tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post6159664489660695375..comments2024-03-28T06:40:55.326-07:00Comments on Cowboy Kisses: A Horse of a Different ColorGiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-54956211811647260402012-05-09T15:46:13.079-07:002012-05-09T15:46:13.079-07:00Great post, Ellen! LOL, I'm sure I used bay an...Great post, Ellen! LOL, I'm sure I used bay and probably sorrel before. No idea if I ever said 'chestnut brown' but it seems redundant anyway. Thanks for the info!! :-DMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-66042890089994157112012-05-01T12:40:01.164-07:002012-05-01T12:40:01.164-07:00My thanks to you, too, Ellen for such an informati...My thanks to you, too, Ellen for such an informative post. I'm sure glad I hitched up with all you cowgirls that know far more about horses than I do! I admire their beauty so much and certainly would not want to ever misrepresent them in my books.Cheri Kay Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035609961825622472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-60661663882844327052012-05-01T11:46:45.169-07:002012-05-01T11:46:45.169-07:00LOL, Paty. I remember a book where the horse was m...LOL, Paty. I remember a book where the horse was measured between the ears, which I suppose means that's where that author thought the withers were, although it didn't say anything quite that specific. Another one had the heroine leaning forward in the saddle and hugging the horse across the withers. No matter how I think about saddle placement, etc., I can't figure a way to do that and never found withers particularly huggable anyway.<br /><br />Lyn - I've got your email and will answer soon.Ellen O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792559025801895596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-74182091274445858732012-05-01T09:18:27.353-07:002012-05-01T09:18:27.353-07:00Love this post, Ellen! Such great information. It&...Love this post, Ellen! Such great information. It's details like this that can really pull a reader out of a story.Kirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-2574443326016057892012-05-01T08:24:35.721-07:002012-05-01T08:24:35.721-07:00Ellen, thanks for sharing your info. For those of ...Ellen, thanks for sharing your info. For those of us without direct experience with horses, it's invaluable. In my new book, the heroine is new to the west and doesn't know much about horses. I would like to pick your brain about how she learns to ride. Will email you with details.Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-10243312985368940082012-05-01T08:10:21.354-07:002012-05-01T08:10:21.354-07:00Great info, Ellen. It's the little details lik...Great info, Ellen. It's the little details like horse color or body parts in the wrong place that bother me. Especially when it's so easy for someone to look up these days. <br />My first critique partner became my critique partner because I informed her the withers weren't on the rump. ;)Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-87340823175067725222012-05-01T06:31:40.051-07:002012-05-01T06:31:40.051-07:00The husband of my elderly English friend was frien...The husband of my elderly English friend was friends with Dick Francis and she said Mr. Francis was a very nice man. I always enjoy reading a book more if I know the author is a nice person.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-60038302447248067152012-04-30T19:25:53.237-07:002012-04-30T19:25:53.237-07:00Ellen, this is great information and thank you so ...Ellen, this is great information and thank you so much for sharing it. With this post, that makes twice I've learned something from you I didn't know about horses. :) Running along now to spread the word.Devon Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-59342798669847377532012-04-30T17:55:22.289-07:002012-04-30T17:55:22.289-07:00Thanks everyone. I'm glad I wasn't beating...Thanks everyone. I'm glad I wasn't beating a drum everyone has already marched to for a long time. Of course knowing a thing and using the knowledge are sometimes different things. Maybe it's Old Timer's Disease, but I remember editing one of my own books and finding a reference to a horse's "front knee" - rather redundant when horses only have knees on their front legs.Ellen O’Connellhttp://www.oconnellauthor.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-77057407099598723342012-04-30T16:42:00.300-07:002012-04-30T16:42:00.300-07:00I loved this post! Thanks so much for all the info...I loved this post! Thanks so much for all the info now at my fingertips! (I'm hoping I never referred to a horse as chestnut brown in one of my stories.)Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455014446926888377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-88714376017191210282012-04-30T15:14:05.035-07:002012-04-30T15:14:05.035-07:00I looked up horse colours because I knew there wer...I looked up horse colours because I knew there were specialized names and I didn't want to mess up. Nothing I read explained the chestnut/bay issue as clearly. Thanks Ellen. I also had a horse pal who I thought was a black but might have been a brown. I'll never know. He used to come see me as I walked through the Aggie college on my way home from classes and that was about thirty years ago.Alison E. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449544045685213466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-25438696735095423942012-04-30T14:03:12.263-07:002012-04-30T14:03:12.263-07:00Love this post. It always makes me chuckle when th...Love this post. It always makes me chuckle when the hero rides his gorgeous sleek black stallion through the pages of a western romance novel. I've owned three brown horses. Every time someone would comment on my beautiful black horse, I would correct them and say, "no, he's a brown." "But he looks black." "Well, he's not. He's brown." etc.Peggy Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426143060524588300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-34498838795473401302012-04-30T13:10:15.966-07:002012-04-30T13:10:15.966-07:00"Liver" just doesn't seem like a goo..."Liver" just doesn't seem like a good term for a hero's horse in a romance novel. LOL. Thanks for the great post!Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-54828993789729510472012-04-30T08:16:44.262-07:002012-04-30T08:16:44.262-07:00Love it. I've often written horse colors witho...Love it. I've often written horse colors without really seeing it. Glad I never said a chestnut had black hair.Rachelle Ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407777410120117945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-7313511742714206982012-04-30T06:18:21.900-07:002012-04-30T06:18:21.900-07:00Even though I'm part of this blogging group, i...Even though I'm part of this blogging group, it is a pleasure to be part of such an informative and knowledgeable bunch of ladies. Great post, Ellen. I enjoyed it very much. Shared it on FB and Google, and of course, lots of tweets.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683064637626718318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-32010878975107335132012-04-30T05:14:25.336-07:002012-04-30T05:14:25.336-07:00Thanks for the info Ellen. It is great to learn ne...Thanks for the info Ellen. It is great to learn new things. I really am enjoying these bloggs and learning as well. Nothing drops you out of a story more quickly than inaccurate or inappropriate content.<br />Cheers rosheenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com