1) Talk about the different types of riding out there, and voice an opinion, based on epidemiological observation.
2) Watch the horse people fall all OVER themselves insisting that I am a biased, inexperienced, PeTA/SHARK/HSUS/SPCA/IRA/CIA/Vegan terrorist.
3) Smile to myself, because I have voiced these opinions. You just weren't listening.
4) Wonder why NO-ONE (who was royally pissed off) said ANYthing about the WHR. Very interesting.
5) Realize that western and english will never be able to agree about anything. Hard for english folks to wrap their heads around people shrieking "MUG him, MUG him" at the WHR.
5a) I found a video of a colt being mugged. What a great way to start your baby! The owners were laughing their asses off. The colt was freakin'.right.out. But hey, what do I know? I've never started a yearling. Maybe that's how it's done on your side of the fence. Is it?
Shorter, far older sister is now complaining that my blog is boring. Probably because I'm not mentioning her anymore;)
C'mon you guys. Say SOMETHING about the WHR. Or are you sure all I know is how to be nice to a horsie? Do these horses go on to be sound, sane, well-broke citizens? You tell me. I'm waiting.
Haven't we all been basically in agreement that horses have narrow, perfect memories? What will these horses remember?
I'm ASKing.
Oh, and to those who think I was denigrating western, again, I have to laugh. How can you DISagree that western started out as a WORKING style of riding, NOT a pleasure style? Made me laugh, you guys.
You get all huffy, maybe because you know, deeeep down, that particular observation is right. on. Why WOULDN'T a western style saddle be bigger/heavier, 'cause real live cowboys actually USE the saddle to pack just about everything but the kitchen sink, ffs. Honestly.
I didn't realize that the WHR was such a touchy subject with you western folks. It's something you seem to be proud, and ashamed of, allatthesametime. You sure avoided THAT part of the post, hmmm?
Of COURSE, I know that many events are part of real-time ranch work. But really, isn't the point of stock-handling, to NOT rile the stock? Weren't stampedes a BAD thing, once?? Or are all those old westerns movies a bunch of BS?
Oh, well, I know. Just a dumb/pussy/snooty english beeyotch.
That's me.
1 comment:
I would definitley say your blog is not boring.Beyond that , Western vs English... I have done both ,prefer western,(simply because old habits die hard,but I did enjoy English as well) but I don't believe it MUST be one against the other .In its purest form equitation is equitation(my opinion ) the division of disiplines and the elitism on both sides is not helpful to anyone that I can see. WHR , no comment, never been a part or a party to it . Not an event that I have even ever attended,not held at the CFR or any of the rodeos that I have frequented so I do not feel with no real knowledge odf the subject qualified to speak on it .I will say the vids you showed made it look quite horrific, just as they were designed to do
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