"You cannot remain unmoved by the gentleness and conformation of a well-bred and well-trained horse--more than a thousand pounds of big-boned, well-muscled animal, slick of coat and sweet of smell, obedient and mannerly, and yet forever a menace with its innocent power and ineradicable inclination to seek refuge in flight; and always a burden with its need to be fed, wormed, and shod, with its liability to cuts and infections, to laming and heaves.
But when it greets you with a nicker, nuzzles your chest, and regards you with a large liquid eye, the question of where you want to be and what you want to do has been answered."
~Albert Borgmann~Crossing the Postmodern Divide
How very true.
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ReplyDeleteVery well put. We know how much trouble your horses can be sometimes, but your love for them has been evident through your writings. I have enjoyed reading of the frustration as well as the joy all of your pets have brough to you, but I now the special place you have in your heart for your horse.
Sam
I am not a horsewoman, but even I am moved by a nicker, a nuzzle in the chest-horses are wonderful, and always make me think of my mother who has loved them all her life. Thanks, Margo
ReplyDeleteBingo! That just about covers it all. I also love the quotation about the "Outside of a horse being good for the inside of a (wo)man!
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Celeste, this is awesome, thanks for sharing, have a great day, keep in touch.
ReplyDeleteThru the blog I have met 2 more Georgians, you and Sam, for that I can say thanks AOL
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And then they poop where they stand.
ReplyDeleteWonderful, and so true.
ReplyDeleteThere is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a (wo)man...