tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post8839373885768465710..comments2024-03-26T05:16:24.571-07:00Comments on Equine Insanity: The Journey, Yours and MineKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00250005101735182059noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-27309249660134028862016-03-15T20:35:05.648-07:002016-03-15T20:35:05.648-07:00Ha! Thank you Sam for that information about the o...Ha! Thank you Sam for that information about the original Kool-Aid. Language is fascinating that way, we pick up and make up new expressions from the world around us. Some stick, some don't.<br />And I love what you say about the need to sometimes drink the cool aid to accept the death of past truths. Eloquently put, I might quote you on that one! <br /><br />Let's keep drinking the cool aids, especially if it keeps us kooky :-) Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250005101735182059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-9793422503877754712016-03-15T08:52:21.905-07:002016-03-15T08:52:21.905-07:00Quenching The Thirst For Knowledge.
Thank you fo...Quenching The Thirst For Knowledge. <br /><br />Thank you for continuing to share your story, for exposing our shared fears and for opening our minds and our hearts to the gifts of change. <br /><br />Out of curiosity I looked up the meaning/origin of "drinking the cool aid" ~A reference to the 1978 cult mass-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. Jim Jones, the leader of the group, convinced his followers to move to Jonestown. Late in the year he then ordered his flock to commit suicide by drinking grape-flavored Kool-Aid laced with potassium cyanide. In what is now commonly called "the Jonestown Massacre", 913 of the 1100 Jonestown residents drank the Kool-Aid and died. <br /><br />One lasting legacy of the Jonestown tragedy is the saying, “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid.” This has come to mean, "Don’t trust any group you find to be a little on the kooky side." or "Whatever they tell you, don't believe it too strongly". <br /><br />Maybe somtimes we need to drink the cool aid to accept the death of past truths and embrace the constant of change.<br /><br />Cheers to you, you deep drinking, Kooky, fabulous, dancing horse-human alley. samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-26113430409552302812016-02-26T08:12:50.915-08:002016-02-26T08:12:50.915-08:00thanks to your post.
I'm so moved and encourag...thanks to your post.<br />I'm so moved and encouraged.<br />I can not help the tears when reading it.<br /><br />Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062740574075737617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-5200839605979518782016-02-25T09:54:21.562-08:002016-02-25T09:54:21.562-08:00awesome!! xawesome!! xclairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-79635645008337394502016-02-22T10:35:14.180-08:002016-02-22T10:35:14.180-08:00I know what you mean Linda, when you say you look ...I know what you mean Linda, when you say you look back and cringe... I do the same, but like you said, we were just doing what we thought was right at the time. Mistakes are important, because they steer us the right way. I don't think there is an end station to this journey, we will never completely arrive, which I think is the whole point. That's why we should just enjoy the scenery along the way. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250005101735182059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-74563546919477612182016-02-22T07:51:07.485-08:002016-02-22T07:51:07.485-08:00Nice post. It is a journey. I look back at myself...Nice post. It is a journey. I look back at myself through the years and cringe, but on the other hand, there has never been a time that I didn't love and respect the horses in my life. No matter the methods, at the end of the day, I always wanted to connect with them, and did. Making "mistakes" is inevitabe, perfection unattainable. I have a long way to go, and I will take some courage from your message. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303523299217618526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-35548335526088417682016-02-06T08:42:53.156-08:002016-02-06T08:42:53.156-08:00Sounds like you have a great relationship with you...Sounds like you have a great relationship with your horse! I think you hit the nail on the head when you say people want to see big things happen. This is one of the biggest problems IMO in the equestrian world - everyone is in such a hurry. That's why they often go with methods that give results in 30 min without stopping to think if what they are doing affects the horse mentally, emotionally or even physically in the long run. Keep on clicking away and taking your time - and enjoying the resulting relationship with Billy!Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250005101735182059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-1386359163770106642016-02-06T04:22:08.619-08:002016-02-06T04:22:08.619-08:00Seriously?! This could not have been put any bette...Seriously?! This could not have been put any better! You have taken thoughts out of my head and said them out loud. I have been working in a small racing yard, which is judged enough as it is and it is hard. Because you know now. But exactly like you said... there's no way back and I love that. Onwards and upwards! <br />Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-87884788418058143332016-02-05T15:23:17.607-08:002016-02-05T15:23:17.607-08:00This reminds me of when I first started clicker tr...This reminds me of when I first started clicker training a year ago. Can't believe how self conscious I was & how worried I was about what people might think!I'm lucky though to be on a small yard with lovely ladies although I'm still the only one clicking!sometimes people want to see big things happen with horses, I'm happy with the little changes that have happened on our journey because it's progress & a huge amount of learning & commitment. I love that Billy will pose & back out of my space to ask for a treat, can't resist him!& I love it that he'll put his nose in the halter, wait for me to open the gate & maintain a walk to his stable whatever the weather, instead of rushing & spinning round like he used to! We just quietly click away & enjoy ourselves:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-59258132479928682192016-02-03T06:47:46.006-08:002016-02-03T06:47:46.006-08:00Good to have you back again K! I look forward to r...Good to have you back again K! I look forward to reading more. Kamila :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-45779855738673689442016-02-02T18:01:51.948-08:002016-02-02T18:01:51.948-08:00Thank you so much for the great post. I went throu...Thank you so much for the great post. I went through this with dogs so many years ago. All of it. ... now with horses. thanks again.Chris Bevillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375370432242142493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-367892278740898382016-02-01T09:20:57.416-08:002016-02-01T09:20:57.416-08:00So glad you are back! Thanks for an excellent post...So glad you are back! Thanks for an excellent post. Than God we are able to change our ways and our thinking- I think we gain wisdom as we age, and so often regret the ways of our youth. I did so many things "wrong" but have been blessed with some great mentors and teachers; I hope that my horses agree.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-21972052574049351642016-02-01T03:59:43.428-08:002016-02-01T03:59:43.428-08:00Thanks for a great post. I can totally relate. Som...Thanks for a great post. I can totally relate. Sometimes when I am in a barn situation and feel all alone and as an outsider (quack, nutter..etc.) ,it helps me to remember folks like you and all the other incredible horse people who are supportive. I just imagine them sitting on my shoulder....:-) <br /><br />More than the shunning from the mainstream though, is witnessing the abuse. Now with new eyes, I see so much more. And yep, I used to do that! Thanks again!Lyndsey Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908813486392330267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-41011611213468515562016-01-31T23:48:57.629-08:002016-01-31T23:48:57.629-08:00Beautiful and so so true...Beautiful and so so true...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815724325104524932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-25182994969993820042016-01-31T22:38:03.750-08:002016-01-31T22:38:03.750-08:00Thank you for this! Thank you for this! Meloncat27https://www.blogger.com/profile/03007889177033780209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-84964183056426876232016-01-31T20:11:45.606-08:002016-01-31T20:11:45.606-08:00Yeah, took a break and blogged only in my native l...Yeah, took a break and blogged only in my native language (Finnish). Good to be back! :-DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250005101735182059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802153206102856416.post-64019573926320571852016-01-31T16:23:29.609-08:002016-01-31T16:23:29.609-08:00Glad to see you are blogging again :DGlad to see you are blogging again :DCalm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.com