tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129881192859698014.post496780693322472391..comments2022-11-20T04:06:11.527-08:00Comments on Adventures in horse training: What is Love?Chicken Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459536101955193288noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129881192859698014.post-59134955341846040942012-02-22T04:44:13.752-08:002012-02-22T04:44:13.752-08:00thanks Emma, friends like you make it easy to shar...thanks Emma, friends like you make it easy to share!Chicken Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459536101955193288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129881192859698014.post-87828479780463775962012-02-22T04:42:45.043-08:002012-02-22T04:42:45.043-08:00Karen, I think my current situation does make me a...Karen, I think my current situation does make me a bit "alone" in my horse journey. But theres more to it too. Ive decided to hit it on all fronts from having a goal with a horse( show at the end of june...OMG) to putting it out there to the universe about which of my horses stay and which go, and when. working on my next installment of blog...and its so helpful, ive spent more time with my horses since writing this that i have in over a year! ;0)yeah for clearing out blocked energy!Chicken Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459536101955193288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129881192859698014.post-35749164382688366592012-02-22T04:36:56.218-08:002012-02-22T04:36:56.218-08:00annie, Im so sorry for your run of bad luck and ca...annie, Im so sorry for your run of bad luck and can relate totally about animal numbers at one time i had 14 horses under my care, i had 12 barn kittys two goats, two dogs ect ect it was a bit crazy! we went a little crazy and got a puppy too when we lost one of our huskies last year.....so one cat four dogs 6 chickens and four horses....its a sickness! thanks for sharing!Chicken Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459536101955193288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129881192859698014.post-22852284660863773922012-02-15T11:52:57.264-08:002012-02-15T11:52:57.264-08:00I think I need to be intellectually stimulated by ...I think I need to be intellectually stimulated by what I do with the horses. Plus, I just can't do it alone. Every horse is made by two people, not one. It makes all the difference that I have Anne here every day. We do the young horses together. Also, dressage training is never dull. I'm always building towards the next level. I basically train 7 days a week. Trail riding to me is soooo boring. I only like to go for a stroll to warm up or cool down, then it's a period of relaxation before work or after a job well done. That of course is not the same as conditioning work, like trot and canter sets up and down hills. I enjoy that for fitness and variety, but only after I have a pretty high level of control and submission from my arena work. The other thing for me is to have a horse that is so beautiful or athletic that the horse itself inspires me. I get a lot of pleasure just looking at my new mare. As I put muscle on her, I expect to enjoy watching the changes in her body. When I was young, it just had to be an equine. But every horse requires hard work to become something, and I don't want to "settle" for average anymore, I want to be inspired. Methinks perhaps you are too isolated? Could that be?Karen McGoldrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257497206484784718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129881192859698014.post-51793264635907708812012-02-15T10:03:49.489-08:002012-02-15T10:03:49.489-08:00Funny to find this today since I just found out o...Funny to find this today since I just found out one of my 2 horses has kidney failure. Not sure how extreme it is yet but I lost my old hunter a couple of months ago so now that leaves only one healthy horse when a few months ago I had 3. My 2 dogs have both had surgery in the last month with one losing her eye to Glacoma. The hits just kept on coming. Sometimes life changes things for you. I panicked with all of these goings on and got a puppy. I needed some young and healthy energy around, but, As I get older I must admit the thought of one dog and one horse is appealing. My count used to be 11 animals including donkeys, cats, chincillas, horses and dogs!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733916158391343630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129881192859698014.post-85254664523837067582012-02-15T08:56:36.865-08:002012-02-15T08:56:36.865-08:00You are brave a and wonderous soul beth. Go girl!You are brave a and wonderous soul beth. Go girl!Emma Kline of Northwood Farmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07380108415311300571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129881192859698014.post-88673649545697436312012-02-09T12:44:37.893-08:002012-02-09T12:44:37.893-08:00Sandi, isnt it weird to be here though, Im still g...Sandi, isnt it weird to be here though, Im still grappling with the fact that I feel this way...I have oodles more to write on the subject so many people have input...that in itself is a comfort!Chicken Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459536101955193288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129881192859698014.post-33888912714222857002012-02-09T06:23:34.965-08:002012-02-09T06:23:34.965-08:00I've been pondering a similar issue...for me I...I've been pondering a similar issue...for me I've decided that my next horse will be a miniature...that way I can still have a horse or two in my life...use them for driving & not riding when I am too old for that...small piles of poop to deal with and a smaller impact on the pocketbook for hay and such...plus if I ever have grandkids they'll have a horse their size to grow up with...at least this is my latest plan...we will see how that goes...Sandi J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11417266810957163282noreply@blogger.com