Equi-shine Horsemanship: Nay sayers and other A-holes

Quote of the day.

Pounding hooves, tossing mane,Take me swiftly on my life's journey.Loyal friend, carry me to a place of safety.Lift me over the obstacles of my path

It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

Paul "Bear" Bryant

"There is something about jumping a horse over a fence,somethingthat makes you feel good. perhaps it is the risk,or the gamble. In any event it is a thing I need."

W. Faulkner

"Never let fear and commonsense hold you back!"

Loren

"Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed."

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

"A horse is 'disobedient' in exact proportion to how difficult he finds the task. The trainer's problem is not how to punish the 'disobedience' but to discover *why* the horse finds the task difficult!" --William Hillebrand

"Riding is a dance between horse and rider, the less the rider does the more beatiful the dance"

JackRabbit

Storms make oaks take deepr root...
So remeber when your horse gives you a hard day it just makes the good days even better, without a negative a postive would not exsist.

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”

"Brutality begins where knowledge ends. Ignorance and compulsion appear simultaneously."

" No heaven will not ever be heaven ; Unless my horses are there to welcome me.''

Monday, December 31, 2007

Nay sayers and other A-holes

If you have been around horses for even a short time you know what I mean. Those been there done that done it better done it more Plus know EVERYTHING types. Grrr it is hard to turn the other cheek sometimes . It is so important to consider the source of the comments even then it can be hard to stomach..You are happily minding your own business and then you get the comments drifting in.How they seem to just know damn near everything. gosh it must be hard to be perfect. Then you watch them ride there Prix St. George horse who is imported by the way and oh they only paid XX amount for them etc.. He goes around grinding his teeth spooking at anything and everything...just for starters. As your doesn't know anything non imported greenie just keeps going with nice relaxed floppy ears and snorting to his little heart content. Why does it bother us when these idiots needle. I am not sure but it does get under my skin.. add your vents if you must. Sometimes just writing down someone else's stupidity eases your issues ;)