I got to go riding again this weekend.
That is Whiskey, my new buddy. I wish I could tell the whole story. It involves a guy who recently started working at the company where my wife works… and by pure coincidence, she found out that he is really good friends with the brother of a really good friend of ours… and he has a wife who is a model and is involved in a TV show I can’t mention either…
And somehow, the subject of horses came up at work, and my wife mentioned how I make her stop the car in the middle of the road so I can get out and pet horses because that is how much I love them… and it turns out that they have two horses…
That is Prince, the horse my wife rode.
Prince and Whiskey are both thoroughbred race horses. In fact, one of them is related to Secretariat, the most famous racehorse ever. They are a little skittish and hard to handle because they want to run.
It’s funny how it looks like that horse is too small for me, because that horse is really tall. I am just that big.
Always curry and brush your horse after riding if you are given the chance. It is only fair. They lugged your ass around. Okay, I will be back later with some more pictures of other horses I met that day.
Pouring My Art Out 
Horses are pretty, but you’re right that horse looks like a pony with you on its back!
I am just huge.
Are we gonna get at least one picture with you in a cowboy hat atop a horse?
no…
Awwwe man…:-D
ha
Curry your horse after riding? These seems harsh AB. Just out of interest are we talking a Korma or spicing it up vindaloo style?
Did I maybe spell curry wrong… is there a currey? or a kurry?
Nah, I think you’re right, I had never heard of it in relation to horses, since I know nothing about horses and all that. But I like curry.
PS: I have eaten horse before in Luxembourg. Don’t hate me
I know they do that in lots of places. They used to use them in dog food.
And our food! Some supermarkets were using horsemeat in place of beef in ready meals a year or so ago til they got found out.
I had a horse steak, it was very tough, not very enjoyable at all
we are so mean to horses… using them in war… and food…
And we make tarted up caricatures of them for carousels.
my second sci-fi book has a funny chapter about how weird we are with animals… aliens do the same things.
I should get your books shipped to NY!
hey…
Unless they are available in bookshops there?
not yet
Shame, you could do a book tour and meet up in NYC
yeah we could
Aw, you do look happy up there on that horse, Art. 🙂
we both do, don’t we
I have to say that you are the largest person I have ever seen sit on a Thoroughbred. My husband has worked in the Thoroughbred industry since 1975 (just so you know he is waaaaaaay older than me). We have owned our own Thoroughbreds for racing. Most of the people I see on them are what I call “the little people”. Whenever we go out to dinner with them we are always the giants in the crowd.
Well, I wasn’t riding her in the Kentucky Derby… HA!
You look great up on a horse. And happy too.
There is no better place to sit.
Sounds like fun!
It was awesome.
Oh my, gorgeous horses. You ride like you were born to it. T-breds are the perfect size for you. A few more rides and you’ll be pulling out the jumps and putting ’em through their paces, lol. Keep the pictures coming.
I have more,.
A horse of course, do you remember Mr ed?
I do
Aw haaa! now we know!
yup
Is that giddy up!
good one
high-o-silver and away!
that’s the idea
Hey man, yeah i know hay for horses…
However i believe i got a photograph of one of those crack squirrels lost up here in Canada…
i’ll try and get the post finished today…
let me know
http://thisoldtoad.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/crack-squirrel-invades-vancouver-canada/
see…
Now is that one of yours?
I hope not
Maybe a long distant relative, to your herd of crack squirrels…
of that I have no doubt
There was a place in the neighbourhood where the blue jays and squirrels use too hang out only they cut back all those oxygen give greenery, so those little creature said wtf and took up residence in different part of the neighbourhood… lol
we are slowly doing that to the whole planet.
wtf, when will we learn?
some of us have… that’s a start
Speaking for yourself of course!
hopefully
What you don’t know?
not usually
Yeah, haaaa…
See how i’m using “yeah more often since you taught me to spell it right.” Ha
it is the only word I know how to spell
Try this one, u lye!
I rely… on spell checker
Me too! Do you hate it when spell check cannot even find the word…. That to me, then i have use a different word, screws me all up.
I just make up new words
me too, yes i got to use the word “too” in the right place….
wow….
why is there more than two to’s… or too’s… or tu tus
Smart alex!
yup
Say did i see you wink?
not with my shades on…
i’m pretty sure you winked…
maybe I did
i’ll tell you something; London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down. London bridge is falling down?
Seriously, can we do this on the record breaking comment post as long as we are just babbling?
No! Problem, well pitter pattern lets get at her…
Damn those beavers anyway..
yup
yup
Whoa – that is one big honkin’ shot of Whiskey. Ha! You aren’t in the height challenged category either, are you Art?
6 feet 4 inches… and that is a pretty good shot of my size 15 feet too…
I don’t think it is fair to “almost” name drop. Those horses are beauties all right! I rode a horse named Prince during an equestrian club weekend outing when I was in high school. Aren’t you glad I shared that with you?
yes I am
And I call him: the horse formerly known as Prince…