"They aren't good for anything...."

[Magic Marker Minis]

I don't care if they are 'good for nothin.' I could sit on my front porch and just watch em all day long and be happy as a clam... Oh, okay, they make me happy... That's good for something!

As a kid growing up all I ever wanted was a horse. I'd get home from school and make the rounds of all the horses in the neighborhood... I could just stand for hours looking at them. Watch them move, study how they interact with each other, watch them play together, smell them, listen to them talk to each other and to me... Sometimes I just love running my hands all over their bodies... I hug them, love on them, kiss their faces, gaze into their eyes, bury my face in their side and smell their horsey smell...

It's the most wonderful feeling in the world when one of your buddies comes up to greet you when you walk outside. I don't have to 'ride' a horse to enjoy them. In fact, I wouldn't care if I ever rode a horse again... It hurts to ride nowadays...

Kari

 

[LazyRanch]

I empathize with you! I was on my way home from a clinic and decided to stop for feed. While there, I decided to introduce my horse to the girls inside - been going to the same store for years, and they always ask to meet him. I unloaded PJ and was headed to the door, when this good ol' cowboy (long bowed legs, big wide shoulders, no hips, no buns, rockerback heels, dusty, ancient felt hat, probably 60's something, it IS Arizona, after all) re-routed himself our way, and stopped to give us a real good look see. PJ and I wait patiently, because I pretty much know what's coming. Sure enough:

"What the h**l is THAT???" Nearly spitting out the "that."

I told him, "He's my ropin' horse."

"What the h**l do you rope off him??" He's somewhere between curious and about to lecture me about the stupidity having a mini.

"Jackalope" I tell him. Absolutely straight faced.

Well he takes that beat up ol' hat, swats himself across the leg (much dust ensues) throws his head back and laughs enough to pee! He just thought that was the funniest thing. Then he escorted us up to the door, opens it for us and announces "We got us a world champion Jackalope roper who need him some chow!"

 

[jandjmc]

Good one LazyRanch! You made his day!

 

[chandab]

I empathize with you! I was on my way home from a clinic and decided to stop for feed. While there, I decided to introduce my horse to the girls inside - been going to the same store for years, and they always ask to meet him. I unloaded PJ and was headed to the door, when this good ol' cowboy (long bowed legs, big wide shoulders, no hips, no buns, rockerback heels, dusty, ancient felt hat, probably 60's something, it IS Arizona, after all) re-routed himself our way, and stopped to give us a real good look see. PJ and I wait patiently, because I pretty much know what's coming. Sure enough:

"What the h**l is THAT???" Nearly spitting out the "that."

I told him, "He's my ropin' horse."

"What the h**l do you rope off him??" He's somewhere between curious and about to lecture me about the stupidity having a mini.

"Jackalope" I tell him. Absolutely straight faced.

Well he takes that beat up ol' hat, swats himself across the leg (much dust ensues) throws his head back and laughs enough to pee! He just thought that was the funniest thing. Then he escorted us up to the door, opens it for us and announces "We got us a world champion Jackalope roper who need him some chow!"

That is the best response I've ever heard, just awesome.

 

[little lady]

I empathize with you! I was on my way home from a clinic and decided to stop for feed. While there, I decided to introduce my horse to the girls inside - been going to the same store for years, and they always ask to meet him. I unloaded PJ and was headed to the door, when this good ol' cowboy (long bowed legs, big wide shoulders, no hips, no buns, rockerback heels, dusty, ancient felt hat, probably 60's something, it IS Arizona, after all) re-routed himself our way, and stopped to give us a real good look see. PJ and I wait patiently, because I pretty much know what's coming. Sure enough:

"What the h**l is THAT???" Nearly spitting out the "that."

I told him, "He's my ropin' horse."

"What the h**l do you rope off him??" He's somewhere between curious and about to lecture me about the stupidity having a mini.

"Jackalope" I tell him. Absolutely straight faced.

Well he takes that beat up ol' hat, swats himself across the leg (much dust ensues) throws his head back and laughs enough to pee! He just thought that was the funniest thing. Then he escorted us up to the door, opens it for us and announces "We got us a world champion Jackalope roper who need him some chow!"

OMG! Thanks for making me LOL!!!!

 

[eagles ring farm]

How rude ......I guess the love for her horse ends with ride it and put it up till the next ride

I feel sorry for her as she and her horse are missing out on the best part of having a horse

the love.

We are previous full size horse owners and we fell so in love with miniatures that we sold the last

of our full size horses in 2004. I loved them too but miniatures are just so much more fun to me.

You can still do it all especially in the years when your getting older, easier on the body than hitting the ground

when riding. lol

 

[Shari]

We should make a pamphlet with photos and carry it around with us.

Would be pretty funny if someone could photoshop a mini and owner roping a Jackalope! LOL

 

[Whispering_Pines]

OMG.... this is my biggest pet peeve. What makes it worse is my own family says.."what do you do with them, they are simply just hay burners." The only one who doesn't is my dad! My sister in law has 2 "big" horses and says all the time what is their purpose! They haven't rode their horses for 2 years, they simply feed them, and look at them. We take our minis out every day for walks, we put a leash on them and walk them like people take their dogs for walks. My minis make people smile every single day, so therefore they have a purpose! My little mare Ginny goes to schools but more importantly, goes to the nursing home. I would like people to tell those elderly geriatric patients, these minis don't have a purpose! I don't show my minis, never intended too, we just love them as our pets. Our little guy peanute pulls a cart and my 6 year old daughter rides, apparently they think he has a purpose! Ok I should come off my soap box now!