48:49.985+00:00As a teenager , I spent one summer working for a s...As a teenager , I spent one summer working for a small catering company . One of the contracts was feeding and watering a Pony Club camp .<br />Interesting . Even more interesting when one of the little girls rushed in in a panic .... her pony had a pitchfork stuck up its nose .<br />I volunteered to carry on stirring the vat of custard while my boss dealt with the emergency .<br />I can probably still ride but have no plans to take it up again in the near future .... if ever !<br />SonataSmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-4166958024383751952010-04-21T16:41:09.532+00:002010-04-21T16:41:09.532+00:00It's funny to hear you say you are scared on t...It's funny to hear you say you are scared on them because you seem so capable and at one with all things earthy and natural. <br />When my parents took us on holiday years ago they'd always take us cross-country riding and I always got the fat one that never moved but just ate grass. I'd be sat doing the giddy-up thing for ages before someone would come back and get me. Good memories...Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443153003836499323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-76802019444765794532010-04-21T16:08:26.972+00:002010-04-21T16:08:26.972+00:00I spent many a day like that with my horses in my ...I spent many a day like that with my horses in my youth. I used to go to an event near Upper Sapey (I lived just outsdie Worcester then) - I wonder if it's the same place? Feeling all nostalgic now!Maggie Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047691937064748860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-4562262427386983112010-04-21T15:36:29.490+00:002010-04-21T15:36:29.490+00:00Oh lovely stuff M. Loved your day. Like you I am...Oh lovely stuff M. Loved your day. Like you I am not sure about horses but I would love to have gone.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-27360026282273900492010-04-21T13:40:54.259+00:002010-04-21T13:40:54.259+00:00When I reached my 40th birthday, I decided to have...When I reached my 40th birthday, I decided to have a go at something I'd never done before. The choices were ice skating, scuba diving and horse riding. I had actually ice skated before and didn't like it, we're too far from the coast for scuba diving to be of much point so horse riding it was. I found it quite easy to start off with but the more I learned, the more I realised how dangerous it all was until I completely lost my confidence sometime last year. After 7 years of riding I gave it up and haven't missed it since. Glad I gave it a go and, come the petrol wars and we're all back to using a horse and cart for transport, I like to think I'd be confident enough to deal with one, but only if I had to. They're lovely to look at but still dangerous creatures because they're too easily freaked out.Mrs Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289121990808465890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-33547173989082732102010-04-21T13:12:17.488+00:002010-04-21T13:12:17.488+00:00Horses will also step on your foot, given half a c...Horses will also step on your foot, given half a chance. I'm glad you returned home unscathed - and actually had a rather good experience. It's always good to try new things!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-41304693719625840692010-04-21T12:04:05.577+00:002010-04-21T12:04:05.577+00:00Hmmmm... not convinced. Having heard many tales of...Hmmmm... not convinced. Having heard many tales of bitten friends, I have always said to horsy types who tried to egg me on, "No, no! Horses bite." And horsey types have NEVER denied this. Horses would bite me, I'm sure of it.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-15459206952634826272010-04-21T11:50:44.776+00:002010-04-21T11:50:44.776+00:00A gorgeous day out in the sunshine and all that fa...A gorgeous day out in the sunshine and all that fab country to drive through....Yessss<br />Horses.....it's a No from me too. I think they are really gorgeous animals but I will only admire from a distance.<br />A xAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564678114875826791noreply@blogger.com