tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post3802844935478956112..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: "They're not machines"Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-10028618340881756202012-03-08T17:42:47.724-05:002012-03-08T17:42:47.724-05:00"Probably any pony clubber with a few years u..."Probably any pony clubber with a few years under their belt could have done better by this mare."<br /><br />So freaking true.Brain Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401569546542144264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-14634595640338911272012-03-08T10:32:58.819-05:002012-03-08T10:32:58.819-05:00Comment here about "The law is an ass." ...Comment here about "The law is an ass." <br /><br />Here in my hometown, the local zoning board was challenged to decide whether or not a family could keep a horse on their undersized property. The land was located in a very rural area, but one of the neighbors complained about the horse--too noisy, and a little pasture next to his property. The land had had horses on it before, but Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-73927785397100115392012-03-08T06:12:52.406-05:002012-03-08T06:12:52.406-05:00I'm all over that Danish Proverb: "Care, ...I'm all over that Danish Proverb: "Care, and not fine stables makes a good horse." <br /><br />Since some of ours are rescues and one a former big lick horse, I have a pretty clear mental picture of just how "the other half lives", and it breaks my heart.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608579972739041880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-23809665283523942042012-03-08T00:02:24.488-05:002012-03-08T00:02:24.488-05:00"I guess the bright spot is that so many of ..."I guess the bright spot is that so many of us (and I'm thinking of the BTB readership here) care for our horses as if they are $3M horses -- or rather we care for them like they are irreplaceable. To us, they are." So very well said - gave me a lump in my throat and made me want to go right back to the barn and give my boy another hug!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-90849167988979819952012-03-07T23:03:23.338-05:002012-03-07T23:03:23.338-05:00Hi, I took no offense whatsoever from NM's com...Hi, I took no offense whatsoever from NM's comment about "bad news." I try not to carp and complain or fingerpoint too much--it's not good to focus on the negative stuff that is in abundance in the horse world, and there is plenty of that on the internet. I do think it's a story worth telling. Thanks for indulging me.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-17418336525350307382012-03-07T22:59:32.554-05:002012-03-07T22:59:32.554-05:00Dear Anon: Lack of knowledge isn't what killed...Dear Anon: Lack of knowledge isn't what killed Poetin. And all of us being sickened by what happened to her will not change anything. I'd much rather read about Stacey's horses, cats, Rolex, paint saddlebreds who have boingy jumps, or Harv's limo driver than any more stories like Poetin. I have more than enough "knowledge" about the dark side of the horse biz to last Netherfieldmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260647159580710835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-24689019402939900272012-03-07T19:15:03.640-05:002012-03-07T19:15:03.640-05:00At times I think we all need to be reminded that &...At times I think we all need to be reminded that "they are not machines." Even as a horse loving ammie, I sometimes take my horse for granted and become frustrated by our lack of progress, a bad ride, or an inconvenient vet bill. <br /><br />It's humbling to realize how lucky I am simply because my horse is still here. <br /><br />Thank you for posting the information about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-41479803875452290382012-03-07T15:42:40.547-05:002012-03-07T15:42:40.547-05:00Poor Poetin.
I quit my job at a lesson barn, beca...Poor Poetin.<br /><br />I quit my job at a lesson barn, because I watched the horses treated like machines and when I spoke up about it, I was threatened: shut-up or we will fire you. So I quit. This was not really a situation where the ASPCA could step in (no outright abuse or neglect), so I felt like I was abandoning the working horses, but it was also made perfectly clear that I was helplessValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-28845040821372673082012-03-07T14:19:48.049-05:002012-03-07T14:19:48.049-05:00You got that right, Stacy- My old man is absolutel...You got that right, Stacy- My old man is absolutely irreplaceable to me, and I know that the love, time and money lavished on my horses ( yeah, dogs and kids too) are somehow attempts to balance out the horrible fails taking place every day to a thousand others less fortunate. We assume responsibility, we have control, we have choices. They do not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-76530231462543239622012-03-07T13:19:14.643-05:002012-03-07T13:19:14.643-05:00Quite a beautiful post.Quite a beautiful post.liquidambarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753215160496567475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-14627669623899592172012-03-07T12:40:43.257-05:002012-03-07T12:40:43.257-05:00Her story fills me with so much rage and sadness a...Her story fills me with so much rage and sadness all at once. :(Now Thats A Trot!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04520915591652905807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-20483084974096641272012-03-07T11:42:52.747-05:002012-03-07T11:42:52.747-05:00I agree the people who purchased her were by far b...I agree the people who purchased her were by far better than the others mentioned...but...who pays such a high price for a horse and doesn't get a vet check(maybe they did but wasn't mentioned). I'm afraid the people who bought her had dollars signs for eyes as well..thinking that even if she were lame they could still use her as a brood mare. Still one can only hope that her final Annenoreply@blogger.com