Comments on: Feel-good post of the week http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:47:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Voracious Vegan http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/#comment-157793 The Voracious Vegan Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:30:10 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=2038#comment-157793 Ahhh jodhpurs filled with the itchy perfection of horse hair. There is nothing like a good bareback ride! I used to be a bare back riding maniac as a kid but now at the ripe old age of 27 and the proud guardian of a 17hh 5 year old thoroughbred I don't get around to it as much as I'd like. That's not to say I haven't hopped up (clawed/scrambled desperately) on Ender a time or two, it's just that sitting bareback on a gigantic pile of dynamite isn't always the most comforting feeling. I think I'll stick to the saddle a bit longer! Stanley is a handsome one! Ahhh jodhpurs filled with the itchy perfection of horse hair. There is nothing like a good bareback ride!

I used to be a bare back riding maniac as a kid but now at the ripe old age of 27 and the proud guardian of a 17hh 5 year old thoroughbred I don’t get around to it as much as I’d like. That’s not to say I haven’t hopped up (clawed/scrambled desperately) on Ender a time or two, it’s just that sitting bareback on a gigantic pile of dynamite isn’t always the most comforting feeling. I think I’ll stick to the saddle a bit longer!

Stanley is a handsome one!

]]> By: Antoinette Niebieszczanski http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/#comment-157162 Antoinette Niebieszczanski Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:43:09 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=2038#comment-157162 Jet pack, phooey. A friggin' crane would be required to loft my keister onto a horse's back, whether I was wearing britches or a maiden-aunt Victorian dress with all the accompanying undergarments. But Stanley's definitely a handsome hunk. And I'm askeert of horses. Jet pack, phooey. A friggin’ crane would be required to loft my keister onto a horse’s back, whether I was wearing britches or a maiden-aunt Victorian dress with all the accompanying undergarments.

But Stanley’s definitely a handsome hunk. And I’m askeert of horses.

]]> By: Kookaburra http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/#comment-157156 Kookaburra Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:02:32 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=2038#comment-157156 What is even more hilarious about modern huntseat sidesaddle competition, is that the riders are judged on what sort of refreshments they carry in their regulation saddlebags. When I was last part of the show scene (by "part of the show scene" I mean, "groomed and braided and mucked in exchange for lesson credit") the acceptable fare was a crustless cucumber sandwich and cold mint tea or brandy. What is even more hilarious about modern huntseat sidesaddle competition, is that the riders are judged on what sort of refreshments they carry in their regulation saddlebags. When I was last part of the show scene (by “part of the show scene” I mean, “groomed and braided and mucked in exchange for lesson credit”) the acceptable fare was a crustless cucumber sandwich and cold mint tea or brandy.

]]> By: Barn Owl http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/#comment-157143 Barn Owl Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:11:13 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=2038#comment-157143 Stanley is such a beautiful horse! Equestrians who learned to ride as children almost always have a better seat, especially riding bareback, than do those who learned to ride as adults. This is one of the great disappointments of my life, as I didn't learn to ride until I was in my late 20s. Suburban childhood, no money for horses or riding lessons. Trying to make up for it somewhat now by taking the advice of all the horse trainers and lifelong equestrians I know: "Spend more time in the saddle." Goofy Thoroughbreds and cold weather just make it more challenging and heuristic, right? I tell myself that throughout the bucking, spinning, and crow-hopping. Stanley is such a beautiful horse!

Equestrians who learned to ride as children almost always have a better seat, especially riding bareback, than do those who learned to ride as adults. This is one of the great disappointments of my life, as I didn’t learn to ride until I was in my late 20s. Suburban childhood, no money for horses or riding lessons. Trying to make up for it somewhat now by taking the advice of all the horse trainers and lifelong equestrians I know: “Spend more time in the saddle.” Goofy Thoroughbreds and cold weather just make it more challenging and heuristic, right?

I tell myself that throughout the bucking, spinning, and crow-hopping.

]]> By: Linda Atkins http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/#comment-157132 Linda Atkins Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:19:51 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=2038#comment-157132 This is charming, and very funny. Thanks. This is charming, and very funny. Thanks.

]]> By: Shopstewardess http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/#comment-157115 Shopstewardess Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:04:34 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=2038#comment-157115 Ok, Carolyn, you got me on the Black Death, and on economics and infrastructure I'll write to you - thanks. Ok, Carolyn, you got me on the Black Death, and on economics and infrastructure I’ll write to you – thanks.

]]> By: Carolyn http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/#comment-157107 Carolyn Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:17:37 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=2038#comment-157107 I should clarify to say that the modern competition-style sidesaddle outfits women seem to be forced to wear are pretty dorky looking; the Victorian riding habits on which they are presumably based, however, can be quite elegant if a little awkward. In my perusal of the toobz I haven't yet found any bare midriff/bare chest Native Costume photos--if anyone knows a URL can they send or post it? Until then I'll continue to reassuringly believe Jill's making that part up. I should clarify to say that the modern competition-style sidesaddle outfits women seem to be forced to wear are pretty dorky looking; the Victorian riding habits on which they are presumably based, however, can be quite elegant if a little awkward. In my perusal of the toobz I haven’t yet found any bare midriff/bare chest Native Costume photos–if anyone knows a URL can they send or post it? Until then I’ll continue to reassuringly believe Jill’s making that part up.

]]> By: blondie http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/#comment-157092 blondie Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:25:26 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=2038#comment-157092 I think horses smell good. But I'm used to horses who are pastured, not stabled. I also applaud the fortitude of anyone who is able to ride a non-fat horse bareback. The last horse I rode bareback was a sweetly plump pony. The quarterhorses I've been around have backbones like knives' edges, and I'm not perching atop them. I think horses smell good. But I’m used to horses who are pastured, not stabled.
I also applaud the fortitude of anyone who is able to ride a non-fat horse bareback. The last horse I rode bareback was a sweetly plump pony. The quarterhorses I’ve been around have backbones like knives’ edges, and I’m not perching atop them.

]]> By: Val http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/#comment-157083 Val Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:08:13 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=2038#comment-157083 No fabricated shit round here! In a moment of impulse-shopping weakness, I bought a native costume off eBay a few yrs ago - I've never worn it bcz it's too damn HOT for the 4th of July parade, and I don't want to risk the ribbons & tassels in the mud & brambles of our E TX Halloween ride. [I ought to suit up now that it's nice & cold just to take some pix for posterity... I always intended to dress Quig up for Halloween: "The QH disguised as an Arab", heh heh!] No fabricated shit round here! In a moment of impulse-shopping weakness, I bought a native costume off eBay a few yrs ago – I’ve never worn it bcz it’s too damn HOT for the 4th of July parade, and I don’t want to risk the ribbons & tassels in the mud & brambles of our E TX Halloween ride. [I ought to suit up now that it's nice & cold just to take some pix for posterity... I always intended to dress Quig up for Halloween: "The QH disguised as an Arab", heh heh!]

]]> By: Carolyn http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2009/12/04/feel-good-post-of-the-week/#comment-157068 Carolyn Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:12:09 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=2038#comment-157068 Wow...you weren't making that shit up. http://www.costumesbycarolyn.com/ Wow…you weren’t making that shit up.

http://www.costumesbycarolyn.com/

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