Friday, March 20, 2009

Heart in my Horse

I found this poem on Ray Hunt's website yesterday.


...says it all....


HEART


I talked to a friend just the other day


who’s got lots of opinions and plenty to say.


We discussed what we both like to see in a horse


His requirements and mine were different of course…


He likes a clean throatlatch and a long skinny neck,


and prefers that their hocks are set close to the deck.


Short backs and hard feet and clean slopin’ shoulder,


and a gaskin that looks like it swallered a boulder.


He likes a short face and a big ol’soft eye,


and says these are the horses he’s likely to buy.


And when he’d completed his lengthy discourse,


on all of the attributes of the quality horse.


He asked my opinion, and where do I start?


And I said that I….just want horses with heart.


I said I want heart above all the other.


I don’t care if he’s Smart Little Lena’s full brother.


Or just how much money that his grandmother won,


or whether he’s roan, palomino or dun.


But give me a horse with some grit and some try,


and some heart and some guts and that’s one that I’ll buy.


And I’ve found it’s the same with a woman or man….


the good ones won’t quit you when the shit hits the fan.


by Monte Baker

7 comments:

  1. That's a great poem and really rings true, give me a horse with heart above all else too.

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  2. I couldn't have said it any better. Spoken from a true horseman.

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  3. What a great poem! Thanks for posting it!

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  4. What a BEAUTIFUL poem! From the first line about what 'he' would look for in a horse, I got goosebumps!

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  5. Yep, I've always loved that poem.

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  6. Heart is definitely on the top of my list..........but not alone on that list. I really want it all!

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