tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post4876232307821495707..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: A phone call with my mom, about 24 years agoStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-77996433866776662772010-08-17T15:17:09.366-04:002010-08-17T15:17:09.366-04:00Perfectly understandable to be relieved and please...Perfectly understandable to be relieved and pleased about Riley's rebound from hoof troubles - tell us more.<br />That's a great comeback to your mom. Other people's children are boooorinnnnggg! I flee when people bring their babies and toddlers to visit the office. Now animals, pets and livestock, that's interesting stuff.panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-59355741928255203862010-08-17T11:24:07.900-04:002010-08-17T11:24:07.900-04:00He's just lovely Stacey, thank you for sharing...He's just lovely Stacey, thank you for sharing the video. No need to apologize for being a doting mom to us! Been there, doing that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790278181159401158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-18189832967265700972010-08-17T10:21:19.902-04:002010-08-17T10:21:19.902-04:00He looks beautiful to me! You have a right to be e...He looks beautiful to me! You have a right to be excited!strivingforsavvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070004292603118407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-68106105100977668402010-08-17T10:10:59.626-04:002010-08-17T10:10:59.626-04:00Oh I hear you. When coworkers are talking about t...Oh I hear you. When coworkers are talking about their kids or nieces/nephews at lunch, I often want to chime in about my birds or my horse. They just seem like the same conversation piece to me. I do have to be careful though, some people seem to get offended if you liken your parrot's latest trick to baby's first steps.<br /><br />Oh well, what can you do. I don't get people who Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-33110035313661494902010-08-17T09:24:53.129-04:002010-08-17T09:24:53.129-04:00ya know...I wasn't crazy about that saddle pad...ya know...I wasn't crazy about that saddle pad before (psshh, what do I know?) but it is totally growing on me. It just looks so good on him- although I'm pretty sure it's because he is such a handsome guy to begin with! You are right to be proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-79897473879700783792010-08-17T08:46:56.864-04:002010-08-17T08:46:56.864-04:00Go ahead, brag! He is really, really looking good....Go ahead, brag! He is really, really looking good.Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-68682584314565336442010-08-17T08:26:55.134-04:002010-08-17T08:26:55.134-04:00He's turned into one big beautiful hunk of hor...He's turned into one big beautiful hunk of horsecake! We are so proud!Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030621211779302151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-7091119343223597672010-08-16T22:20:08.805-04:002010-08-16T22:20:08.805-04:00I know, I know. I KNOW. Jean, you and I and Court...I know, I know. I KNOW. Jean, you and I and Courtney KD and others have the terrible insight that BAD THINGS CAN HAPPEN. Unfortunately it's like seeing dead people. Not everyone perceives that horses freak out in trailers, kids are kicked by horses, and people fall and injure their brains. It would be so easy if we could label oblivious people as stupid, but they aren't. I'm at a Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-54188844724520595772010-08-16T21:43:24.513-04:002010-08-16T21:43:24.513-04:00You know, I hate to be party pooper, but I just r...You know, I hate to be party pooper, but I just realized your trainer is riding without a helmet. I know it's hot....but her head is far more valuable than anything she owns. Please remind her of that. If it can happen to Courtney King.....Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-91625476494798893382010-08-16T19:02:39.202-04:002010-08-16T19:02:39.202-04:00When it comes to boasting about your horse, I say ...When it comes to boasting about your horse, I say go for it. The early development of a young horse is fascinating.kippen64https://www.blogger.com/profile/09349803809195454781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-56405264310945983652010-08-16T18:46:44.542-04:002010-08-16T18:46:44.542-04:00I'm loving that pad on him... just saying. Nic...I'm loving that pad on him... just saying. Nice choice.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381922004203479379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-69855129673908885852010-08-16T17:54:57.627-04:002010-08-16T17:54:57.627-04:00He's looking so wonderful! I've been notic...He's looking so wonderful! I've been noticing how he is starting to muscle up as well. Lovely boy!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609268980526224486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-28793933821761716362010-08-16T17:52:44.050-04:002010-08-16T17:52:44.050-04:00Riley looks great but buy your trainer a helmet!Riley looks great but buy your trainer a helmet!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547452900127366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-84986148507899130282010-08-16T17:23:55.631-04:002010-08-16T17:23:55.631-04:00I'm with you. I still think it's amazing. ...I'm with you. I still think it's amazing. People tend to underestimate both a horse's intelligence and capacity to learn, especially when they are young. The other thing is, I think, that because they must, for the sake of survival in the wild, learn to be physically adept pretty quickly, the concepts of learning to balance, etc, is probably pretty instinctive with most of them. BeingJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-19402638609475268282010-08-16T17:09:38.864-04:002010-08-16T17:09:38.864-04:00He's looking lovely. It may just be my imagina...He's looking lovely. It may just be my imagination, but he sure looks like he's getting far enough under himself to elevate his shoulders up. He's not quite strong enough to carry himself like that for more than a few strides, but when it's there you can see the dressage horse he'll be. <br /><br />You and your trainer have done wonderful with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com