tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209843.post2639269479029147001..comments2023-09-11T15:19:40.602-07:00Comments on Hoof & Paw: Things Fiction Writers Need to Know About HorsesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209843.post-34455128932034622152015-10-02T18:54:56.901-07:002015-10-02T18:54:56.901-07:00My favorite was when my daughter burst out laughin...My favorite was when my daughter burst out laughing while reading. I asked what's so funny? She said, well someone poisoned the horses and they're "vomiting" some neon green stuff. I said horses can't vomit, she said yes, well obviously the author does not know that. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00281258843781886918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209843.post-48501724955666169182015-04-27T21:01:30.409-07:002015-04-27T21:01:30.409-07:00NewLeaf - the ones that bother me the most are the...NewLeaf - the ones that bother me the most are the ones about breed history and breeding practices. The "four original types" idea is so utterly wrong and yet so widespread, and reality is so much more cool and interesting!adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605428127471399424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209843.post-78370027293901919342015-04-25T21:38:35.694-07:002015-04-25T21:38:35.694-07:00I cannot express how much I love this! I've be...I cannot express how much I love this! I've been trying to explain every one of these to my (academic) colleagues for years! I can almost accept it in fiction (ok, not really, but I can sigh and try another book), but I was absolutely shocked to find that these myths are still perpetuated by scholars.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921053072013980949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209843.post-24716546777300744122014-01-05T04:42:34.916-08:002014-01-05T04:42:34.916-08:00I spent a lot of time over the years hanging out w...I spent a lot of time over the years hanging out with horses. They are at a much lower level of domestication than dogs, and I've known only a few that really liked people. I knew one ol' dappled gray mare that would run me down and demand a good scratch before she'd let me go, but virtually all the other ones would only come if I had an apple or two. <br /><br />They do not respond to pointing with an index finger the way dogs do!Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209843.post-87207503287415032092014-01-04T21:09:26.019-08:002014-01-04T21:09:26.019-08:00Interesting observation: Native Americans had no w...Interesting observation: Native Americans had no word for horse, so they called them either dogs or deer. BorderWarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410343987050560739noreply@blogger.com