Gypsy Horse
No man is an island?28 total reviews
Comment from N.K. Wagner
Suse, your picture left me breathless! I'm not familiar with the term "gypsy horse". Please explain. She seems to have Arabian blood - such a delicate head. I'm glad you rewrote the story's ending. You've given it the happy, hopeful ending the characters deserve. :) Nancy
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2012
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Suse, your picture left me breathless! I'm not familiar with the term "gypsy horse". Please explain. She seems to have Arabian blood - such a delicate head. I'm glad you rewrote the story's ending. You've given it the happy, hopeful ending the characters deserve. :) Nancy
Comment Written 27-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2012
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Hi Nancy! Yes, that photo is astounding...truly. A Vanner Gypsy is a breed, I saw this pix and tried to find them for sale in Indiana...but they are EXPENSIVE!! Of course. Can't afford at all. These originated in Ireland, they pulled the real, and still do, gypsy wagons. Just google? SO interesting...They have 'feathers' around their feet just like Clydesdales. And I send a heartfelt thank you for this super note too. Nice to know you enjoyed this...hug! Susan
Comment from robina1978
I don't know the movie Susan, but your story is gorgeous. Horses do bond with people and some more than others. This must have been a dear old man and his boss and friends paid tribute to this.
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2012
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I don't know the movie Susan, but your story is gorgeous. Horses do bond with people and some more than others. This must have been a dear old man and his boss and friends paid tribute to this.
Comment Written 27-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2012
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Hi Ine! Thanks! This mare is a beauty...and I lucked out finding that picture for the story too. I'm so happy you enjoyed this. Thank you again and I hope you are doing well! :o)) Susan
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Yes I am getting slowly better day by day. Just wished it would go quicker- LOL. Ine
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Hey, I'm glad to hear this! Me too! I am in for some more tests...so, maybe they will be neg. Hugs...Susan
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Hope so, will you let me know please?
Comment from misscookie
Oh my goodness this is a woderful poem and I love te message withih it.
I love how your story unfold and I found this to be a refreshing story to read so early in the morning.
This is a good write
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2012
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Oh my goodness this is a woderful poem and I love te message withih it.
I love how your story unfold and I found this to be a refreshing story to read so early in the morning.
This is a good write
Comment Written 27-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2012
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HI Cookie! Thank you! SO glad you enjoyed. Each time you say wow, or oh my , I am smiling! Thank you again my friend! :o)) Susan
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My pleasure I'm glad I 'm making you smile my friend.
Comment from Sasha
Thank you so much for this marvelous, uplifting, and heart warming story. With so much pain and sadness in the world it is heart warming to read a story of so much love and kindness. I enjoyed this very much. I do hope you are feeling better. I think of you every day.
My friend Juanito bought me a new laptop today. I am repaying him on the time payment plan and and just tickled pink that my computer problems may finally be over...wish me luck.
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2012
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Thank you so much for this marvelous, uplifting, and heart warming story. With so much pain and sadness in the world it is heart warming to read a story of so much love and kindness. I enjoyed this very much. I do hope you are feeling better. I think of you every day.
My friend Juanito bought me a new laptop today. I am repaying him on the time payment plan and and just tickled pink that my computer problems may finally be over...wish me luck.
Comment Written 26-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2012
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OH GOOD! What a nice thing Juanito has done! Wow! :o)) Really, that is great...tell him your friend sends him a hug? And I'm so happy you liked this....that movie just killed me and has stuck with me for over a year. Sasha...I was feeling so much better, and about an hour ago, this pain hit me again with a vengeance ... I am here trying to say thank you's...I get so darned far behind it's awful! I do hope you new pc is a good one and no one hacks you. I really don't know why it's so hard to stop criminals on computers. The you know what's can 'get' a criminal clear around the world, and can't get a hacker???????????? BS. LOVE and hugs Sasha. Susan
Comment from Dave M
Susan,
This is an excellent story of how an unassuming old man, living alone, found out he had friends. I enjoyed this post and have a couple of comments:
"And when she moved it was [as] if there were tiny wings on her hooves."
"...the man's boss came {as a friend} to check on his faithful employee." I'd take the words, "as a friend," out. They are easy to stumble over, and the rest of the paragraph makes it clear that the boss was concerned, not angry.
Dave
reply by the author on 26-Feb-2012
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Susan,
This is an excellent story of how an unassuming old man, living alone, found out he had friends. I enjoyed this post and have a couple of comments:
"And when she moved it was [as] if there were tiny wings on her hooves."
"...the man's boss came {as a friend} to check on his faithful employee." I'd take the words, "as a friend," out. They are easy to stumble over, and the rest of the paragraph makes it clear that the boss was concerned, not angry.
Dave
Comment Written 26-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 26-Feb-2012
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Hi Dave! Thank you! More wonderful help...these things happen when I try to type and copy from scribbles on paper! Thank you for reading closely. Always so great to hear your thoughts...and I am very glad you enjoyed a happy ending...Susan
Comment from boberto
Hi, Suse. I read and I enjoyed. Tis indeed a beautiful animal. I'm not a horseman----only rode a few times when a teenager. Knew a young lady, very well to do, that lived upstate in New York---on a beautiful farm---family owned but did not work--hired help. had some beautiful horses and she was an excellent show rider. Occasionally, when she wanted to seduce me, we would ride waay out on her property----ah, for youth.
OK. You owe me. I just read yours. I have just posted one--different--did not make front page-my work seldom does regardless how much I promote--politics-I piss-off the site. Anyway, title is "Mind Games."
Take care. You living in Ind. now? Son and man? Rid of the problems?
Rob
reply by the author on 26-Feb-2012
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Hi, Suse. I read and I enjoyed. Tis indeed a beautiful animal. I'm not a horseman----only rode a few times when a teenager. Knew a young lady, very well to do, that lived upstate in New York---on a beautiful farm---family owned but did not work--hired help. had some beautiful horses and she was an excellent show rider. Occasionally, when she wanted to seduce me, we would ride waay out on her property----ah, for youth.
OK. You owe me. I just read yours. I have just posted one--different--did not make front page-my work seldom does regardless how much I promote--politics-I piss-off the site. Anyway, title is "Mind Games."
Take care. You living in Ind. now? Son and man? Rid of the problems?
Rob
Comment Written 26-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 26-Feb-2012
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HI Rob...yes, still here until I get certain legal things taken care of. You may remember some of this bs.... and that's what it is. But I'm in neck deep...lol! Damn. I love about your neighbor!! Write us a story about it?? That would be a good one!! You should use it for some contest! You win once in while, more than me! Thank you for the kind note! Good to hear from you!! Susan
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I have to censor it.
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you can do it Rob! I braved those muddy waters! if you want find "Little Black Dress"? Lol! No, better not. :/ s.
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Yup. Better not.
Comment from wordsfromsue
I'm so glad you chose not to make me cry tonight. This was a beautiful story and I loved reading it. The animals captured my heart. I'm glad he got to see them again. :-)
reply by the author on 26-Feb-2012
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I'm so glad you chose not to make me cry tonight. This was a beautiful story and I loved reading it. The animals captured my heart. I'm glad he got to see them again. :-)
Comment Written 26-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 26-Feb-2012
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hug! Sue!! I had to try to be upbeat once! lol!! I'm so glad you enjoyed this...I just love that horse..wow! Sleep tight my friend and thank you so much for a great review! Luv, Susan
Comment from FlamingSpade
I really enjoyed your read and was even happier when I read you changed this to a happy ending. I think a sad one, would have been too much of a bummer!
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2012
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I really enjoyed your read and was even happier when I read you changed this to a happy ending. I think a sad one, would have been too much of a bummer!
Comment Written 26-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2012
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HI Virginia! Thank you! Yes, the movie is sad...he commits suicide. So I just thought it would be fun to make a happy end for it. Sort of short, compared to the movie. But fun. Hugs and best!! :o)) Susan
Comment from Kaine Darcwater
This was indeed a very warm and touching story, but then again you have always had a knack for writing about animals in your stories. That indeed is one beautiful horse, I don't think I have ever seen one like it, with its pure white mane and brown and white spots. It must be very rare. It was cool you let the character live instead of dying like in the movie. God bless you and yours. Kudos. ;)
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2012
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This was indeed a very warm and touching story, but then again you have always had a knack for writing about animals in your stories. That indeed is one beautiful horse, I don't think I have ever seen one like it, with its pure white mane and brown and white spots. It must be very rare. It was cool you let the character live instead of dying like in the movie. God bless you and yours. Kudos. ;)
Comment Written 26-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2012
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HI Bryan! It's a Vanner Gypsy horse/mare. They are from Ireland, originally used to pull the gypsy carts. I wish I could own one! LOL! WAY expensive tho...and I have three I should really sell anyway. Things are just too expensive. Everything is geared for the wealthy. Literally. Thank you for a kind and welcome review Bryan. :) Susan
Comment from J. P. Egry
Such a beautiful and heart-warming story!
It seemed as I read that there could be a little more development at the point when the man was so very sick. His boss came to check when he didn't reach him on the phone. But how did the others know to bring food for him and the animals when they didn't yet know whether or not he was alive, or if he'd gone away. Just a sentence or two more at that point might do it nicely.
I'd also like to hear more about the Gypsy horse, what she looked like( specifics about her beauty, her size, her color, her eyes, etc), why she was there, etc.
Ones should be one's (She took one's breath away)since it is possessive.
In the third paragraph it would be better to use active rather than passive tense. Instead of "the brood could be found waiting", simply say "the brood waited".
I love this man. He warmed my heart thanks to your description of him. We need to connect to other species much more than we do now in today's world.
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2012
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Such a beautiful and heart-warming story!
It seemed as I read that there could be a little more development at the point when the man was so very sick. His boss came to check when he didn't reach him on the phone. But how did the others know to bring food for him and the animals when they didn't yet know whether or not he was alive, or if he'd gone away. Just a sentence or two more at that point might do it nicely.
I'd also like to hear more about the Gypsy horse, what she looked like( specifics about her beauty, her size, her color, her eyes, etc), why she was there, etc.
Ones should be one's (She took one's breath away)since it is possessive.
In the third paragraph it would be better to use active rather than passive tense. Instead of "the brood could be found waiting", simply say "the brood waited".
I love this man. He warmed my heart thanks to your description of him. We need to connect to other species much more than we do now in today's world.
Comment Written 26-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2012
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HI J.P.! Thank you for this help...I am having more severe pain again, and need to sign off, but will fix this tomorrow I hope. Thank you so much...just so you enjoyed this...I am still awestruck with this horse's beauty. Wow! HUGS J.P.!! Susan
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Sorry to hear about the pain. Glad to help whenever I can. Horses are one of the many loves in my life.
