On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 09:26:27AM -0600, Janice McDonald wrote: > it reminds me of that Mark twain quote where he says "they throw rocks > at frogs in jest but the frogs are not in jest they are in earnest." > or something like that.
*grin* that's a few thousand years off -- that's the greek classic poet bion: "little boys throw stones at the frogs in jest, but the frogs die not in jest but in earnest." mark twain does have great things to say about frogs, though :) > I am for children having silly rowdy fun with horses. I even do that > myself as an adult. But I am also for being in tune with my horses and > making sure they are having fun also. yeah. i'm not sure this horse looks like she's having any fun when she's rearing, or being jumped with the weight clomping down on her back. i'm also distressed by watching that kid flop around with no helmet on a rearing horse, but that's my bete noir.... --vicka
