[Ag-eq] need to vent

nfoster at extremezone.com nfoster at extremezone.com
Tue Jul 14 23:40:11 UTC 2015


Michelle:

Do you live in Canada?

Nella
Quoting Michelle Creedy  via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> You go girl! I'm cheering you on all the way from Canada!
>
> Michelle
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
> Ag-eq
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 4:01 PM
> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] need to vent
>
> Michelle, yes that would be great.  It would be especially great if I could
> train the little guy to do some tricks or something.  I feel certain that I
> could get him walking on the halter better.
>
> Nella
> Quoting Michelle Creedy  via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
> > Nella, I totally understand and I'd support you no matter what you
> > decided to do. LOL, wouldn't it be great to show up with the mule a
> > few months later and sort of rub it in his face though?
> >
> > Michelle
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella
> > Foster via Ag-eq
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 3:43 PM
> > To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> > Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
> > Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] need to vent
> >
> > Michelle:
> >
> > That's a good idea, but now I'm not sure I want to give him any of my
> money.
> > I
> > know he has some other people coming to look, but maybe I'll have a
> > friend call in a couple of days to find out if the mule is still
> > available.
> >
> > I know the mule could kick and could drag me down, but how much damage
> > can a mini do.  I'm an experienced handler and have common sense around
> equines.
> >
> > Nella
> > Quoting Michelle Creedy  via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> >
> > > Hi Nella, wow, what an ass! He has no right to do that!
> > >
> > > Nella, could you send one of your friends who isn't blind with your
> > > money
> > to
> > > buy the mule for you? Stupid man!
> > >
> > > Michelle
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella
> > > Foster
> > via
> > > Ag-eq
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 3:05 PM
> > > To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> > > Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
> > > Subject: [Ag-eq] need to vent
> > >
> > > So, today I went to look at a mini mule.  I've been wanting to get
> > > one to
> > be
> > > a friend for Cruiser.  The mule was owned by an elderly man who
> > > doesn't
> > live
> > > far from me.  He told me that the mule was halter trained, but could
> > > be
> > hard
> > > to catch.  The little mule was running in a pasture with several
> > > full
> > sized
> > > horses and mules.
> > >
> > > They had him caught so I could look at him and he was a little shy,
> > > but I liked him.  I thought He seemed very healthy and more reserved
> > > rather than frightened.  This is very common for mules.  I thought
> > > if I brought him
> > home
> > > and put him in a stall I could get him used to me and he needed more
> > > work
> > on
> > > the halter.
> > >
> > > I told the man I would like to buy him.  The man said I didn't
> > > realize you were blind and I don't think he would be good for you.
> > > I asked him why he thought that and he said I don't want you to get
> > > hurt.  I told him that
> > I've
> > > owned 3 full sized mules and 3 horses and am very comfortable with
> > > them on the ground.
> > > The mule wasn't very big, not much larger than my goats.  The man
> > > refused
> > to
> > > sell the mule to me.  He said he could find me a nice donkey; he
> > > didn't
> > think
> > > a mule would be good for me.  I told him that I was capable of
> > > finding my
> > own
> > > animals and that I didn't appreciate him deciding what was right for me.
> > I
> > > told him that I had a lot of experience with blindness and quite a
> > > lot of experience with mules.  He still refused to sell the mule, what
> an ass.
> > >
> > > It's so frustrating; I thought I had found my mini mule and was all
> > excited.
> > > If it was a full sized mule that I wanted to ride it would be
> > > different, I would still be pissed off, but could understand it
> > > more.  It's his mule
> > and
> > > he has the right to sell it to whom he likes, but I'm sure if I
> > > hadn't
> > been
> > > blind he would have happily took my money.
> > >
> > > Well, just wanted to vent.  I think only another blind person can
> > > truly understand my frustration.
> > >
> > > Nella
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting Jody Ianuzzi via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello Jewel and all
> > > >
> > > > There is a new owner trainer guy dog list that I thought you might be
> > > > interested in   It was set up by Julie Johnson and Buddy Brannan   It
> is
> > > free
> > > > of all of the restrictions of other owner trainer list   I hope you
> > > consider
> > > > joining because it is really great
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > Jodyhttp://lists.brannan.name/listinfo.cgi/guidedog-owner-trainers-bra
> > nnan.n
> > ame
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > JODY 🐺
> > > > thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
> > > >
> > > > "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish
> sometimes."
> > > > DOCTOR WHO (Tom Baker)
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