Re: [RC] 'pound dog' mentality for horses? - heidiWell lets see. My wife bought the Jbird for a song because the person couldn't deal with him - he was a pistol. The next stop for him would have been the auction I am sure. I got him for free because he was too quick for my wife and she kept ending up on the ground. He's still a pistol and still quick and we'll have 10 years riding together next year. Truman, you may be having a ball, but given the medical bills and trauma that your wife has undergone, and the repeated tales of how you wrenched this or that because the horse jumped or piled you or whatever, they sound pretty darned "expensive" to me. I'm just a tubby little old lady who doesn't have the balance I used to, and who goes "splat" too darn hard if I hit the ground. I've come off a couple of times on spooks that were mild enough that I wouldn't have given them a second thought in my younger years--but the fact that they were mild also meant that I didn't get hurt. The only thing that has managed to hurt me dumping me in the past several years is the backhoe--when I flipped that on its side, I broke a couple of ribs. I'd rather pay more for the sane horse and not pay the doctor, but then that's just me... So give me the honest horses, any day! Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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