tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post615977297511832985..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Horses for courses.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64384050816575657532009-10-28T07:22:28.899-07:002009-10-28T07:22:28.899-07:00Hello Weaver,
That gave me a little laugh - not a...Hello Weaver,<br /><br />That gave me a little laugh - not at you, you understand, just the horses' antics! I think I have mentioned before that I too am wary of horses. You recounted this tale so amusingly.<br /><br />Having decided to skip a couple of days, here you are with loads of posts for me to catch up with!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59727813766365013292009-10-25T14:08:20.608-07:002009-10-25T14:08:20.608-07:00I would love to ride but have not been on a horse ...I would love to ride but have not been on a horse since i was about eight and then only once. I keep dithering about whether to pluck up the courage to have a go but life is so short and how long would it take to get any good?Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24195874905651310982009-10-25T06:16:48.061-07:002009-10-25T06:16:48.061-07:00what a super memory weaver!! i too have the very s...what a super memory weaver!! i too have the very same fear of horses and i'm sorry but i'd be leading the group from the vantage point of any place with a fence between me and the horse! have a lovely day in the dale. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38586868765752941512009-10-25T05:08:21.926-07:002009-10-25T05:08:21.926-07:00Oh well, we can't all be good at everything!
x...Oh well, we can't all be good at everything!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49185591353772630832009-10-25T04:07:17.035-07:002009-10-25T04:07:17.035-07:00I'm reminded of the song....
" Where did ...I'm reminded of the song....<br />" Where did you get that hat, where did you get that hat ?"Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27750419736335168642009-10-25T02:27:20.511-07:002009-10-25T02:27:20.511-07:00As usual you have all risen (if not into the saddl...As usual you have all risen (if not into the saddle, onto the page)to the occasion. It seems to me, reading all your comments, that we fall into two camps - those who love riding and feel confident on horse-back and those who don't. I wonder maybe if the answer is to start early (like ski-ing and learning a foreign language) -growing up with horses must make you feel in control - and that is surely the point.<br />I don't know about donkeys on Morecambe beach but there are certainly still donkeys on Blackpool beach -and Scarborough. A friend had two to over-winter last year but they were very unfriendly. Can't really blame them after days of tramping up and down with children on the beach can you? Mind you they are better treated than donkeys I saw in Marrakech who had to pull very heavily laden carts to market each morning.<br />As to me getting up in the saddle again now - sorry but I am a bit too old in the teeth for that - believe me it is a long way down from a bicycle saddle let along a fifteen hands horse!<br />Thanks for the interest. Have a lovely Sunday.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49717576474614555352009-10-24T16:54:38.510-07:002009-10-24T16:54:38.510-07:00You are so brave. No regrets. You know you had to ...You are so brave. No regrets. You know you had to try it. You must be terribly proud of yourself. You go, girl!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67311968679770595462009-10-24T16:44:53.538-07:002009-10-24T16:44:53.538-07:00Funny story. I love the way it feels to ride a hor...Funny story. I love the way it feels to ride a horse when they canter, but I must say, their size has always caused me some fear. And I've never figured out what to do when they're trotting.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52471422160549255162009-10-24T16:37:30.800-07:002009-10-24T16:37:30.800-07:00At least you didn't fall off......
a wonderful...At least you didn't fall off......<br />a wonderful story<br />my riding experiences were not stellar ( Idid fall off!)<br />and yes, I'm a bit scared of them....Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15110644880146781522009-10-24T16:13:41.698-07:002009-10-24T16:13:41.698-07:00I have a similar photo taken when I was about twen...I have a similar photo taken when I was about twenty years old. I am sitting on the back of a tan coloured horse with a diffident smile on my face. <br /><br />The look does not bear testimony to the horror of the ride ahead and I have never been back on a horse again. Like you I'm wary.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75528528572608364572009-10-24T15:39:58.308-07:002009-10-24T15:39:58.308-07:00But what about the farmer? Are you still courting...But what about the farmer? Are you still courting!Margaret Gosden https://www.blogger.com/profile/00253407541215420119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60932287130044372832009-10-24T15:29:08.820-07:002009-10-24T15:29:08.820-07:00Weaver this gave me a giggle -
the chairwoman of ...Weaver this gave me a giggle - <br />the chairwoman of a craft committee, with a fear of horses, organising a horse riding class - a delightful read!gleanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826401785165112918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30943319977868478062009-10-24T15:09:40.955-07:002009-10-24T15:09:40.955-07:00What a good sport you are, Weaver, to have given ...What a good sport you are, Weaver, to have given it another go. Our town was quiet enough during my childhood that we could rent horses and ride around. On a surf trip to Mexico with my sister and 2 buddies when we were in our teens (1960s), we rented horses to amble about. A thunderstorm came up out of nowhere and my horse spooked and bolted as the lightning cracked and rain pelted down. He slipped on a patch of slick concrete and we both fell into a barbed wire fence... We were both spared any injury but I've been afraid to ride every since! I, too, prefer terra firma.Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91852926339468098722009-10-24T13:07:51.372-07:002009-10-24T13:07:51.372-07:00That is a great and amusing story. I can just pict...That is a great and amusing story. I can just picture you trying to get on your horse. I only ever tried to ride a pony, that our children had for a year or two. I only climbed on it once and as soon as I was on it I said, GET ME OFF OF THIS THING. I was scared out of my wits. Well, of course my children thought it very funny. Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90654246827356776492009-10-24T13:00:13.520-07:002009-10-24T13:00:13.520-07:00I reckon you did ok. You didn't fall off. You ...I reckon you did ok. You didn't fall off. You and horse came back both in one piece. Horse had a great time. Well, both horses did. You were kind to them. I like that.<br /><br />I wonder if they still have those ancient flea bitten donkeys on the beach at Morecambe. As a youngster I got to go on one. Cried all the time. Me that is not the donkey. That was the start and finish of my riding days.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42338572353003068892009-10-24T12:51:15.146-07:002009-10-24T12:51:15.146-07:00What a lovely story Weaver, and it did make me chu...What a lovely story Weaver, and it did make me chuckle. At least you looked attractive even in that riding helmet - when I wore one I looked like Mussolini! We were on holiday with our youngest daughter, then about 12, and she had never ridden before so we only went for a hack. Even so, when we got back to the stables and dismounted I could barely walk. I hadn't been on a horse for about 35 years prior to that and then it was to ride a retired police horse which was enormous - it seemed an awful long way down to the ground. He was very well behaved and riding him was a joy - cantering was just like being on a rocking horse.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74165888941552703102009-10-24T12:36:33.452-07:002009-10-24T12:36:33.452-07:00LOL!
Fun post, Weaver
Aloha, Friend!
Comfort...LOL!<br /><br />Fun post, Weaver<br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha, Friend!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83694453919768509052009-10-24T12:24:05.423-07:002009-10-24T12:24:05.423-07:00the chairwoman of a craft committee arranges a hor...the chairwoman of a craft committee arranges a horse riding lesson? How come?<br /><br />btw you look beautiful on your horse, to the manner born; you look brave and handsome, in full control - of yourself, if not of your pony.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14485188220374317232009-10-24T11:37:24.412-07:002009-10-24T11:37:24.412-07:00I have great empathy for you Weaver, - I was throw...I have great empathy for you Weaver, - I was thrown off the back of a great white horse at my uncle's farm at the age of eight (probably) and have never attempted to ride again., - although the children all had horses and I love to sidle up to them and rub their noses.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57578104743847292212009-10-24T10:49:08.836-07:002009-10-24T10:49:08.836-07:00I enjoyed reading this! I've not got much expe...I enjoyed reading this! I've not got much experience with horses, though have found myself surprisingly at ease with most of those I have ridden. Wouldn't want to have been in your shoes on that course though...Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-25892566390780038492009-10-24T10:46:01.048-07:002009-10-24T10:46:01.048-07:00I used to teach riding and had horses myself until...I used to teach riding and had horses myself until last year. I can sympathize with your riding "experiences" though - these ponies are very cunning and take full advantage of someone who doesn't know how to make them behave and have ever-open mouths for some grass! It's never too late to start again you know - a few lessons in a manege or indoor school and you would soon find yourself in control. Rising to the trot takes a while though (but believe me, it is a LOT more uncomfortable for a bloke!!!)Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65114601051787038662009-10-24T10:44:36.329-07:002009-10-24T10:44:36.329-07:00Oh, this made me giggle. I can just visualize the...Oh, this made me giggle. I can just visualize the scene. Horses really do know who is in charge and tend to take incredible advantage of those they deem pushovers. I am impressed at your bravery and spirit. I do think you could learn to ride, though!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.com