Love country romance and it is always found in any of nature’s beauty.

Oh, LOVELY!

Beautiful! My husband works in a factory that help build that tower. It is a humbling experience.

I am so guilty of this. Sometimes I think it has to do with the values we were taught on the 1950s about nice girls are not boastful or go around”tooting” their own horn. As a result, you never learn to accept a compliment. Today, I think girls and young women have been duped by the media image of what is perfect. Not only is it shallow and not realistic, it has made the plastic surgery industry a gold mine in medicine. And if you don’t look like you are ready for prime time, you feel less than acceptable and that makes it harder to even acknowledge a compliment . In my opinion , America has a lot to do to change this crazy measurement of female success. Till then, I sadly predict more compliments will be falling on deaf ears!

While I think humility is important, you are so right about being a gracious receiver of a kind compliment and praise. We so need encouragement every day. I’m guilty of the response you describe. Trying to get better :o)

Beautiful story – go Louise! Louise’s respect for Lea is very touching. One of my dogs went blind a year ago and I can’t tell you how much I’ve learned from him since! Louise and Lea are in for a wonderful journey.

Having imprinted nearly 40 foals that we bred and then followed through with the after birth training – sometimes to the saddle (they usually sold before that), I feel such empathy for Louise. There are no shortcuts in training horses, no substitutes for quality time. Before the filly was a year old, ** I KNOW** what kind of time she’d already invested. Then, to learn that her lovely filly is blind had to be devastating. Love is the only thing that will help them both overcome the massive undertaking that lies ahead. In truth, the Vet is right if all you look at is logic. However, love can overcome seemingly impossible obstacles. I hope for both their sakes that they succeed. Louise will have a good life anyway, but for Lea … Louise is her only hope. My heart aches and hopes for them as they go forward.
I met Dr. Bob Miller, DVM, via a mutual friend and went to a few of his seminars. Ya know he made imprinting foals a farily common practice in the breeding and raising of horses. Revolutionized training. But, he is an animal behaviorist in the general sense and has THEE most amazing stories about LOVE between animals and their owners. The most amazing is the incredible bond between an alligator and a little old lady. LOVE is absolutely the most powerful force in the universe and SOMEtimes it melts and then molds the word impossible into a new word … MIRACLE. :o) You Go Louise.