blog.montanahorses.com: Recent Comments

Comment on Interns and Training Programs - Our Perspective.

2010-04-17T21:50:05Z

We find this is true at photography schools. Some of the best schools in the country are not teaching photog students professional skills. Preparing these kids to be starving artists with no head for the business of photography is not doing anyone any good. I hope our Universities are doing better but I really don't think they are giving students their moneys worth. That's my two cents worth.

Comment on Kail's "Wreck of the Week"

2010-04-03T15:55:28Z

Kail, I had a horse like this several years ago. He started my career in golf.

Comment on Hey, all you Competitive Trail Riders!

2010-04-02T22:45:33Z

Now that is a great story! Made my day.

Comment on Interns and Training Programs - Our Perspective.

2010-03-28T22:40:19Z

Thank you, thank you , thank you! As a parent of an MSU freshman who informed me recently that she wants to major in Equine Science, you have enunciated so clearly the pitfalls and weaknesses of that choice . She wouldn't listen to me, but hopefully she will listen to you!

Comment on A page from an 87 yr old horsewoman's journal.

2010-02-25T09:23:42Z

Hi Julia,
Totally loved your poem. It sums up my feelings exactly. A bit disappointed that you are not 87 - that bit gave me hope! Wpuld love to be still riding at that stage.
Rowena.

Comment on A page from an 87 yr old horsewoman's journal.

2010-01-07T22:18:22Z

Hello. My name is Julia Edwards-Dake and I am the author of "A Simple Statement" tho most know it as "I Ride". I wrote the essay in 2006 and in 2007 it was published in the American Trail Horse enewsletter. It exploded all over the internet. Since then I have been published many times in EQUUS Magazine. My best work might be 'A Simple Statememtn" but my favorite is "Tea With Miss Em" published in Equus Magaizine in Mar of 2009.
Thank you for posting my essay. Oh. And I am only 54. Still don't know where that 87 stuff came from. I was in Montanz once. My husband was buying a long rifle there. Beautiful!
Julia Dake

Thanks again.

Comment on MFHA Protects the Future of Foxhunting in VA

2009-12-16T16:28:22Z

Interesting,

Keep up the good work,

Thanks

Comment on How IS the horse market?

2009-06-18T16:51:57Z

Can't agree more. I've been traveling all over the West this winter scouting for dead broke ranch horses. Those that exist aren't being let go, in most cases even for premium prices. The stock at most of the celebrated ranch gelding sales I've attended has been mediocre compared to past years. Some of my clients have picked up the "give aways" and learned that you get what you pay for. Reliability, safety and good disposition is worth a minimum of $5K and much more. I won't sell a horse that can't stand ground tied, open gates (when being ridden!!!!)and move each foot under cue. However most who can appreciate these qualities make their own horses and aren't in the market.

Comment on MFHA Protects the Future of Foxhunting in VA

2009-04-01T21:20:32Z

Are you kidding? The fox knows exactly where we can hunt and where we can't. He crosses the fence line and laughs at us. He enjoys the exercise and fresh air as much as we do. Only the men wear read usually. Don't you know about peacocks either. I have hunted with three hunts and we've never killed anything. Now, child rape is worth fighting over but we are talking about coyotes, fox and bobcats or even Mountain lions here. And, by the way, the Mountain lion will eat kids and anyone in their territory.

Comment on Post-Election Pain

2009-01-29T22:23:56Z

Kail and Rene, I have heard so much about you folks through my dad, Butch ...I told him when he meets up with ya, buy em a drink on me!Hopefully I will be over during the spring and have the opportunity to meet you.

So on with comment section and subject at hand.
With the upcoming Recovery and Reinvestment Act, we better go stock up on KY Jelly, cus were gonna need it! Hang on cus its gonna be a helluva ride! in regards to the redistribution of wealth....zimbabwe grabbed ahold of that idea and look where its landed them....broke & starving! It took them all of 20 years to go from a bread basket nation supplying the continent to utter famine and destitution.
We are not far from that when we tear down those that have made it, worked hard for it, held onto it only to be forced to hand it over to those that do not want to put in the effort. Only to have them piss it away, and keep asking for more.