Oohhmmmmm,

Everyone has their own method to unwind, and de-stress. Some party. Others meditate. Some drool mindlessly in front of the television. It's all about what works for you. Everyone is different, so they might use a different method. It's the same for horses.

Not once, but twice this week, one of us, or someone associated with us was asked, "What method do you use?" in regards to training. Apparently the answer, "Whatever works", was not the response they were looking for. I'm guessing the correct listing of answers would be something like A) Clinton Anderson, B) John Lyons, C) Pat Parelli, with D) None (or all) of the Above being a bona-fied WRONG answer.

So.. anyway. Julie got herself a pony. This Pony is Programmed Pat Parelli style. She got quite the treat, receiving a full demo on what this pony knows, and what to do with the pony in certain situations. Did you know, that according to the Parelli Program, if/when your horse or pony gets stressed and upset, you should take your lead, (or trusty carrot stick) and swing it over and around your horse/pony's head. This supposedly simulates the mother's tail; resurrecting feelings of security, and happiness from when your horse/pony was just a little tyke.

What the guys in the barn would like to know is: Having been breast-fed children, if they get stressed now, would you rub your ta-tas in their face to settle them down?

Now, really...

Generally speaking, I'm a pretty easy-going person. There are a few sure fire ways to piss me off however.
The best (or worst!) way, is to tell me you're going to do something at a specific time to help me, and then not bother to show up. Then, in a flurry of "remorse", go about wasting your time in "helpful" endeavors, accomplished in a half-assed manner, making more work, instead of actually assisting.
The next best (or slightly less worse) is unfailingly making your appearance the moment the work is over. "What? You're done??" And then.... mention that you actually stood back and watched us work before making your appearance.
That's just lazy and stupid.
Give me a break. Be one or the other. I have little respect for a lazy person, but I've got even less for someone who's lazy and then tries to feed me a complex line of bullshit, trying to convince me that they aren't lazy. Hat's off though, if you're smart enough to feed me a line that's truly creative.
Stupid people I usually pity. You can't fix it, after all. If you insist on being dumb, you better work like a dog. A stupid person that works their ass off is actually sort of endearing.
Someone that's lazy AND stupid- now that's just a waste of flesh and oxygen.

I Believe in Energy Conservation.

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