My theory and feelings on Polytrack

kentuckyrosesinmay · #1 10-18-2006, 06:24 PM

Quite frankly, I'm a fan of the Storm Cats even though they are very fragile creatures. They run their hearts out, and I wouldn't mind riding one of those talented hot heads.

paisjpq · #2 10-18-2006, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Quite frankly, I'm a fan of the Storm Cats even though they are very fragile creatures. They run their hearts out, and I wouldn't mind riding one of those talented hot heads.

have you ever been around one? honu is right, they are like pissed off badgers...and that's on a good day.

kentuckyrosesinmay · #3 10-18-2006, 06:48 PM

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have you ever been around one? honu is right, they are like pissed off badgers...and that's on a good day.

Nope, but I have probably around some that were just as bad or worse. I've been kicked, trampled, bitten, bucked off, rolled over on, and have ridden horses that no one else would get on (at my barn). I'm as brave and as gutsy as they come when it comes to riding horses. Bring on the Storm Cats. I've always been a sucker for the crazy ones anyway.

Sadly, I don't get to ride as much as I used to because of college. But, if I could get in with a TB racehorse trainer to work with the horses on the track, I would probably quit college in a heartbeat and go do that. Horses are my passion, my talent, and my gift from God.

paisjpq · #4 10-18-2006, 07:01 PM

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Nope, but I have probably around some that were just as bad or worse. I've been kicked, trampled, bitten, bucked off, rolled over on, and have ridden horses that no one else would get on (at my barn). I'm as brave and as gutsy as they come when it comes to riding horses. Bring on the Storm Cats. I've always been a sucker for the crazy ones anyway.

Sadly, I don't get to ride as much as I used to because of college. But, if I could get in with a TB racehorse trainer to work with the horses on the track, I would probably quit college in a heartbeat and go do that. Horses are my passion, my talent, and my gift from God.

I'm in awe of your gifts.

more importantly storm cat is notorious for producing just what Honu said...horses with poor wind and bad feet coupled with crooked knees and piss poor temperments...he is not doing the breed any favors.

kentuckyrosesinmay · #5 10-18-2006, 07:15 PM

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I'm in awe of your gifts.

more importantly storm cat is notorious for producing just what Honu said...horses with poor wind and bad feet coupled with crooked knees and piss poor temperments...he is not doing the breed any favors.

Nope, he isn't the soundness of animals nor are his offspring, but I admire his offspring's talents as runners, and their guts. They try their eyeballs out. For the record, I would actually never breed to a horse like Storm Cat because of the soundness issues. I am actually really big on soundness.

Cannon Shell · #6 10-18-2006, 08:04 PM

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But, if I could get in with a TB racehorse trainer to work with the horses on the track, I would probably quit college in a heartbeat and go do that.

That would probably be a bad idea. Get a degree before you go to work on the track, trust me on this.

kentuckyrosesinmay · #7 10-18-2006, 08:08 PM

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That would probably be a bad idea. Get a degree before you go to work on the track, trust me on this.

I graduate in May with two transfer degrees...

However, if the opportunity arose, I would probably take it because it is what I want to do, and I could finish my degrees online. Plus, I'm young and could always go back to school. The way I see, if you want something bad enough, you can usually find a way to make your dreams come true. My dreams lie within the horse racing industry.

paisjpq · #8 10-18-2006, 08:16 PM

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I graduate in May with two transfer degrees...

However, if the opportunity arose, I would probably take it because it is what I want to do, and I could finish my degrees online. Plus, I'm young and could always go back to school. The way I see, if you want something bad enough, you can usually find a way to make your dreams come true. My dreams lie within the horse racing industry.

pardon my ignorance but what is a transfer degree...around here we get diplomas.

kentuckyrosesinmay · #9 10-18-2006, 08:18 PM

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pardon my ignorance but what is a transfer degree...around here we get diplomas.

Oh, it's just a degree that will transfer to a four year University. I'm at a community college right now. The two degrees that I am working on right now are actually Associate in Science and Associate in Arts degrees.

Cannon Shell · #10 10-18-2006, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

I graduate in May with two transfer degrees...

However, if the opportunity arose, I would probably take it because it is what I want to do, and I could finish my degrees online. Plus, I'm young and could always go back to school. The way I see, if you want something bad enough, you can usually find a way to make your dreams come true. My dreams lie within the horse racing industry.

I understand where you are coming from but it gets harder to go back to school every day that you are out.
I'm not discouraging you but you'll be in a much better position if you have something to fall back on.
The horse racing industry is a lot different from the inside than it looks from the outside. It's different from any other industry and it's allure has captured many, including myself, but in the end it is a lot of hard work for low wages, poor prospects for advancement, dangerous conditions, and virtually no free time. But if thats what you want, don't let me stop ya.

kentuckyrosesinmay · #11 10-18-2006, 08:38 PM

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I understand where you are coming from but it gets harder to go back to school every day that you are out.
I'm not discouraging you but you'll be in a much better position if you have something to fall back on.
The horse racing industry is a lot different from the inside than it looks from the outside. It's different from any other industry and it's allure has captured many, including myself, but in the end it is a lot of hard work for low wages, poor prospects for advancement, dangerous conditions, and virtually no free time. But if thats what you want, don't let me stop ya.

I've already gone back to school once. I took a year off in between high school and college, and jumped right into college. This is my third year and I still have a 4.0. I graduated high school with a 2.4. I decided that it was time to straighten out my life and buckle down. I think that I could do it again with no problem. It's all in what you put your mind up to doing. Plus, I wouldn't actually quit school. I would just work and finish my degrees online in the evenings. I only have five more classes to take after this semester.

I been riding, taking care of, and training horses all of my life. Yes, the horse industry is very different on the inside than it looks on the outside. I love every minute of it that I spend with the horses even though it is a lot of hard work that the people on the outside don't see. I'm not in the horse racing industry, but I'm in the horse show industry.