Re: [RC] re: NOT married because of horses... - Barbara McCrary
Lucky me! I found the right man 58 years ago, in
great part because we both loved and rode horses from childhood. He also
had cattle which I quickly learned to understand and work with. I had
always known the family milk cow, but now we have a herd of beef
cows. He taught me how to build barbed wire fences and when we do this
together, he has his specialties and I have mine, so together we build a
stunning fence. (Me...brag? Naaaw.) We discovered endurance riding
in 1969 and started riding endurance together in 1972. Mainly, we love the
land and the place we live, even if it is a LOT of hard work. I can't
imagine another life or another man to share it with.
Subject: Re: [RC] re: NOT married because
of horses...
When these guys whine about us loving our horses more than them, they
don't understand that there is a GOOD reason we love our horses more.
It's not the horse, mister! If / When I find the right man, you bet I'll
love him more than my horses. He'll also understand that I've known and
worked with my horses longer than him so he'll just have to step up if he
wants to get *my* attention. Trouble is, most the guys (notice, I didn't
say MEN) around here don't want to work that hard.
A good man is harder to find as a good horse...and is worth
infinitely more!
aarenex@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
This is a story we tell a LOT in our camp, about a friend of mine who
had dated a fellow for a long time (several years). One night he sat
down with her and said, "You will always love *that horse* more than you
love me."
She was telling me this story, and I said, "Yeah. So?"
Apparently, that's what SHE said to him. And he couldn't
live with that, and broke up with her.
I was telling the story to Jim when I first met him (we've been
together nearly 8 years now). And he said, "Yeah. So?"
<G>
He's a keeper, that's what I say!
BTW, my friend married somebody else. Good for her!
--Aarene in yes-it's-raining-again-dangit Northwest Washington
State
-- "Custom fabrications, mythological
interpretations, thinly-disguised truths and inspirational lies for the
discerning listener" aarenex@xxxxxxxxxxx
Semper Obliquo (Always
aside), Susan Young, ISSO
Secretary, ISSO Points Secretary, Regional Representative
Your Independent Mary Kay Beauty
Consultant Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma
U.S.A. "Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but
ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!" - Charles Dickens
(1812-1870)
