tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post128022443331506949..comments2023-11-14T06:51:09.261-05:00Comments on Classic Champion Thoroughbreds: Emotional Conformation Is Key To SuccessCalvin Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10135059434890408890noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-53223288749469785462009-12-16T09:34:16.227-05:002009-12-16T09:34:16.227-05:00Excellent Calvin. Looking forward to the pre-seas...Excellent Calvin. Looking forward to the pre-season information.BarryRMitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-20681905370429028682009-12-15T19:13:15.354-05:002009-12-15T19:13:15.354-05:00Barry,
Sometime after the CashCall Futurity and b...Barry,<br /><br />Sometime after the CashCall Futurity and before the New Year I'll be posting a top ten.Calvin Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135059434890408890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-28874829806843534612009-12-14T20:26:54.557-05:002009-12-14T20:26:54.557-05:00Lets get started as soon as possible. I hope the ...Lets get started as soon as possible. I hope the first discussion targets a list of breeding line possibilities and build from the farm to the winner circleBarryRMitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-46598026487328369542009-12-14T09:20:33.141-05:002009-12-14T09:20:33.141-05:00Hello Barry,
It's always good to hear from yo...Hello Barry,<br /><br />It's always good to hear from you my friend. Best wishes and Happy Holidays to you too. I am almost ready to start talking about the Kentucky Derby.Calvin Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135059434890408890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-72932155051228327712009-12-14T04:56:02.715-05:002009-12-14T04:56:02.715-05:00Hi Calvin ringing in late, but never out.
First, m...Hi Calvin ringing in late, but never out.<br />First, my brothers and sister in Christ. Never use the WORD OF GOD AS A WEAPON. His son came to save all and lose none. When you use the Word of GOD in this manner, it is a sin against GOD. For GOD rains on the unjust as well as the righteous. The sin is to misuse GOD perfect will, for you were sinner and now have been saved. GOD does not think as man does, and the word of GOD is only to be used to show how man has sin and guild man to his salvation, not AWAY. Thus, don't make the same mistake as MOSES did, who did not enter into the promise land for the misuse of GOD perfect will, by hitting the rock, when Moses was told to speak to the rock.<br /><br />Now lets talk horse racing only.<br /><br />Calvin, good to be here again. Hope all is well for you and family, Best Wishes this Holiday Season, and may GOD be with you always.Barry R Mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-87314835012391824482009-12-13T14:51:09.462-05:002009-12-13T14:51:09.462-05:00Thanks SR Vegas. I'm glad you visited the blog...Thanks SR Vegas. I'm glad you visited the blog.Calvin Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135059434890408890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-8381854760659006922009-12-13T00:13:49.732-05:002009-12-13T00:13:49.732-05:00Hi Calvin
...despite some of the comments made pre...Hi Calvin<br />...despite some of the comments made previously, I ENJOYED your latest listing of information.<br />Thank you<br />SR VegasSR Vegasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-61794691994014251422009-12-12T18:16:51.187-05:002009-12-12T18:16:51.187-05:00Thank you Danielle.Thank you Danielle.Calvin Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135059434890408890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-50767090401846267572009-12-12T08:54:06.222-05:002009-12-12T08:54:06.222-05:00Calvin I did actually find a Scripture that talks ...Calvin I did actually find a Scripture that talks about what I wrote above. It isn't specific to horses, but I thought you and my friend would enjoy it.<br /><br />Proverbs 12:10<br /><br />"A righteous man has regard for the life of his beast, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel."<br /><br />Danielle Deneux'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-1961550685515188962009-12-10T01:35:13.381-05:002009-12-10T01:35:13.381-05:00Regarding “anonymous” comments:
One cannot take yo...Regarding “anonymous” comments:<br />One cannot take your remarks sincerely since you don’t stand behind your beliefs. Posting as anonymous marks you as a coward, attacking with no logic or reason, and the word anonymous is defined as uncredited and unacknowledged. If you truly have issue with Mr. Thomas, present your argument in a logical concise way, commenting on his actions rather than weakly assaulting his character. Stand behind your discourse and post your name while take credit for your statements. Otherwise, you are dismissed as just another crackpot that permeates the internet and no further thought should be given to your rants. Mr. Thomas attaches his name to his ideas and opinions and presents himself for all to recognize. Negative consternations and energy presented by “anonymous” should be ignored for the drivel it spews.Laura Rosshttp://www.ironmaidensthoroughbreds.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-35515795977023798742009-12-10T00:10:16.092-05:002009-12-10T00:10:16.092-05:00It looks like no one is allowed to question Mr. Th...It looks like no one is allowed to question Mr. Thomas's direct quotes? <br /><br />"I was born at night, but not last night"<br />KERRY THOMAS<br /><br />Mr. Thomas questions . . . others cannot? No one can question this guys basic "core belief" before he is thrust upon the Bluegrass with no critical vetting?<br /><br />Thou shalt not question a false prophet? I think not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-25437215882827014892009-12-09T19:12:35.848-05:002009-12-09T19:12:35.848-05:00Danielle,
Thank you for visiting my blog and your...Danielle,<br /><br />Thank you for visiting my blog and your comments.Calvin Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135059434890408890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-16729053100364305452009-12-09T11:28:15.837-05:002009-12-09T11:28:15.837-05:00Calvin
A friend asked me to respond to the negati...Calvin<br /><br />A friend asked me to respond to the negative post from ANNONYMOUS..(interesting how cowards never leave their names...isn't it?..below you WILL find mine.) When a person quotes the Bible of the Living God, they should be sure to give you the whole and correct scripture, he didn't...but I shall.. <br /><br />Anonymous:<br /><br />One. You can't even quote correct scripture, which..if you are going to attack a brother in Christ, you'd better be able to back up your bs with fact and correct scriptural quotes AND their meanings. Something I sincerely doubt you possess..wisdom..at least from Above.<br /><br />Job 39:19-25<br /><br />19 “Have you given the horse its strength<br /> or clothed its neck with a flowing mane?<br /> 20 Did you give it the ability to leap like a locust?<br /> Its majestic snorting is terrifying!<br /> 21 It paws the earth and rejoices in its strength<br /> when it charges out to battle.<br /> 22 It laughs at fear and is unafraid.<br /> It does not run from the sword.<br /> 23 The arrows rattle against it,<br /> and the spear and javelin flash.<br /> 24 It paws the ground fiercely<br /> and rushes forward into battle when the ram’s horn blows.<br /> 25 It snorts at the sound of the horn.<br /> It senses the battle in the distance.<br /> It quivers at the captain’s commands and the noise of battle.<br /><br />Second...There isn't a single quote in the Bible about care, abuse, or anything else about horses.<br /><br />But there is this.<br /><br />Treat your brother as yourself.<br /><br />Something you didn't do with either Calvin nor Kerry.<br /><br />Third..God gave man command of all the beasts of the world, air, water, land and all else. God entrusted all animals care to man. Man abuses everything he touches...just like you. But there are men God put on this earth to protect every living thing under his care, including horses. Whether a technique is tried and true isn't the issue here, that Kerry has stepped out in faith to protect and try and help horse IS. A person that speaks against a brother in Christ and the mission God has set before that man should take heed lest the Living God heap it back on their own head, hearth and home. Touch not..that which belongs to God.<br /><br />Lastly....<br /><br />Men of honor protect ALL under their care. And I will take a guess here, but your "condition" is probably why you are poor gambler. A poor example of a man too I'll say.<br /><br />My name is Danielle Deneux'<br />1981-82 Penthouse Pet of the Year<br />1980 Miss Continental USA<br />Daughter to a famous Professional Gambler/Horses...Imagine THATAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-11847426944963832342009-12-09T10:18:11.420-05:002009-12-09T10:18:11.420-05:00Well said Steve, Anonymous #2. Thanks for visiting...Well said Steve, Anonymous #2. Thanks for visiting my blog.<br /><br />Anonymous #1,<br /><br />I can appreciate your concern and passion for this sport that we love.<br /><br />But, with all due respect, you are way off base with your comments. <br /><br />I have interviewed Kerry Thomas and others in the media have interviewed him also. Thomas and his Thomas Herding Technique are highly regarded by many in the horse racing industry.Calvin Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135059434890408890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-79614716585160900982009-12-09T07:09:35.017-05:002009-12-09T07:09:35.017-05:00I know a guy with no education that made a fortune...I know a guy with no education that made a fortune for others and for himself as well studying foal behavior. He made keep/sell decisions based on his observations. Ten of thirteen keepers were Graded winners - 2 GI.<br />Good 'nuff?<br /><br />Poor old Abe Lincoln, among others, would have been up the creek in your world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-6186180318440392002009-12-08T23:57:53.235-05:002009-12-08T23:57:53.235-05:00Mr. Carter, I previously commented on Mr. Thomas&#...Mr. Carter, I previously commented on Mr. Thomas's links to "Fight For Animal Rights" that go directly to a anti-racing, chasing and show jumping site.<br /><br />Upon even further examination, not only is Mr. Thomas NOT revolutionary, he is downright regressive. He takes 400 and more years of what he would call mental evolution of the Thoroughbred racehorse and starts degrading it by applying wild herd psychology. Never mind that the wild herds he studied are likely loose ranch horses, not the romantic horses of the old West they are portrayed to be. Tell our old guys that have watched the best go through the sales for the last 50 years that the new standard is wild ranch horse emotional dominance. Yeah right.<br /><br />Mr. Thomas has created a problem that he must solve. The problem is the inherent abuse to modern day racehorses. Whom, after 400 or more years of mental evolution, just want to get back to the good old days in the herd. He claims they suffer from equine cabin fever, stress, depression and institutionalization. He blames humans for laminitis, colic behavior issues, ect. Quote- "If we consider the plethora of equine diseases, the human being has to be considered at the top of the list of at least some of these causes." So, humans are a disease to horses. And we're only hosts. Quote- "humans can become better hosts of an animal that was not born to know fences or stalls." Never mind that a man God specifically blessed with wisdom, King Solomon, had giant stables with many horses in stalls. And never mind that God HIMSELF in the same Christian bible talks of these same fenced and stalled emotionally frail horses being used for war. Quote- "He mocketh at fear. and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. He swallowith the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believing he that it is the sound of the trumpet"- Direct Quote from God at Job 19-24. For those that believe that the Bible is the word of God, it would seem that horses are not the weak, cowardly victims plucked from their natural enviroment where humans don't get to use them. At least there creator, who knows every cell and emotion in their bodies, doesn't think so. His intended use of them by man, his creation, does not qualify as what Mr. Thomas calls "Human Attachment Syndrome". Surely these same horses bold enough to scoff at the battlefield can manage to live in the modern day herd, the racetrack enviroment and community, and be pampered day in and day out. Surely these same horses are not reduced to the lowly prey on the range, ranch brands and all.<br /><br />Mr. Thomas's core belief is a regressive fraud, or just poor judgement and zero logic. He sums it up as Quote- "to advance the natural herd dynamic into the artificial world." The natural herd dynamic "as nature intended", not God I guess, but Nature. Simply put, Mr. Thomas bases his theories on horses Quote- "not born to know fences or stalls." Starting at this point allows Mr. Thomas to blame the very domestication of horses for all of their problems. There very use by humans. Ending with the need for his solution.<br /><br />And breeding? Here Mr. Thomas slips in more abuse allegations Quote- "industry with far too many trash-can horses, deemed unworthy of financial support because they don't win, or are unsound and breakdown." Did you catch the "worthy of financial support" part? Mr. Thomas is another crusader with a career packaged on the premise of horses abused by their very enviroment. Any insight he brings from emotional conformation based on feral horses will be underwritten with a dose of racehorses are emotionally abused by their "hosts".<br /><br />Sure to qualify him for loads of free advertising by those who's jobs depend on being free to breed and manage their own horses. Thanks a lot you geniuses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923306023768834171.post-51246279430521951742009-12-08T22:41:37.172-05:002009-12-08T22:41:37.172-05:00Unfortunately Anonymous, you're missing a lot!...Unfortunately Anonymous, you're missing a lot! Kerry Thomas is on to something here and in my opinion Kerry's research and findings are revolutionary! He makes so much sense and you could actually apply all his findings and theories into any aspect of our industry! From my experience, there is no formal training for bloodstock agents or trainers yet they still make millions of dollars from all their clients! Unfortunately, trainers and bloodstock agents are more wrong than they are right and no one questions their qualifications or education!!! There is no formal training that I'm aware of that would educate you in Equine Psychology other than experience and know how that you acquire in the field! You either have it or you don't! Kerry's got IT, unfortunately, most in our industry don't! <br />Steve Bourmas<br />Equine Muscle MaintenanceIam LaserManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293678598426174181noreply@blogger.com