tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post2855995187481042157..comments2023-06-10T06:38:37.815-07:00Comments on Life With My Herd: If I should die tomorrowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-61421591039382351192014-12-30T22:25:07.928-08:002014-12-30T22:25:07.928-08:00I have made my boyfriend promise that he would car...I have made my boyfriend promise that he would care for pony and trailer her to my funeral so she know's i died and didn't just abandon her....weird, I'm sure. hahaha<br /><br />I know you said that your mom (and you too, i think?) lived near me, does your sister still live near me?! If she's in the area I could totally hook her up at the ranch I board at, lots of people who want to lease their good horses!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850398102722859692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-27185347525369276712014-03-11T17:47:37.683-07:002014-03-11T17:47:37.683-07:00These are my sentiments exactly, I just don't ...These are my sentiments exactly, I just don't always have the same eloquent way of saying it. It bothers me to no end to see horses that nobody can do anything with because I know that if the owner ever has to part with them...The horses are doomed. It's not the horse's fault, it's the owners who failed them.<br /><br />Although I have no horses for sale, nor do I have to worry about what would happen to my horses if I suddenly died, I always keep in mind the question, 'How salable is this horse?'. Some I've got are highly salable. Some not so much. Every day is an opportunity for me to get the ones who are not salable closer to the point that I 'could' if I wanted to or had to. <br /><br />Frosty is a prime example. Two years ago, I probably couldn't have given that horse away. Now look at him. He's getting pretty close to awesome! :-)BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-17775953695597346252014-03-11T10:37:46.524-07:002014-03-11T10:37:46.524-07:00Great post Ciindy!! I wholeheartedly agree about ...Great post Ciindy!! I wholeheartedly agree about everything...and you've made me realize that I've become lax in several areas of my horsemanship as well. I always blame being too busy, or never having enough time, or it's raining, it's cold, too muddy etc., but I've got lots of tune-ups to do and that is a great question for all of us to ask of ourselves. Thank you! I also believe that you wouldn't even be thinking about this, if you weren't a responsible (and loving) steward of your horses. :)<br />C-ingspotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744931697050670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-46743385125973452822014-03-11T09:53:14.567-07:002014-03-11T09:53:14.567-07:00and raising kids is nitho different. :) Horses ar...and raising kids is nitho different. :) Horses are a lot like kids - what can i get away with, no i dont wanna, im scared, help! im hungry etc. I dont want to take out the garbage, sidepass, etc. and the list goes on.<br /><br />And they are also the best teachers to reveal whats inside of us - you got your hands full Cindy, but you are a good horsewoman and a good mom, because you care about their future - the best compliments i can gift you :) <br />xoxJanice Grinyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363741660626407979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-30119637119520627882014-03-11T08:55:01.692-07:002014-03-11T08:55:01.692-07:00Shirley I have always admired the work you do/did ...Shirley I have always admired the work you do/did with your young horses. Those youngsters left your place with good manners and a good handle on life. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-59387188106427710812014-03-11T07:51:36.341-07:002014-03-11T07:51:36.341-07:00A well written post. Up until this year, my thing ...A well written post. Up until this year, my thing was always to raise young horses to sell, and to put a good foundation on them before they were marketed; I never had a complaint about them and I am pretty sure they all got good homes. I don't raise and sell horses any more, and in a way it is a relief. <br />I have a paper pinned to my office corkboard that details what to do in the event of my death.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-46546387738678780712014-03-11T04:54:49.046-07:002014-03-11T04:54:49.046-07:00Really good post! I'm pretty young, so I like ...Really good post! I'm pretty young, so I like to think I have a whole life in front of me, but we really can't assume, can we? I've lined up somewhere for Missy to go should something ever happen to me (because my family is NOT horse people!)<br /><br />I agree that it is our job to make our horses marketable to other people. I am very lucky with Miss becaus I literally get people asking to buy her weekly, but it wasn't always that way. I feel really bad for the horses whose owners don't bother to do anything with them because unless they are the rare exception, they are the ones who end up on meat trucks to Mexico. Our responsibility to our horses far exceeds basis food and water.Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127842562111344534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-84564618316423423972014-03-10T23:41:27.685-07:002014-03-10T23:41:27.685-07:00A well behaved horse is always a pleasure to be ar...A well behaved horse is always a pleasure to be around. That goes for kids, dogs and husbands too, lol. I am working on my mares and also the pony too. He had an awesome workout over the weekend. I don't worry much about him, but the one mare... yeah. Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-32485946562031783602014-03-10T23:17:01.397-07:002014-03-10T23:17:01.397-07:00Great post! The same thing goes for dogs too, I ...Great post! The same thing goes for dogs too, I reckon, even if we are pretty sure they will go a to family member. I don't love minding my sister's dogs (nevertheless taking them on full time, though I would if the need arose) because they are terrible thieves and raiders. Just as a frinstance! :) Keechyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508060247369251383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-14042281303549728222014-03-10T22:54:11.349-07:002014-03-10T22:54:11.349-07:00a thought provoking post, I agree wholeheartedly...a thought provoking post, I agree wholeheartedly , we need to create horses that could and would have a quality of life or the potential for it after us Sherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.com