Intro

As my first entry, I feel the need to introduce myself and explain why I have created this outlet for my opinions. I have owned and worked with horses for over ten years. I by no means claim to be any sort of expert, and I certainly do not "know it all." By the same token, I seriously doubt half of the self proclaimed "horsemen" out there today know what the hell they are doing. :)

I did not create this blog for people to judge my knowledge or ability with horses. I am positive I am opening doors to negative comments (as anyone sharing their opinions publicly is doing), but I am sick and tired of my thoughts being censored by numerous forums filled with moderators and members too afraid to step on toes to say what they really think. I am tired of people pretending that they are caring, kind individuals who wouldn't hurt the feelings of a mouse eating all the food in their cupboards and leaving tiny mouse terds all over the kitchen.

"You are SO rude for saying negative things about the appearance of this horse! I do not care if the owner does not use this forum, they COULD accidentally stumble upon it and they could possibly get angry, or they could possibly cry themselves to sleep because you said their horse has a jug for a head, or legs so straight you could use them as t-posts!"

More likely that they will find the thread because you run to find them, send them an email with the link, and then run back to the board to watch the drama that you hoped would ensue, whilst hiding behind the facade that "I think you are so mean and rude for posting this!" All the while, you do not mention you are an immature tattle-tale, and if caught you spout BS that sounds something like, "If it was my horse, I would want to know it was being bad mouthed so I could scream at you." If you put a picture of your horse on the internet, you opened it up to critique. Grow up and deal with it like an adult. Don't let it bother you. It is one person's opinion! If you like your horse and think it is beautiful, then that is all that matters. Let it roll off your back instead of getting upset. This is the real world, not make believe land.

I am also tired of people jumping down my throat every time I express my views on breeding, slaughter, and half a dozen other "big" horse industry issues. I do not mean arguing with me and expressing opposite views. I mean jumping on the "report thread" button and whining to the moderators about how this nasty person is being rude, etc. Blah blah blah. Excuse me for expressing an opinion in a debate. I can say what I want here, and that makes me happy. I love debate, and I welcome comments but I do not like being censored.

For this reason, I have created this blog. If you think I am rude, stupid, ignorant, cruel, etc. etc. then it is your opinion. If you do not like what you read, just leave the webpage and continue on with your life. Simple as that.

With that being said, I hope at least some of you enjoy my posts.