tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post4293853046919751870..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: Mistakes I Have MadeJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-51776529029341801062014-04-20T14:00:21.275-07:002014-04-20T14:00:21.275-07:00We trust our friends because we think we know them...We trust our friends because we think we know them sufficiently well. Occasionally someone we think of as a friend proves not to be. Should we stop trusting? No, but as we get older our judgment improves. I've been let down by people who presented themselves as friends then proceeded to neglect the horses they bought from me. I was angry and frustrated...and yet, based on the information available at the time, the decision to sell seemed like a good one. There comes a point where one has to stop blaming oneself. The learning remains just as valid, however there is no point in continued self-flagellation. And unfortunately there will continue to be warped people who maltreat animals (and other people). We can simply stay on guard and hope to thwart a few of them. <br /><br />I was out today and stopped to watch a herd of horses on a nice big hill pasture. They were chasing around in play, then stopping to groom and graze, all so happy and healthy together. It was such a contrast to those sterile facilities where the majority of horses are kept each in a boring little paddock on its own. It's sad but in so many places some injustice or other is being committed against horses. White Horse Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18256903307281225327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-32453631479863593172014-04-18T07:43:05.694-07:002014-04-18T07:43:05.694-07:00Jukie--I agree. That's why I tried to say in t...Jukie--I agree. That's why I tried to say in the post that I am judging the action, not the person, and to show that I too have done things that I think were wrong. We all make mistakes, but as redhorse says, hopefully we can learn from them. And that was the point of these posts. To help others not to make those same mistakes and spare them the regret and grief.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-58596962690773422532014-04-17T11:02:06.848-07:002014-04-17T11:02:06.848-07:00At least you learned from it. I have a couple of ...At least you learned from it. I have a couple of friends who did almost the same thing. That's why I don't believe anything horse traders say, you thought he was your friend, and look what he did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-83732229025186344122014-04-17T09:50:23.609-07:002014-04-17T09:50:23.609-07:00I guess this is why we are not to judge. I have ma...I guess this is why we are not to judge. I have made bad decisions too and they also haunt me. I agree in your previous post that someone did make what appears to be a rather thoughtless decision. If everyone felt free to be honest, without anyone turning against them, we would all have stories where we dropped the ball and people or animals maybe suffered because of it. Thank you so much for your forthright, honest, and well written blogs!!!!Julie Maidmentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-11777714435938829192014-04-16T14:06:32.334-07:002014-04-16T14:06:32.334-07:00I know, Val. And now you know, too. Having a nursi...I know, Val. And now you know, too. Having a nursing baby is pretty all consuming. But still...I 'm sure you understand what I mean. I WISH I could have done better for that poor horse.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-3164625924997509132014-04-16T13:50:54.307-07:002014-04-16T13:50:54.307-07:00I understand that you feel responsible for Latch&#...I understand that you feel responsible for Latch's fate, whatever that might have been, but like you told me, it is very difficult to do anything else when you are nursing a baby full-time. Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.com