tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post3994572770177463994..comments2024-03-15T14:01:26.246-07:00Comments on Where's My Effing Pony?: She Flies Without Wings - How Horses Touch a Woman's Soul by Mary D. MidkiffEnglish Riderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-64400964762737010112009-07-14T11:33:25.601-07:002009-07-14T11:33:25.601-07:00Happily, we have no "putois" skunks in F...Happily, we have no "putois" skunks in France to the best of my knowledge, so I guess I'll drink the tomato juice instead... maybe with a bit of vodka in it ?<br /><br />Right you are, South Jersey it is, where there are huge stretches of relatively pristine marshlands, which stay that way because basically no one wants to go muck around in them... between the marsh and the pine barrens, there are alot of surprisingly beautiful places in South Jersey...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-23151647575775014322009-07-13T15:41:16.763-07:002009-07-13T15:41:16.763-07:00Owen, no Tomato juice doesn't do anything. I j...Owen, no Tomato juice doesn't do anything. I just read your beautiful poem between two islands. Is that spot to be found near South Jersey, Atlantic City?<br />Dave, so you too speak horse. Good to know.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-46362224430093660042009-07-12T11:40:42.678-07:002009-07-12T11:40:42.678-07:00You are so right about horses touching your soul. ...You are so right about horses touching your soul. A lot of years ago, in a distance marriage, my wife and I took up horse riding lessons at a local stables. I did not want to do it at first, but after the first ride, I was hooked. There were 2 horses in particular that we rode and I loved them both. I would spend as long in the stable as I did on the horse. She was such a gentle creature and I really felt like I connected with her. Of course, apples and carrots helped with that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-15709693693627528822009-07-12T05:18:16.649-07:002009-07-12T05:18:16.649-07:00Hi Rider; was just reading with great amusement yo...Hi Rider; was just reading with great amusement your comment over at Joanna Dover's about skunks ! What fun it must be to have a skunked dog ! Is there any truth to the folk tale that says tomato juice helps get rid of the skunk stink ? And do horses ever get skunked, or are they smart enough to stay away from them ?<br /><br />I left this comment at Joanna's :<br /><br />I didn't know there were skunks in California... but that's just my ignorance showing. There were lots of them in South Jersey, near Atlantic City, where my grandparents lived. Even on the road you had to be careful not to run over a dead one, because then the car would stink for long after. Amazing how pungent ant potent the smell is... and it does stink badly, even for a natural odor... not one of Nature's kinder developments. Perhaps you are familiar with the Loudon Wainwright song : Dead Skunk In the Middle of the Road ??? It can be found on YouTube...<br /><br />If you haven't heard that tune before, it's worth a good laugh !Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-43020415807170770632009-07-10T21:44:59.530-07:002009-07-10T21:44:59.530-07:00I agree, you have a book here! Beautiful.
HAve a ...I agree, you have a book here! Beautiful.<br />HAve a great weekend.Joanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-67425211171460933152009-07-10T09:01:25.424-07:002009-07-10T09:01:25.424-07:00GG, I hope you find the same joy and inspiration t...GG, I hope you find the same joy and inspiration that we "horsey girls" do. The great thing is that it can be found at any level of competence. Just the interaction whilst grooming, or beginning to learn to ride can truly transport you to a different world.<br />A side-bar advantage is that horses are a great equalizer. May we look forward to a future post wherein you recount what happened when some of your sleazier, yet so self-important, family members were encouraged to "master" a horse.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-21056631702661270602009-07-10T07:53:18.963-07:002009-07-10T07:53:18.963-07:00I'm so tempted...perhaps in the Autumn I'l...I'm so tempted...perhaps in the Autumn I'll give it a go,<br /><br />GGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-72730507122996152012009-07-09T17:21:39.417-07:002009-07-09T17:21:39.417-07:00Beautiful indeed. It surely does sum up the incred...Beautiful indeed. It surely does sum up the incredible bond of horse and me. <br /><br />Nacho is one handsome fellow. He has a truly kind eye and a very intelligent expression. He looks to be a grand school master. Lucky you.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-73242287864864945672009-07-08T21:03:03.394-07:002009-07-08T21:03:03.394-07:00Hey Watercats, sounds like you have a horse-book i...Hey Watercats, sounds like you have a horse-book in you too. There was nothing as embarassing as being "bolted" with at the walk, by iron-mouthed King Alfred the Great. Humility learned!English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-35740499040302035242009-07-08T10:07:00.729-07:002009-07-08T10:07:00.729-07:00:-D
Girls and horses! It is all these things and ...:-D <br />Girls and horses! It is all these things and more... It's the riding off into the sun, the throwing the reins away, the laying against a horses sleeping body..... and it's the mopping up of your own blood when they dump you in that ditch, the running about the field where all the grass is at one in the morning to save them from imminant laminitis... and the tears... endless tears.. of pure frustration because the scabby pony has Thelwell'ed you off... AGAIN...... :-)Batteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-78078487160594138452009-07-08T07:12:14.467-07:002009-07-08T07:12:14.467-07:00Just spreading The Word. Glad you like it.Just spreading The Word. Glad you like it.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-30953449657555276972009-07-08T06:21:42.328-07:002009-07-08T06:21:42.328-07:00That's so beautiful, thank you!!That's so beautiful, thank you!!Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077382147781767424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-20304837488662590462009-07-08T05:14:20.205-07:002009-07-08T05:14:20.205-07:00Thanks so much for the reference, will have to tra...Thanks so much for the reference, will have to track a copy down for my daughter... these excerpts are good...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-39689057403568185532009-07-07T22:16:51.918-07:002009-07-07T22:16:51.918-07:00@eloh, this is just the beginning of the book. The...@eloh, this is just the beginning of the book. There's much more. In addition, this photo is of Nacho, the school-horse I have been riding. His look is the epitome of acceptance and generosity of spirit. I do indeed take this sense of wellness, garnered from proximity to horses, with me into every day life.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-11643715883959419892009-07-07T20:54:19.553-07:002009-07-07T20:54:19.553-07:00This may be the most beautiful post I have ever re...This may be the most beautiful post I have ever read. Yeah, I'm sure of it.@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.com