tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post252066200701312801..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: A ThrillJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-54845897503200537782012-11-09T07:16:54.907-08:002012-11-09T07:16:54.907-08:00Thanks readerlady--I love my cats, too!Thanks readerlady--I love my cats, too!Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-19895524446459855892012-11-08T18:56:10.916-08:002012-11-08T18:56:10.916-08:00I'm the neighborhood cat lady, and I know exac...I'm the neighborhood cat lady, and I know exactly what you mean. What a gift you and Gunner have given each other. I got goosebumps (and a few tears) reading your blog post.readerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792591056024869137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-8109278444342896472012-11-08T08:29:37.912-08:002012-11-08T08:29:37.912-08:00redhorse--Yeah, he does it from time to time--it w...redhorse--Yeah, he does it from time to time--it wasn't a one time thing. But most of the time he moves at a sort of poky walk, so it aways surprises me when he leaps into action like that. But he can still do it. And I am thrilled every time.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-337801758351882102012-11-08T08:25:21.558-08:002012-11-08T08:25:21.558-08:00Awww, what a wonderful moment that must have been....Awww, what a wonderful moment that must have been. I love that he can still play that way, even if it isn't often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-76712416264087860192012-11-08T07:14:01.377-08:002012-11-08T07:14:01.377-08:00Thanks, Mrs Mom. I knew a few other horse people w...Thanks, Mrs Mom. I knew a few other horse people would enjoy my little "moment" with my old horse. Glad I gave you a smile.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-52740884135747094852012-11-08T05:40:56.869-08:002012-11-08T05:40:56.869-08:00Yeah, you might be a "kooky old horse lady&qu...Yeah, you might be a "kooky old horse lady" but heck- it's a grand way to live, isn't it? (And who said you are OLD?? LOL)<br /><br />I know that thrill. It is a rush for sure. Gunner is an amazing old guy- I can just imagine what he was like in his youth! <br /><br />Thanks for a great way to start my day Laura :)Mrs. Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269132012512166439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-648109405852504982012-11-07T13:30:14.412-08:002012-11-07T13:30:14.412-08:00Thank you, Val. That's a neat way of putting i...Thank you, Val. That's a neat way of putting it. Your comment took me right back to my own first time sitting on a horse--and I started a blog post about it.<br /><br />And yes, in that moment I am sure Gunner felt like a young horse even as I "felt" him to be a young horse. What a cool insight.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-58711107485344162962012-11-07T12:55:53.257-08:002012-11-07T12:55:53.257-08:00You have fleshed out a really interesting concept....You have fleshed out a really interesting concept. It is that sentiment precisely, which makes writing stories from past experiences so much fun. I can see my first experience sitting on a horse as if it were right now. The feeling is still real even if the event passed a long time ago. I bet Gunner felt the same way.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-10102480723173487442012-11-07T10:36:24.622-08:002012-11-07T10:36:24.622-08:00Promise--I was sad to hear that you had to euthani...Promise--I was sad to hear that you had to euthanize Promise--but you certainly gave her a great life. And how lovely to have that memory of her feeling good. I know when Gunner's time comes I will be sad, but its a comfort to me to think what a good life he's had, and I, too, will have some lovely moments to treasure. Thanks for your comment.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-24901239635551261292012-11-07T10:22:22.850-08:002012-11-07T10:22:22.850-08:00This brought a tear to my eye, too. Two days befor...This brought a tear to my eye, too. Two days before the vet was scheduled to come out to euthanize Promise, she was acting so full of herself, I took her down to the arena to hand graze her and spend some time with her...and the whole way there she was prancing at the end of the lead, and making herself as big as she could. <br /><br />It was beautiful and heart-wrenching at the same time. As upset as it made me in that instant to think what was happening 2 days later, I can't help but think she wanted me to have that last memory of how she had been when she was healthy.Promisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338935046262804307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-76753189228233737212012-11-07T08:51:10.632-08:002012-11-07T08:51:10.632-08:00Thanks Susan, I can see you know just what I mean....Thanks Susan, I can see you know just what I mean. And that's an interesting way of putting it that I hadn't thought of.<br /><br />Cesca--Yes--love goes on. That's a theme I worked on in my book, "Going, Gone." Very close to my heart.<br /><br />Thank you both for the sweet comments.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-43378714679552015372012-11-07T08:22:33.373-08:002012-11-07T08:22:33.373-08:00Laura, I teared up too, because I recognised exact...Laura, I teared up too, because I recognised exactly what you're saying about time moving on, about people and animals who have passed away, yet everything just "being". There's a line in a Coldplay song that says "those who are dead are not dead, they're just living in our head". That line always gives me shivers, and makes me touch the heart pendant around my neck that I bought with some money that my grandmother left me when she died. It brings her to me whenever I touch it. Love goes on. But isn't that a line in a Celine Dion song?! Wait, no,it's "the heart does go on"!! Big kiss to you.Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312915602595615476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-570812800866481832012-11-07T08:10:21.169-08:002012-11-07T08:10:21.169-08:00That would be a thrill for me too. I got a tear in...That would be a thrill for me too. I got a tear in my eye reading about ol' Gunner. He's loved, which is all any of us ask for. And yes, when an animal or human leaves, the time we've spent with them becomes suspended. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986249712144982103noreply@blogger.com