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Post by aln1982 on Jan 3, 2008 9:17:52 GMT -5
^ I thought Claudia was immature in NY NY too while Mal was pretty mature. Of course, I like Mallory, even though I did want her to have more courage in Dream Horse (I talk more about that in that thread so won't repeat here ;D) but mostly because I thought it would have helped her.
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Post by mckay on Jan 4, 2008 21:53:37 GMT -5
Seriously. I know parents overreact sometimes, but you'd have thought that her riding instructor would insist that Mallory stay and get back on (though probably on another horse - really, having a beginner ride a horse like Gremlin was a stupid move). And Mallory's fall didn't seem particularly bad - first time I fell off, I fell under a running horse and got literally kicked in the ass. And I still had to get right back on! (Uh, very carefully ;D)
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Post by aln1982 on Jan 5, 2008 9:10:58 GMT -5
^ Agree about the instructor. She made me angrier than Mal because I found Mal's reaction very common for first time riders. A fall (or even the idea of one) seems very scary to most kids, no matter how bad it is. As for one of the first falls I remember, I'm laughing Mckay (not at your situation because I feel for you and that's a bad experience ) but because your story of being kicked made me think that after my first fall I actually kicked my pony because I was so mad. I was 2 and he was a shetland so I kicked him right in the knee and said "don't you rodeo me again!" I can see one of the charges doing something like that. ;D
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Post by Penny Lane on Jan 5, 2008 10:15:11 GMT -5
^My mom never let me have a pony. She said they were pointless, as I would only be able to ride it for maybe a year. But one time, my cousin was thrown off a horse, and then the horse stepped right on his chest. He had a hoof print bruise for about 6 months. That was one of those times when the hospital would be appropriate. (To me, anyway. You don't mess around with possible internal injuries of the cardio region)
That's cute aln.
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Post by aln1982 on Jan 5, 2008 17:33:37 GMT -5
^ I always rode ponies of varying sizes instead of horses (though my family sometimes had horses too) but the ones I had when I was older (and still have) are almost the size of horses (one is 13.2 hh and the other is right at the limit of 14 hh). My parents always thought that the ponies fit me better and I showed a pony breed. I know lots of people are leery of the size and getting ponies for their kids, though. I'm not a big "horse lover" even though I ride and can't really relate to Mal and Jessi on that. I do notice sometimes, though, that the people who love horses the most don't actually like riding them and those who like riding them aren't necessarily "horse crazy".
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Post by Penny Lane on Jan 5, 2008 18:07:19 GMT -5
I've always been back and forth on the horse thing. I like riding, but I never liked showing, which is why I didn't do it for very long (seriously, like maybe two shows). I hated riding at camp, because we rode western, and I don't get how that is fun. You just sit there (and people yell at you). I think horse books are boring. I loved riding bareback when I was kid -- I would always let my imagination go crazy and pretend I was some sort of native american princess escaping from the evil puritans. I didn't mind the english style saddle and the posting and such, but riding was never my number 1 thing to do. I think i would have liked it more if riding didn't mean driving out to my grandmothers house in the middle of nowhere. Does that make sense? I liked riding, but not enough to dedicate more time to it. I don't have picture of horses or anything like that. My dad does, though. He's always talking about the beauty in a horse... *shrug*
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Post by greer on Jan 5, 2008 20:55:19 GMT -5
I'm the same way. It's fun, but never something i dedicated myself to.
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Post by aln1982 on Jan 6, 2008 17:42:17 GMT -5
I was totally dedicated to showing and riding - kind of like Jessi with her dance, which is one reason I think I can really relate to her. My whole childhood and life basically revolved around the club and the shows. That's another thing I can relate to in the books with how the club is their entire lives. This topic makes me think, did AMM ever ride? I can see her being the kind of person who would love reading about, watching, looking at, and thinking about horses but would probably be a lot like Mal and not actually like riding.
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Post by mckay on Jan 6, 2008 22:37:38 GMT -5
but because your story of being kicked made me think that after my first fall I actually kicked my pony because I was so mad. I was 2 and he was a shetland so I kicked him right in the knee and said "don't you rodeo me again!" I can see one of the charges doing something like that. ;D Claire Pike would totally do that. And call the pony a silly-billy-goo-goo. I loved my horse, and I like riding well enough, but I can't imagine riding any other horse, so I don't know that I'll ever go back to it. I do love horses, though.
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Post by greer on Jan 7, 2008 1:30:56 GMT -5
I was totally dedicated to showing and riding - kind of like Jessi with her dance, which is one reason I think I can really relate to her. My whole childhood and life basically revolved around the club and the shows. That's another thing I can relate to in the books with how the club is their entire lives. This topic makes me think, did AMM ever ride? I can see her being the kind of person who would love reading about, watching, looking at, and thinking about horses but would probably be a lot like Mal and not actually like riding. I think you're right... I think her biography mentions her liking marguerite henry and stuff but never actually riding.
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Post by booboobrewer on Jan 7, 2008 8:08:43 GMT -5
Yeah, I think in her bio she mentions taking lessons. I think the picture on the back of the book is her as a child on a pony?
My sister totally loved horses when she was little, and loved drawing them. And she had all the pretty Lisa Frank horse stuff, the notebooks, the stickers, you know. That reminds me of in NY, NY, when Mal and Mr. Clarke are talking about sketching horses and Mr. Clarke is like "it's the hind legs that are difficult" and Mal is like "their heads too!"
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Post by inconstant heart on Apr 25, 2008 4:07:50 GMT -5
I remember one of the books ('Fright Night' I think?) saying that Mal liked to carry her dad's old briefcase around instead of a bag or something. Did this appear in more books, or was it a one-off thing? And was there ever an explanation for it?
I just randomly remembered it today, and it's driving me mad not having an explanation for it!
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Post by booboobrewer on Apr 25, 2008 18:10:57 GMT -5
Oh yeah that sounds familiar. I remember it being in one or more of the super mysteries. I don't think there was an explanation.
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Post by greer on Apr 26, 2008 0:20:30 GMT -5
i remember it too. maybe it's because mal's so bookish? strange.
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Post by sparklymouse on Apr 26, 2008 16:14:50 GMT -5
I don't think I've read that one yet. I think Mal's just someone who can't suppress her dorkish tendencies no matter how hard she tries.
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