So in my last blog I wrote about horses and how they are man's best friend. And you know here lately this fact has become more and more true to me. They really are a man's best friend. If only some people would realize this instead of being intimidated by the big beasts than everyone could share my point of view. But let's face it - the population that doesn't find them beautiful and magnificient find them pretty on the other side of the fence!! Those are the people who think dogs are a man's best friend. But like I said in my last blog (ha that very few people were able to read) I know in my dogs case, her loyalty lies with the fullest dinner plate!! That's not a best friend - that's a mooch! Now, don't get me wrong I have a few really good human friends. But a best friend is someone you tell everything to, and they don't assume anything of you or judge you in anyway. They are rare and hard to find. The more people I meet, the more I find that a lot of people think they are this way... but the truth always comes out!! Why can't people just be honest and admit "hey, at some point in time I'm going to think something of you that's going to be wrong" - I mean that's honest. I'm guilty of it, like we all are. Horses don't do this to people - and even better they tell you when they have done wrong. Most of the time they give it away and that's why you notice it! Horses don't judge... sometimes they think nasty things about you but they tell you about it and don't try to dress it up! I know Max doesn't dress it up - he tells me he hates me daily! And that's OK!!!!! If certain people would come out and say "Hey, I hate you" I would be better off than having to listen to them lie to me all the time. But no, people put on their faces... makes me sick. If I have a problem with someone, I'm going to tell them. Maybe that's why my parents say I need to be more tactful :)
On a lighter note...
Horse people are nuts. While I work, you will often find me sitting behind the computer looking up horse cliassfieds. Not that I need another horse but - you never know what you will find. So most days that's what I do. And today I was watching all these videos of these big time dressage horses and some lower level event horses... and it amazes me that a horse - a four legged, hairy, animal - can be worth $50.000 or more!!! And these horses sell at that price! Now, some of them that I see at that price I think "Yeah right good luck with that". Because I just don't see anyone paying that much for that certain horse!! But if the right person comes along... that horse will most likely sell for that price. Arabians are a breed of horse that you can't make that much money off of their sales price. You can get a National quality Arabian for $3000 easy. A trained one might cost you more, but if you pay more than $10,000 for a quality Arabian - you are paying too much!! Not saying they are a cheap horse but... you don't have to pay out the wazoo for one. Now on the other hand you have warmbloods (NOT American Warmbloods... they don't count) - but other warmbloods that actually have certain bloodlines - paying over $10,000 for them is a little more understandable because most of them have been imported from another country! Now if it is under a year old, than it's not worth it. But if it has a show record or if it has been imported - and you want a horse that will go far - they are probably worth it. That is IF you have the money for that kind of horse. Me on the other hand, I've never paid over $1000 for a horse! And I don't plan on paying more than that for a while! In fact about half of the horses I've owned I've gotten for free! My last purchase was enough to keep me occupied for a little bit though.
"Keeta" Is a hand full! I love her, she is sweet and adorable... but she is a hand full! Hancock babies are supposed to be really good, and I think she will be but she has some spirit in her. No worries - I'm not one for getting rid of that spirit, I like to turn it into positive energy. I don't tame beasts... I just train them to do what I want and they are welcome to do it with as much energy and spunk as they please. As long as it does not involve bucking, rearing, taking off, or any other bad habit of that sort. Speaking of bad habits... MAX has a few. Today I rode for the first time in a week ... I was about to go nuts without riding... so today was nice being able to ride. But Max was his usual self... which isn't BAD but it's not exactly great either. A couple kicks here, a couple bucks there... no big deal. He's crazy. Today his fun thing to do for the day was to canter as fast as possible around the ring without stopping or half halting. So what do ya do? Just sit there and keep trying to slow him down, eventually when he got tired - he slowed down. Show season starts soon - hopefully the ground well thaw out and I'll be able to jump Max some. Because THAT'S Where he shows himself. My goal is to have him jump without bucking or taking off!! I have two months to do this... I hope with the help of my instructor that I'll be able to do this. Not sure how we are going to do it... but if anyone can we can. She has the brains and I have the ability. At least most people think I have the ability. The guy that owns the barn that I keep my horses at - got a new horse about a month ago. Real nice appendix quarter horse, he's grey - stands about 16'2 hands - stocky build - moves real straight and big. Nice horse. The guy that owns him told me the other day that I was going to be the first one on the horse just in case he bucks up! LOL - I laughed and said "OK"... I know... it doesn't sound smart but it's fun! He says he doesn't want to hit the ground from that far up in the air - I told him it's not that bad, it's just an extra foot or so - no big deal. He didn't believe me. I don't understand why! LOL
So I went to the rodeo last night - and I was well entertained. And not by the perverted clown either. People are funny to me... I mean they had these pens set up in the ring and they put a bull in one of them and two horses in the other. They opened the floor to the public and people swarmed those poor animals like they had never seen them before!! I was like give me a break! I guess it is because I see those animals every day and to me it's just another walk in the park! So anyways, it was interesting to see all these people eww and awe over these animals. Animals that I didn't find that pretty. I mean, I know when I go to horse shows that I go to look for pretty horses! And when I find them I drool over them and eww and awe. But I did NOT find these kinds of horses last night at the rodeo. There were some butt ugly horses there, it amazed me. And most of them knew one speed - which was fast!! The announcer kept saying how well trained these horses were, but the way they were acting, I just didn't see it!! LOL - I mean it! I thought a well trained horse knew ALL of the gaits, and knew what whoa meant, and so on and so forth - As bad as Max is - he is better than some of those horses. I do wonder how they train roping horses to back-up once the rider has jumped off to tie the calf!? My horses don't typically do things by themselves... I normally have to be on my horse in order for them to do things :) My friends were at the rodeo competing. She had a nice horse - his horse was OK ... I mean I wouldn't own it but for him it worked. He placed third in team roping - she didn't run. But I'm sure when she did run she did well. Her horse is fast and sharp around turns (She barrel races, so that makes since right?) I decided after watching the saddle-bronc riders that I could do that! You have some thing to hang onto and stirrups to put your feet in - it can't be that hard! I mean, I ride bucks all the time... not really BIG bucks but still - lean back put your feet forward... I could do it. Me and Keeta may run barrels one day, if she's fast enough. She may be too slow, I want to rein her mostly so we'll concentrate on that and if the barrels happen they happen, if not they don't. The bull riders were a little disappointing - only one guy rode to score!
Anyways, Enough about that... I've rambled on in this blog about NOTHING! LOL And it has been a blast... Next time the blog will be brilliant and not just rambling.
PEACE
