tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706652125383662044.post4375312903537130678..comments2023-03-27T01:53:10.079-07:00Comments on Punks Kid Rock: Difficult ConversationsPunks Kid Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15186030933101327601noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706652125383662044.post-89581003580864689712012-11-08T10:17:45.579-08:002012-11-08T10:17:45.579-08:00Maybe you could start the email with "Since y...Maybe you could start the email with "Since you're considering gelding Checkers, here's more info on why you should..."<br /><br />I think you probably did the right thing. Getting feelings involved only makes the situation more explosive...SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762714976706163036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706652125383662044.post-24230646032337958812012-10-30T13:59:38.708-07:002012-10-30T13:59:38.708-07:00Thanks for asking the question! When I took riding...Thanks for asking the question! When I took riding lessons from Rite, she was a mentor of mine. I see her infrequently now, but at the time she was my "horse person of more knowledge than me" that I was learning from. I wanted to educate her more about HYPP, but I couldn't think of a way to do it without... well, yelling at her. My emotions were high at the time and I reasoned that she could research it if she wanted to. Sometimes I still debate sending her an email, but I don't know how to start. Generally, she is a kind and caring person so it remains difficult for me to equate that with someone who would breed HYPP. She also cared enough to get Rocky and his sister (yes, there is a full sister) Philly tested. (Philly is N/N, thank goodness). I don't know what to make of that- getting them tested but still breeding them? Punks Kid Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186030933101327601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706652125383662044.post-31979103628747016872012-10-30T08:45:27.909-07:002012-10-30T08:45:27.909-07:00Thanks for answering my question! I think you show...Thanks for answering my question! I think you showed great restraint in your response to Rite. I'm not sure I would have been able to say so little. But maybe you have more invested in your relationship with Rite than the reader knows. At the least, I think I would have tried to educate her about the disease so she doesn't continue to breed it. But that's me. Doesn't mean you didn't handle it correctly! flyin'horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712046674798145103noreply@blogger.com