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robinrohan
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Message 136 of 282 (183174)
02-04-2005 7:00 PM
Reply to: Message 125 by AdminAsgara
02-04-2005 8:18 AM


Quetzal
Quetzal, you look rugged and healthy.

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jar
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Message 137 of 282 (183175)
02-04-2005 7:04 PM
Reply to: Message 124 by Quetzal
02-04-2005 8:13 AM


Re: quick and easy alternative?
So tell us about the locale?

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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nator
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Message 138 of 282 (183236)
02-05-2005 7:30 AM
Reply to: Message 133 by RAZD
02-04-2005 6:50 PM


Re: quick and easy alternative?
Boy, I hear that story over and over again; someone rides for a while, has a bad experience, then never rides again and ends up being pretty scared of horses for the rest of their lives.
You don't sound scared of them, actually, so your story is different, but it is a shame that anybody in the states can throw up a shingle and call themselves a riding teacher. There's recently (in the last 10 years or so) been a movement to certify instructors through various programs, but I don't think it's caught on much.

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RAZD
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Message 139 of 282 (183257)
02-05-2005 10:32 AM
Reply to: Message 138 by nator
02-05-2005 7:30 AM


Re: quick and easy alternative?
Nope, not scared. Healthy respect. (it was actually rather exhilarating and a memorable experience). I have been riding since (I even remembered how to post), just without the added thrill factor.
It seems that a lot of areas are heading for more regulation and standards of behavior. Not sure it is a good thing. Allowing kids (and adults) to fail is also crucial to their learning. A school that does not fail students that fail to learn does not teach.

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nator
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Message 140 of 282 (183266)
02-05-2005 11:46 AM
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02-05-2005 10:32 AM


Re: quick and easy alternative?
quote:
Allowing kids (and adults) to fail is also crucial to their learning. A school that does not fail students that fail to learn does not teach.
I agree, and I have a story to go with.
I was once teaching at a riding school in NY state, and as I was new I often was given the students that nobody else wanted to teach. The lazy, the obstinant, the talentless, etc.
Well, I was teaching private lessons to this one fellow, a man in his thirties with a wife and several kids, who said he wanted to learn to ride because he had this dream (red flag) of buying several horses and ponies for the family so they could all trail riding together. I can only imagine that the reason the rest of the family wasn't there was either because he thought he would teach them what he learned, thus saving some money, or that nobody else in his family was interested and this was his dream only.
Anyway, he repeatedly told me, week after week, how athletic he was (used to play football) and how brave he was (used to jump out of airplanes in the service). The big problem with this guy was that he was completely uncoordinated and had no talent, whatsoever, for riding horses. He was also a chicken.
We always put him on this great big half-draft Appaloosa named Jack who was bombproof and a little hard for beginners to get going (a good thing), but which I (and other more experienced students) could walk, trot, and canter all over the place with no problem because we knew the "buttons" to push.
So, week after week, this man couldn't even keep Jack trotting around a single circle. He just couldn't feel or anticipate when Jack was slowing down or about to poop out on him, and wasn't coordinated enough to do the rhythmic "hug-release-hug-release" with his legs while posting or sitting Jacks very comfortable trot.
The icing on the cake with him was that every singe week, he nagged me about when he would start to learn to jump. Even though I told him that he would have to learn to keep Jack trotting through at least several circles in a row, plus keep Jack trotting and keep his own balance through trotting poles, he kept asking over and over again.
One week, there came into the stable a very sweet little horse that we thought would be a perfect family horse for this man, so he had his lesson on it. This horse was a little bit springier mover than Jack, but a much smaller horse. He also was a little easier to get and keep going, so the man was doing OK at first. This little horse knew how to jump, so we set up some trotting poles so this fellow could practice those. I told him that the horse would be a bit bouncier through the poles than Jack and to expect to absorb more spring. Well, this guy got up into his jumping position, holding on to some mane with both hands, pointed that little horse to go through the 4 or 5 trotting poles I had set up, and the horse carried him perfectly through those poles, lowering his head slightly, trotted with great lift and springiness through the poles, never changing his rhythm.
This "athletic, brave" rider, immediately upon feeling the bigger bounce, stiffened all of his joints and very nearly was bounced right off the horse. That's right, he nearly fell off!
I was SO PLEASED that this happened, because maybe, just maybe, he would now realize that he needed to master the fundamentals before trying to do anything advanced like jumping, because it's the fundamentals that keep you safe when doing the more advanced stuff. ...and that's exactly what I told him.
After that lessonHe said he was going on vacation and would call us to schedule another lesson when he got back.
We never saw him again.

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Quetzal
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Message 141 of 282 (183281)
02-05-2005 1:20 PM
Reply to: Message 134 by RAZD
02-04-2005 6:53 PM


Re: quick and easy alternative?
Umm, well, the really pretty one is not me...

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Quetzal
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Message 142 of 282 (183282)
02-05-2005 1:21 PM
Reply to: Message 136 by robinrohan
02-04-2005 7:00 PM


Re: Quetzal
Well, thank you sir. "Rugged". I like that...

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Quetzal
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Message 143 of 282 (183283)
02-05-2005 1:26 PM
Reply to: Message 137 by jar
02-04-2005 7:04 PM


Re: quick and easy alternative?
Unfortunately, that one isn't an exotic locale. It was taken last October on Kelly's Island, Ohio (a smallish island in Lake Erie where my wife owns a cottage). My girl loves that place (bunnies and deer, a lake to swim in, and no leash laws) - we took her there because she had just been diagnosed with inoperable cancer, and we wanted to give her a last hoorah. It's one of my favorite pictures of her.

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jar
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From: Texas!!
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Message 144 of 282 (183287)
02-05-2005 2:08 PM
Reply to: Message 143 by Quetzal
02-05-2005 1:26 PM


Re: quick and easy alternative?
Exotic is what you make of it. I was pretty sure it was on the lakes, no indications of high tides and yet definitely not coastal NC.
Hope she had a great time and that the deer and bunnies now live in fear of her and use her name to scare the baby bunnies into good behavior.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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mike the wiz
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Message 145 of 282 (184971)
02-13-2005 7:52 PM
Reply to: Message 104 by nator
02-03-2005 5:06 PM


U look very kind and I expected that.

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doctrbill
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Message 146 of 282 (188106)
02-24-2005 10:48 AM
Reply to: Message 104 by nator
02-03-2005 5:06 PM


Thanks for the image but I was already in love. (Oh the pain).

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doctrbill
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From: Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Message 147 of 282 (188139)
02-24-2005 12:29 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by coffee_addict
06-29-2004 11:54 PM


Greetings from His Holeyness
...

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purpledawn
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Message 148 of 282 (188164)
02-24-2005 2:39 PM
Reply to: Message 114 by nator
02-03-2005 10:46 PM


Motorcycle
Hey Schraf, lovely photo.
I asked my Dad for a horse when I was a kid. He said we didn't have enough room. (We lived on an 80 acres farm) I don't think he liked horses.
He bought a motorcycle instead. He said "At least when you're not riding, it won't eat."
Poor man. He never was too crazy about animals and I adopted every stray that came by. I never did get my horse. I did have a pet pig though. Not great for riding, but she did keep the salesmen away.
Are there anymore ladies out there hiding behind avatars?

A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

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Percy
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Message 149 of 282 (188167)
02-24-2005 2:52 PM
Reply to: Message 148 by purpledawn
02-24-2005 2:39 PM


Re: Motorcycle
purpledawn writes:
I never did get my horse. I did have a pet pig though.
My mother grew up on a ranch in Alberta, and they always had horses. Her father was one of the first in the area to get a tractor sometime in the early 1930's, but they rode to school in a horse-pulled cart, so horses were no big deal to her.
One year she had a pet pig, but only for a year. It was the only animal allowed in the house, a privilege not even permitted the barn cats. Of course, that didn't help the pig avoid its ultimate responsibility - this was a working ranch, after all, and still is.
--Percy

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purpledawn
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Message 150 of 282 (188176)
02-24-2005 3:19 PM
Reply to: Message 149 by Percy
02-24-2005 2:52 PM


Re: Motorcycle
quote:
Of course, that didn't help the pig avoid its ultimate responsibility
Ours had the same destiny. We knew the rules.
She was only in the garage while she was a tiny runt. When she got as big as the dogs, she went outside. My father wasn't much for animals in the house.
We had beef cattle and hogs. There used to be chickens, but they were long gone before me.
My husband is a city boy, so living with me has been an interesting experience for him.
We get our chicken meat from a local organic farmer. I sent my husband to pick up the birds. Unfortunately they weren't done processing all of them and my husband saw just how fresh our chickens were!

A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

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