tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post2368178497400112829..comments2024-03-28T04:19:56.449-04:00Comments on The Baby-Sitters Club Revisited: “Time to saddle up your horse and head back to the corral”…BSC # 54: Mallory and the Dream HorseBSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-12815550100749700952016-01-02T23:22:39.416-05:002016-01-02T23:22:39.416-05:00I remember this one! It was so awkward it makes me...I remember this one! It was so awkward it makes me cringe! I love how Mallory is instant BFF's with everyone she meets, so of COURSE she expects the same treatment from snobby rich kids taking horseback riding lessons! Ugh.Haidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444011994921631055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-48811820529460428002009-01-21T13:48:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:48:00.000-05:00emaus has it right - and you know, I have no freak...emaus has it right - and you know, I have no freaking idea why that is! If the horse has black skin, he's grey. If he has pink skin, he's an albino and therefore considered "white." I think it has something to do with genetics, but...<BR/><BR/>oh, wikipedia, you have EVERYTHING:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_(horse)<BR/><BR/><BR/>And apologies for overreacting. I was in a crap mood Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-39211706395976507732009-01-19T21:18:00.000-05:002009-01-19T21:18:00.000-05:00Very few horses are considered white?...but...in t...<I>Very few horses are considered white?...but...in the book Pax is a "pure-white Arabian."</I><BR/><BR/>I'm no horse expert, but my understanding is that horses that are white are <I>called</I> grey. Yes, even pure-white horses. It's just a weird equestrian thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-15249592420670718852009-01-18T21:43:00.000-05:002009-01-18T21:43:00.000-05:00I was obsessed with this book way back when, which...I was obsessed with this book way back when, which makes no sense to me now because I'm pretty sure it was mainly behind what became my gigantic grudge against horse people in general. Of course, I guess I got over it, because I ride now. In jeans, mind you. Whoever wears a full riding habit, including gloves, to a group lesson needs their head examined.Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155688749271094288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-45803182764785603492009-01-18T03:30:00.000-05:002009-01-18T03:30:00.000-05:00(I'm a different anon btw!). I too thought Molly'...(I'm a different anon btw!). I too thought Molly's comments were really interesting, I would never have known half the stuff she validly pointed out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-60896477006916986402009-01-18T02:04:00.000-05:002009-01-18T02:04:00.000-05:00Very few horses are considered white?...but...in t...Very few horses are considered white?...but...in the book Pax is a "pure-white Arabian." I don't know much about horses but if they are going to make a big deal about his color, I would think that yes, he IS white, not light grey.<BR/><BR/>And this book wasn't written in the 80s. Very few of the books were written in the 80s, actually. The series started in 1986. So, the majority of these books Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-4718558859986930352009-01-17T13:51:00.000-05:002009-01-17T13:51:00.000-05:00I think I just felt like Jessi did because I've al...I think I just felt like Jessi did because I've always wanted to ride..See? BSC doesnt always get it wrong! Just most of the timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-43988395298046126172009-01-17T12:08:00.000-05:002009-01-17T12:08:00.000-05:00Molly - I really loved your post...I never rode,...Molly - I really loved your post...I never rode, so I couldn't spot all the inaccuracies in the book. But I like having people add on to the stuff I missed. The more snark the better.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, please keep reading.BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-53499268395304722202009-01-16T11:36:00.000-05:002009-01-16T11:36:00.000-05:00And someone who goes to a snark site can't take a ...And someone who goes to a snark site can't take a little herself? C'mon Molly, you can be better than that! I little ribbing about how much you know about riding really gets you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-27799386436246762982009-01-15T23:13:00.000-05:002009-01-15T23:13:00.000-05:00Molly, the person who runs the site didn't say any...Molly, the person who runs the site didn't say anything either way about your (very funny and relevant, I thought) points about errors in the book. Just two readers. Come on back, I like knowing how things work in the real world...not in Stoneybrook!SJSiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-18354512759410706872009-01-15T21:19:00.000-05:002009-01-15T21:19:00.000-05:00...a site run by "BSC Snarker" can't take complain......a site run by "BSC Snarker" can't take complaints about factual errors in the BSC?<BR/><BR/>well, I'll show myself out then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-24237003433796373352009-01-15T19:09:00.000-05:002009-01-15T19:09:00.000-05:00Aww, come on guys, give Molly some respect. I'm a ...Aww, come on guys, give Molly some respect. I'm a former rider too and little was more annoying to me than reading kids' books that got it wrong, and this one was one of the worst. <BR/><BR/>The worst part is, an hour long chat with a real rider or even having one of them glance at the manuscript would have eliminated 99% of the errors in here.<BR/><BR/>To those of us who rode, the junk in this Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918352500966454618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-37881235708652128082009-01-14T15:39:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:39:00.000-05:00Wow Molly. I'm vacillating between being impresse...Wow Molly. I'm vacillating between being impressed and not so much about your comment. <BR/><BR/>Never read this BSC Book. I think is was juuuuust after my time. Sounds like I didn't miss out on much!nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137551380843110484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-49461645006626680312009-01-14T14:47:00.000-05:002009-01-14T14:47:00.000-05:00Wow thank you for that molly lol. we get it..your ...Wow thank you for that molly lol. we get it..your a horse rider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-26923351467546718322009-01-14T12:24:00.000-05:002009-01-14T12:24:00.000-05:00emaus, Mallory did went that best fiction thing in...emaus, Mallory did went that best fiction thing in a later book, so at least she has that.<BR/><BR/>As a (former) rider, this book bothers me for a number of reasons. Lucky you, you get to hear all about it ;)<BR/><BR/>- I had my first fall when I was Mal's age, give or take a year in either direction. Yeah, it was scary. A bee stung my horse, and I fell under him and got kicked. I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-37956176447047654742009-01-14T02:15:00.000-05:002009-01-14T02:15:00.000-05:00This kind of shows, again, how much the writers ha...This kind of shows, again, how much the writers have it in for Mallory. When the others do extra-curricular they almost always win (or at least come second or third) but, no, poor Mal gets 6th. And isn't allowed to make any friends, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com