tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post1897386775437058908..comments2024-03-12T02:39:25.244-04:00Comments on Bel Joeor: Horses & PeopleAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071037752920853786noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post-88215307929081129692013-10-18T12:00:02.291-04:002013-10-18T12:00:02.291-04:00"The major advantage to horses, of course, is..."The major advantage to horses, of course, is that when you work late you don't have to check on them, or go pick them up from daycare" <br /><br />Unless you keep the horses at home, and there is no one else there to feed them -- then you DO have to go, or arrange alternate care :). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post-91231429581841223392013-10-18T10:22:13.097-04:002013-10-18T10:22:13.097-04:00When we brought our first puppy home - Storm, our ...When we brought our first puppy home - Storm, our blue Dane - I called my mom in tears the third day because she'd already peed on the carpet, chewed up a sock, scratched the kitchen table, and spent hours whining until we brought her to bed with us. I was like, "How can I ever be a mother if I can't handle a dog?" LOL <br /><br />But YES. I feel like being responsible for horses is a lot like having children, if you care about being a good horseperson. You worry about whether or not they're getting all their vitamins, if they're learning what they need to know, if they're safe, if they're healthy, if they're happy... I feel like having a horse changes you in some of the same ways parenthood does, because you can't ever forget that you have a horse. Even if someone else is providing care, the fact of owning a horse is always a background constant, and you have to make life adjustments sometimes to accommodate that truth. Or at least, that's how I feel. :)a wild ridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07150219385436344733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post-53527584944298097172013-10-17T13:24:03.028-04:002013-10-17T13:24:03.028-04:00Sorry, I forgot to link to the original blog post:...Sorry, I forgot to link to the original blog post: http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2013/10/17/dogs-are-people-too-hinda-mandell<br /><br />But yeah I'm not sure, despite her protests, that she really is the most involved dog owner ever...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071037752920853786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post-75173228652059342992013-10-17T13:17:14.453-04:002013-10-17T13:17:14.453-04:00I don't think having a dog is like having a ba...I don't think having a dog is like having a baby (thank god!), but I don't think that list sounds a whole lot like having a dog...! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237668899993749427noreply@blogger.com