tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post730450111461314763..comments2024-01-07T14:16:02.356-06:00Comments on Hecate's Crossroad: It's A HORSE, Stupid!Hecatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10334937938185561628noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-80836300010634087772009-03-18T16:35:00.000-05:002009-03-18T16:35:00.000-05:00From a comment on the Lincoln (NE) Journal-Star's ...From a comment on the Lincoln (NE) Journal-Star's article about the incident:<BR/><BR/><I><B>"We showed at the Event Center. London didn't get kicked by a miniature horse, she got kicked by a mule. London got kicked as a result of walking up behind and grabbing the back leg of the mule. Two nurses involved in the show immediately approached and tried to help London and the family told them to get away."</B></I><BR/><BR/>But the family still wants to sue the owner.<BR/><BR/>Mom is 18 years old and the child is two. Do the math.Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334937938185561628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-31290488092605320392009-03-18T15:39:00.000-05:002009-03-18T15:39:00.000-05:00I know very little about horses; I've been one one...I know very little about horses; I've been one one maybe twice in my 60 years. I do, however, remember my Mother saying whenever we entered a store, "don't touch!"<BR/><BR/>That's a problem today. I do occasionally overhear a Dad or Mom utter the same instruction, "Don't touch!" but more often I watch as children pick and poke and play with everything on the display stand while their Mom ignores them to concentrate on whether the items being rung up are being rung up at the correct price.<BR/><BR/>There are some good and attentive parents now days but there are a lot who've abrogated their parental responsibilities as well.<BR/><BR/>Good post (and, I think, largely accurate)...DouginSalchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617160758768475719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-21195847002224707612009-03-18T13:32:00.000-05:002009-03-18T13:32:00.000-05:00I one time made a living retraining spoiled saddle...I one time made a living retraining spoiled saddle horses. All kinds of stupid human stories come to mind. Folks USED to know not to "frighten the horses in the street." <BR/><BR/>Now-a-days, folks seem to expect nothing bad can ever happen to them, because they're entitled - to what, they have no clue. And then the real world intrudes.<BR/><BR/>Just remember, in social interaction: Be polite, be professional, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-47835130355718696352009-03-17T17:41:00.000-05:002009-03-17T17:41:00.000-05:00My experience with horses is limited to 2 days at ...My experience with horses is limited to 2 days at the High Knoll scout camp in Virginia about 15 years ago, and even I know better than to approach a horse from behind (it's the very first thing we were taught). I seriously doubt that any owner/handler/trainer/etc., if they did give permission for a child to pet the horse, would allow that child to even get <I>near</I> a position to get kicked.<BR/><BR/>Either someone who had no business doing so gave 'permission', or they're lying through their teeth. I'm guessing it's the latter.Jake (formerly Riposte3)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02976718318892210404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-5255561666963775122009-03-17T09:29:00.000-05:002009-03-17T09:29:00.000-05:00Today they're saying on the news that it was a min...Today they're saying on the news that it was a <I>miniature</I> horse. Fortunately minis are typically left barefoot. There's a huge difference in the damage done by a shod versus unshod hoof.<BR/><BR/>Even a small mini is still a 400-500 pound critter. Milton is 36" tall and weighs in at about 600.<BR/><BR/>Supposedly the parents or whoever brought the child to the event asked if she could pet it. So they went out of their way to approach the animal. And you <B>don't</B> pet horses from behind.<BR/><BR/>The girl's aunt claims the family is experienced with horses. Doesn't mean it's GOOD experience.Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334937938185561628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488572414623476088.post-81891344070486780422009-03-16T20:22:00.000-05:002009-03-16T20:22:00.000-05:00that poor child.i pity her for her injuries, the i...that poor child.<BR/><BR/>i pity her for her injuries, the inevitable terror she will forever associate with those big beauties, and her useless parents who evidently cannot take responsibility for themselves and their child.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826932635166933072noreply@blogger.com