Sometimes I don't.
Today, I'm not so sure I can agree with both her assessment and some of her readers' assessments on this horse:
Comments:
"Are you one of the ignoramuses who thinks it's skinny because it's old and that's normal? ... why DIDN'T the judge and/or show management tell these people they could not show this horse? ... If you don't have the money to feed/vet/figure out WHY the horse is so thin AND FIX IT, you don't have the money to compete!"
"Yeah and look at the lard-ass family! Obviously THEY aren't going through a food shortage. ... Maybe the family has been eating the horse's feed and that's why they're fat and the horse is skinny? ... But the fact that they're overweight is even MORE brutal because some fat kid is going to be bouncing off the back of that emaciated animal."
"to all the 'leave the fat people alone' people- If it were just a picture of some fat people, perhaps I would agree and say leave them fat slobs alone. BUT IT IS NOT just a picture of fat people, it is a picture of several people who eat VERY well standing next to, and having just competed with, a STARVING HORSE.."
Among those respondents whom I agree with:
"Before one judges people solely based on weight, one should first thank god they don't have any medical condition which would affect their skinny ass."
4 comments:
Point well said... Unfortunately when I read the blog I hadn't even noticed the people. Now this horse is built to carry heavier people, put a few hundred pounds on the horse and they by far wouldn't look awkward together, they would actually look really great together and hopefully place higher than ever!
I'm still new to all these "F/O/SHOTD" blogs :) I was just wondering if the scrawny behind on the featured horse could possibly look that bad because of an awful goose rump? I noticed that goose rumps tend to make a horse seem more gaunt in the rear. Am I completely wrong to think so?
Great Blog!!! Realistic, educational and common sense. So glad I found it and your sister blog OHOTD. I too, sometimes agree w/FHOTD - and manytimes disagree. In this particular post, I see a skinny horse here, NOT a STARVED, EMACIATED horse. The original post (on FHOTD)gave no details re: the facts or circumstances surrounding this photo. Only lots of assumptions. Then the (supposed)"rest of the story" was posted to the comments after the fact. hhmmmmmm
Actually, my first thought after reading the original post was that FHOTD's point may have been: If you have a thin horse, then you need to hide it in the darkest corner of your barn, because camera phones are easily operated by any moron!
Cenedra91:
I didn't notice the people either until I read all the ridiculous "fat people" comments.
I was so glad to see soooo many peoples comments questioning "what are the facts and circumstances surrounding this picture?"
wonderweaver72:
I don't think that you're totally off base re: the goose rump
It certainly will make a thin horse look worse IMO.
It annoys the hell out of me when people automatically start screaming "abuse, starvation, call AC, etc., etc." without ever inquiring as to the facts, when they see a thin horse. And they lump any form or level of thin into the "abused - starving" catagory. Although I will definately agree that there are, sadly, too many jackasses out there who do neglect, abuse and/or starve their animals, not all thin horses are neglected, abused or starved! Many times there is a reason other than just an uncaring owner who doesn't want to spend the money or do the right thing. Having dealt with leasing out horses for 25+ years, I have found that many times problems were caused simply by lack of knowledge. Usually just doing things like looking closely at the individual circumstances, sharing information and educating people who were, in manny cases newbies/beginners with horses, is all it took to solve and correct a problem. No name calling, midnight raids or "outting" required. Even "experienced" horsemen struggle with these problems. We all started out as "beginners" with horses, and we're all still learning all the time (or should be) no matter how "experienced" we are. There is no blanket cause nor are there blanket fixes. I have a couple oldtimers here who have issues with cushings, laminitis etc. and are not "easy keepers" so it is sometimes something of a balancing act to keep them happy, comfortable and at just the right weight.
Anyways, Kudos on the blog - And please keep up the posting.
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