tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158100079744415274.post5734235654277636663..comments2023-06-29T04:37:59.971-07:00Comments on TheWhiffleTreeNYC: A Little Carriage Horse Poetry ;-)MichaleenFlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01777240646146181102noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158100079744415274.post-24349727667130462402009-07-14T09:40:11.801-07:002009-07-14T09:40:11.801-07:00The "Horses in Traffic" poem was so ludi...The "Horses in Traffic" poem was so ludicrous it was funny. Stupid RARA's. The only thing they know about horses it that they are big and pretty. <br /><br />I got a pony from a girl once who "saved" five of them from a debacle in Miami County, Kansas. (http://terranlady.tripod.com/ )And while yes, taking in five starving hackney ponies from a rescue was a noble deed, she then left them in a pasture for four years and never did anythng with them. Twice a year they were roped, shakled, had their feet trimmed, wormed and given their shots. In other words, twice a year they were terrified. Because it was easier to let them roam "free" in a pasture than teach each one to wear a halter and be lead, have ground manners and be touched by humans.<br /><br />It took three months to get our little doll used to being handled, and once she discovered the joy of human companionship and the good feeling of being touched and groomed, she was the sweetest little mare you'd ever seen. My 8 year old daughter handled her all the time.<br /><br />But as the saying goes, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions," and apparently, Humaniacs...Lisa Deonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619574582795102959noreply@blogger.com