tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post5753732330865916324..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: The Magical HorseJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-18836000278432223602011-02-24T16:40:58.875-08:002011-02-24T16:40:58.875-08:00Great Story and photos, Laura!Great Story and photos, Laura!Alisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-54069952223661725122011-02-24T09:53:03.103-08:002011-02-24T09:53:03.103-08:00kel--I'm glad you enjoyed "Going, Gone...kel--I'm glad you enjoyed "Going, Gone', but am very sorry to hear that you're having to have iron infusions. I mean, I guess I'm assuming its a health issue. Anyway, I'm sending you good wishes for strength and health.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-81910474978812446932011-02-24T09:08:08.206-08:002011-02-24T09:08:08.206-08:00Great Story. Each horse does bring something spec...Great Story. Each horse does bring something special to us. <br /><br />I finished your book. I have been having iron infusions 3 days a week. They take about 2 hours. Reading your book made the time pass quickly. Thanks for the great read. :)horsegeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614136458074519322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-22323392175245974352011-02-24T07:37:10.560-08:002011-02-24T07:37:10.560-08:00Jackie--I know that you have forged a great bond w...Jackie--I know that you have forged a great bond with Starlette--I've read parts of your journey with her and its really impressive.<br /><br />Joy--Thanks for your comment--I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I know what you mean--that "magical" factor is hard to describe.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-39469553829334099022011-02-24T03:34:14.259-08:002011-02-24T03:34:14.259-08:00Oh, I am still here...been very busy! Broke my el...Oh, I am still here...been very busy! Broke my elbow in 3 pieces last September (thank you Starlette)...stupid accident, I wasn't even riding! Then took on Friday and a boarder...so I am working full time and caring for 5 horses, and enjoying my 15month grandson. Arm is now healed, and just waiting for Spring!<br /><br />Friday is great but green, green, green...like no "Whoa" at all! He's fun, but Starlette and I...well, I just need to think of what I want and she'll do it. Friday will get there...before the weather went bad (I live part way up the west lakeshore of Michigan getting all the snow/ice) I was making progess with him. He just needs seat time. I wasn't planning on green green green, but his other attributes overrode that. Besides, after Starlette he will be easy! And he was the right price...free!<br /><br />JackieHorsesAndTurboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607758320356759231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-23226331840416247322011-02-23T22:12:01.984-08:002011-02-23T22:12:01.984-08:00What a great post. You made me cry.
Immediately ...What a great post. You made me cry.<br /><br />Immediately I thought about my first own horse, my mare, Margarita. Or Ritzy Rita as she liked to be called.<br /><br />I hated that mare for about the first two years I knew her.<br /><br />I fell in love. She was amazing beyond words. She taught me so much. She taught me everything.<br /><br />She was the one that when I rode her I felt the presence of god/goddess whatever you want to call IT. <br /><br />Thank you so much for this post. What great memories it brought up.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977898784588176802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-67218457904132294022011-02-23T17:04:07.767-08:002011-02-23T17:04:07.767-08:00Jackie--Friday sounds like great fun. I have to sa...Jackie--Friday sounds like great fun. I have to say, when I first got Sunny, my little trail horse, I still considered my old horse to be my main horse. But Sunny was so darn easy, as you say, and I enjoyed cruising along the trails just looking at the scenery so much, that he became my "main" horse, at least when it came to trail riding. I don't think my old horse minds at all. He loves it that he gets let out to graze the property rather than be ridden. I have a feeling he was ready for that.<br /><br />Good to hear from you and Starlette, glad you are doing well.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-16593410272227281422011-02-23T16:39:28.574-08:002011-02-23T16:39:28.574-08:00Great story! I just love it!
I had been looking...Great story! I just love it! <br /><br />I had been looking to give a home to an older, trail-wise horse for anyone to ride when they wanted to come along with me. I didn't need much...just sound, tho' I do like a pretty horse. I didn't expect to go gaga like I did with Starlette, my main horse, just wanted a trustworthy trail horse, (like yours, Laura)that I did not have to do much with.<br /><br />When I first saw Friday, I was not too impressed by his common looks (I am spoiled by my mare); he was 7 years, had only 30 days of parelli-type training, and then had been used as a trail horse. I was told he was "drunk-broke". His feet looked awful...he has soft feet, and been on a diet that did not help them at all; he has quarter cracks in two of his feet, and his one front has a major crack from an old injury. But he was sound.<br /><br />What impressed me was he had not been ridden in 4 months, and I got on him, and while he was a bit energetic, he totally listened to me and tried to do what I asked. Also took him on the trails and he was not spooky at all. He tied the deal when he rested his head on my shoulder asking for a pet.<br /><br />I brought him home, and am really enjoying his mild temperment, his sense of humor, and, particularily after riding Starlette, how easy he is to work with. Starlette will always be my main horse, but who says I can't have two that I will enjoy equally but differently?<br /><br />JackieHorsesAndTurboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607758320356759231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-14896970116787986592011-02-23T14:46:39.594-08:002011-02-23T14:46:39.594-08:00Shanster--Flanigan was a wonderful horse for me. I...Shanster--Flanigan was a wonderful horse for me. I still miss him a lot. But I'm grateful I had so many happy years riding him and we got to do so much together.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-45418116966994764542011-02-23T14:38:53.401-08:002011-02-23T14:38:53.401-08:00What a lovely tribute to such a good, good friend....What a lovely tribute to such a good, good friend. Thanks Laura!Shansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-59820374468053690952011-02-23T12:44:11.621-08:002011-02-23T12:44:11.621-08:00Thank you, Kate. I was inspired to write about Fla...Thank you, Kate. I was inspired to write about Flanigan after reading of Jami's struggles as she looked for a new horse, and the sadness she experienced when she thought the one she wanted "got away". It reminded me of how I ended up with Flanigan, and, as that story had such a happy ending, I thought I'd share it.<br /><br />And Francesca--is that a new horse in the photo? I am dying of curiosity, as I know that you, too, are looking for a new riding horse since you retired Kwint. Thanks for your kind words, and I hope that your search is going well--or perhaps is already successful?Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-75573138074053052772011-02-23T11:51:28.144-08:002011-02-23T11:51:28.144-08:00Laura: I got chills and tears. Flanigan was clearl...Laura: I got chills and tears. Flanigan was clearly one of those rare, super special magical horses. Nothing compares to them. Such a lovely tribute. Lots of love to you :)Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201599087106798500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-39901970046659327202011-02-23T11:42:05.146-08:002011-02-23T11:42:05.146-08:00What a great story - thanks for sharing it with us...What a great story - thanks for sharing it with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com