tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post8685761491656814873..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: A Pony called LightningJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-71942857472512378052014-11-27T11:13:45.950-08:002014-11-27T11:13:45.950-08:00FD - thanks for chiming in and your comments are q...FD - thanks for chiming in and your comments are quite welcome. This points out, I think, both the regional and global differences in what we value. Although the east coast of the U.S. might have more shows, classes, etc. for ponies, the west (where I am from) has few, especially in rural areas. <br /><br />Of course, a well-trained equine of any size will (usually) find a home (although nothing is a given in today's horse market,) there are many, many young horses and ponies here with little or no training. And those are very difficult to place. <br /><br />And I think we have a shortage of brave older kids to train them. They are all on their cell phones! *sigh*Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-25563363781017299612014-11-26T15:12:35.105-08:002014-11-26T15:12:35.105-08:00Erm, just realised that comment came across as rat...Erm, just realised that comment came across as rather evangelical, no offence intended, it's just something that's always baffled me!FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485030894416936129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-16056150111656148172014-11-26T15:10:18.142-08:002014-11-26T15:10:18.142-08:00The bad rap thing is a USA thing, I think. Person...The bad rap thing is a USA thing, I think. Personally, I love ponies. I stayed small enough to ride them well into my thirties and there's nothing like a really good pony - the hardiness, the sense, the ability to take care of themselves and you, the athleticism relative to their size... do you have a JA showjumping equivalent in the states? It's eye opening if you've never seen it.<br />I ask because when I've been in the USA I've seen a lot of kids riding what I'd call small, (and not so small!) horses and to my UK eye they look grossly overmounted and I've never understood why. Sure, occasionally there will be a stinker of a pony but over here there's never a shortage of tough minded olderish kids who can put some miles on them. And having done so, a pony owner can regularly expect that pony to go on to teach the rest of tbe family, plus assorted cousins and neighbors and friends of friends kids. Plus they are cheaper to run, sounder and live longer.FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485030894416936129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-73698385675492208232012-11-15T14:41:38.687-08:002012-11-15T14:41:38.687-08:00BeBe - thanks for dropping by. Yes, we all loved t...BeBe - thanks for dropping by. Yes, we all loved the name "Lightning" too. It gave us adults a good chuckle.<br /><br />Dreaming - Trigger sounds like he was pretty wise. I think Lightning was a pretty old pony, too, but he always kept up with the big horses when we went for a trail ride. It was great!<br /><br />Lisa G - Spunky sounds wonderful, and your comment is spot on - a good kid's pony is a pearl beyond price.Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-10485393170631166462012-11-15T13:51:08.938-08:002012-11-15T13:51:08.938-08:00I had a little pony like that once. Her name was ...I had a little pony like that once. Her name was Spunky and she lived about two blocks from me, but only about two hundred yards through the back and side yards. She was an only pony and kept rolling under the fence to stand with my mare, also an onlt horse. Finaly her owner called me adn asked did I want to buy her-for $50.00! This little pony had raised six kids and like Lightening was broke to the heart. I didn't have any children then and only kept Spunky about two years, then I gave her to my best friend who had a little girl two. She kept her till she died. Wonderful little pony and a pearl beyond price.<br /><br /> Lisa Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04164960443407887270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-63793148030112880112012-11-13T20:38:35.018-08:002012-11-13T20:38:35.018-08:00Lightning knew where he was needed! How lucky for ...Lightning knew where he was needed! How lucky for you, and your children, to have a pony from God show up like that!<br />One of my friends had a very old pony - she figures he was at least 35 - who taught most of the neighborhood kids to ride. The fun thing was that Trigger would only let a child under 6 years of age catch him in pasture! Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-16359406131461409362012-11-13T16:20:30.293-08:002012-11-13T16:20:30.293-08:00What a great story....and such a lucky find for bo...What a great story....and such a lucky find for both! Love the name Lightening...what a cutie!Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-50053218677606005212012-11-13T15:17:21.063-08:002012-11-13T15:17:21.063-08:00AaraenX - I love that sentiment - a postcard from ...AaraenX - I love that sentiment - a postcard from God. Awesome! And I'll pass along your good wishes to my daughter. I am very excited for her, too. ;)Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-56672660831871508352012-11-13T14:17:01.303-08:002012-11-13T14:17:01.303-08:00Linda, what an AWESOME story. I often consider th...Linda, what an AWESOME story. I often consider that the folks who show up "accidentally" in our lives are a sort of postcard from God.<br /><br />And good luck at the endurance ride!AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072169739345465380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-59619456990022052162012-11-13T11:23:44.199-08:002012-11-13T11:23:44.199-08:00I know, Cindy. I always think the same thing. If o...I know, Cindy. I always think the same thing. If only animals could speak our language. What tales they could tell! :-)Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-62200884573263858682012-11-13T11:13:02.786-08:002012-11-13T11:13:02.786-08:00Really makes you wonder what his story was, doesn&...Really makes you wonder what his story was, doesn't it? I mean before he was lucky enough to find your family. <br />I have a dog and a horse both who are so special in their own way. The dog is a pound rescue and the horse is a rescue from Oregon. They are the most amazing animals and every day as I interact with them I wonder who they used to be. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-68609641572262240852012-11-13T10:04:59.831-08:002012-11-13T10:04:59.831-08:00Yes, some things in life can never be explained. I...Yes, some things in life can never be explained. It was just meant to be, I guess. How lucky we were to get that fine pony (especially when we barely had two nickels to rub together.) :-)Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-54614470176617742032012-11-13T09:26:09.195-08:002012-11-13T09:26:09.195-08:00Aww--What a great pony. And what a magical story a...Aww--What a great pony. And what a magical story about how he came to you!Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.com