tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post100530717765362771..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Endurance ambassadorFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-54798183660129885422011-07-26T19:48:12.918-07:002011-07-26T19:48:12.918-07:00BEC - it's not The Miles per se, it's winn...BEC - it's not The Miles per se, it's winning all the fights in the course of the miles. I don't think she'd trust me nearly as much if I hadn't done most of it alone, facing down scary monsters, yknow? It was 500 miles a year of actively riding, not just flopping around up top as a passenger.<br /><br />lytha - I can't wait, I truly hope you get to come to Reno! We will go riding - I can get you an Arab to catch ride, or you can ride the tall spotted thing and I'll ride an Arab ;) Agree on flying first class - it's just too far to do it any other way. <br /><br />Jean - thanks :) And Merri, yes, that's exactly what she keeps saying! I hope she's right :OFunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-61492255625686170412011-07-26T12:03:35.710-07:002011-07-26T12:03:35.710-07:00i'm so happy for you. i remember the beginning...i'm so happy for you. i remember the beginnings. makes me want a mare.<br /><br />i wanted to mention that with baasha's herbal oil mane treatment against bugs his mane is now way grosser than dixie's. like, greasy sticky all the way down. *shakes head sadly*<br /><br />and one more thing - now that i'm employed, and with a european vacation allowance of XX days (i cannot say, it's too many!), i hope to come to reno and meet you. and bring you lots of dark chocolate.<br /><br />this dream also includes me flying first class but we'll see about that: ) (i HATE flying cattle class over 10 hours!!!)lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-14634948256187272162011-07-25T22:02:02.892-07:002011-07-25T22:02:02.892-07:00Whether a dog or a horse, it is such a wonderful f...Whether a dog or a horse, it is such a wonderful feeling when they finally learn to trust us, and show us how far they have come. <br /><br />Such a good story, which put a smile on my face as I followed along (virtually, that is) on the ride.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231007979360748217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-46095148243763547292011-07-25T21:30:56.674-07:002011-07-25T21:30:56.674-07:00'So: if your horse comes totally unglued about...'So: if your horse comes totally unglued about fly spray, ride 500 miles a year and she'll improve. Nah, it's not the riding.'<br /><br />I happen to think that the majority of it *is* the riding. The saying, 'It's not the years son, it's the miles.' comes to mind.<br /><br />And like ArleneX says...It's all the time invested that goes with getting there.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-56472025632538907072011-07-25T10:15:16.915-07:002011-07-25T10:15:16.915-07:00cool beans! i think she's telling you she'...cool beans! i think she's telling you she's healed and is ready to go.<br /> - <a href="http://theequestrianvagabond.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Equestrian Vagabond</a>The Equestrian Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600011873327347121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-73881296703898087712011-07-25T07:31:05.759-07:002011-07-25T07:31:05.759-07:00Thanks, yall :)
Juanita - yeah, Reno is located i...Thanks, yall :)<br /><br />Juanita - yeah, Reno is located in Washoe County. I've always loved your horse for that reason - he's a NV mustang, right?<br /><br />Aarene - I know. I was thinking about it last night and almost posted again, but the words wouldn't go right. I got her to trust me by repeatedly insisting that she do little things that she thought were scary. Now it looks like she's thrown her lot in with me and just trusts me in general. :)Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-66851111673134724852011-07-25T06:10:49.145-07:002011-07-25T06:10:49.145-07:00Love it! Glad you had such a great ride on your sp...Love it! Glad you had such a great ride on your spotted angel!jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-91434377538720025262011-07-25T04:13:39.871-07:002011-07-25T04:13:39.871-07:00'Ray Dixie! Good girl!!'Ray Dixie! Good girl!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121469297442797836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-61110221477247445232011-07-25T03:44:59.547-07:002011-07-25T03:44:59.547-07:00I can only smile :)
~E.G.I can only smile :)<br /><br />~E.G.All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-2879613184272026932011-07-24T22:20:47.647-07:002011-07-24T22:20:47.647-07:00Sounds like a hoppin' fun ride; what a girl. ...Sounds like a hoppin' fun ride; what a girl. Jesse had a couple bad spells to start the summer after the nail-in-hoof incident, but has since returned to my "perfect girl". I had let her get so out of hand over the last couple of years, I am amazed she has come back so quickly, but she seems to be enjoying being a 'working girl' again.<br /><br />Washoe Lake? Except for my horse named Washoe (came with that name) I had never heard it before.<br /><br />Keep smiling...and riding.<br />JuanitaAllenspark Lodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390004633731055728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-89717170315646453122011-07-24T21:54:04.662-07:002011-07-24T21:54:04.662-07:00It's not the 500 miles...it's the time you...It's not the 500 miles...it's the time you spent together getting ready to go that far.<br /><br /><i> smiling </i>AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-22775415726903805312011-07-24T20:41:36.717-07:002011-07-24T20:41:36.717-07:00Awww. Love it. Dixie is quite the good girl.Awww. Love it. Dixie is quite the good girl.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-61934920540770700162011-07-24T20:11:54.268-07:002011-07-24T20:11:54.268-07:00My gelding freaked at fly spray and knocked me dow...My gelding freaked at fly spray and knocked me down under the feet of my husband's mare & I broke my ankle. Was he always afraid of fly spray? No. I just used a new type of sprayer and didn't warn him.<br /><br />Understand the "love" thing. Go with it. :)Tammy Vasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531335275070860886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-85180887374693898762011-07-24T19:16:46.274-07:002011-07-24T19:16:46.274-07:00This was a great post - congrats to you and Dixie ...This was a great post - congrats to you and Dixie on being such a fantastic partnership!!Melissa-ParadigmFarmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-59288267021743591442011-07-24T19:08:13.747-07:002011-07-24T19:08:13.747-07:00Aww... this post made me feel all warm and fuzzy i...Aww... this post made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Pretty much the same feeling I get when my own Rosie behaves so well. I'm glad she's behaving so well and hopefully those hills help her and you work out some of those longings to go more. <br /><br />Hopefully Rose will take after Dixie some day and treat big water like it "aint no thang"... this last week I've been amusing myself with the mental image of what would happen if Rose and the ocean met.... *snort*Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459999598962107210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-7819232590653932302011-07-24T18:41:31.764-07:002011-07-24T18:41:31.764-07:00:D
There isn't really much else to say, other...:D<br /><br />There isn't really much else to say, other than our TWHs finally grew up, and it's grand.<br /><br />:DSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794050418919719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-31496723651345608592011-07-24T18:31:06.365-07:002011-07-24T18:31:06.365-07:00There's nothing better than a ride that makes ...There's nothing better than a ride that makes you think how much you love your horse! Glad you guys are back at it.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083608347643075663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-80770964758218828642011-07-24T17:37:42.530-07:002011-07-24T17:37:42.530-07:00This post made me smile. Yay for you and Dixie - a...This post made me smile. Yay for you and Dixie - a fine pair if there ever was one :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-47380928977402874062011-07-24T16:50:10.035-07:002011-07-24T16:50:10.035-07:00Oh Jeeze- now you've done it. You said IT. N...Oh Jeeze- now you've done it. You said IT. Now she's a gunna blow up at a bunny rabbit like it was a grizzly bear.<br /><br />Bill (my horse is a dope)Allenspark Lodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390004633731055728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-89359091221430516182011-07-24T16:38:33.783-07:002011-07-24T16:38:33.783-07:00Love it! Good spotted horse!Love it! Good spotted horse!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208998958861055873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-66739744043090466672011-07-24T16:31:49.725-07:002011-07-24T16:31:49.725-07:00I can only hope I get to that stage with my horse....I can only hope I get to that stage with my horse. I got dumped really bad early this year and I haven't been on her since (lots of stuff in the way, not JUST me being a giant chicken). I have had progress though, at first she was horribly spooky with everyone, including me. I was told the other day that she was pulled from the field (no running away) and flysprayed (not even a snort) and behaved better than even the older mares. Yay for progress!Beatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908647005878694680noreply@blogger.com