I would like to welcome the illustrious Col. John Milton Herriot to our "foal" blog, and thank him for taking the time out of his busy schedule. I suggest that now we are validated, and he is just in time to see the Albert Ostermaier Tribute. Welcome Col., pull up a hay bale.
Wade Burck
Saturday, April 12, 2008
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johnny said...
I really do not have the time to carefully review all that is on your new blog and am surprised that you feel Buckles did not do justice to you and your comments. It seems that your comments took well over fifty per cent of the comments and rattling on about Arabian horse shows was not our "Circu8s" cup of tea.I( would suggtest thyat you7 are not all knowledgeble on so mant subjects and that if you spent as much time training tigers as you do on the blog that nyou would be the worlde wide sensation you so desire. I wiswh you success on your blog. I have no idea what monetary value it might be for you for spending so much time. Fortunately I am retired and can view at my leisure. For your info I would like to inform you that one of the most highly rated horsemen on seminars in the world has been in contact with me for some time and newxt month will be coming down hwe with some horses to get a perspective on circus traINING AND my name and credentiALS WERE GIVEN TO HIM BY ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY RATED PEOPLE IN rINGLING ANIMAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT. I feel Bukles did you a favor and you owe him an apology. When you can fit in Buckles shoes in the newxt twenty years or so you may get the recognition you so desire. Just last night I saw the "RING OF FEAR" on AMC and the shots of Beatty with a number of bouncing males and the finale of him working with a huge Bengal Tiger are sensational. Guess he separated all the men and the boys. He was good and the public paid to see him for fifty years. case closed. I will be waiting to hear when you get a corporate sponsor. In the me3an time I aqm just coasting along on my name.
April 12, 2008 3:01 PM
Wade G. Burck said...
John Milton,
Congratulations on the gig with the "highly rated horseman." Is it anyone we know? And when did these people in the Ringling Animal care and Management Department become so "highly rated." I had always heard they were a bunch of "college educated" idiots, who didn't know the first thing about running a circus, not like the old school. I guess they got smarter, right. LOL Shoot Henry Edgar, Klsdad, and I were about the only one's ever defended their organization. We should be the ones "horse whispering" to the gent in Sarasota. That sucks!!!!!
What favor did Buckles do me? If you are talking about setting a high standard of excellence in the elephant training field, for young wanta be's like me to follow, then yes he did do me a favor, and I am eternally greatfull. When it was suggested that I start my own blog, it made sense, and I headed that advice. It was not done out of disrespect. It is a big world, room for a lot of opinions, as Mr. Woodcock suggests. It is why everybody tries to link up their blogs. Many opinions, many sides on which to make an educated decision on a issue. I could delete this, but I RESPECT you, and your opinion. The board of directors are committed to a non censored site,(with 2 exceptions) and most importantly it validates the thread we are on right now.
Wade Burck
April 12, 2008 6:10 PM
I was one of the principal private acts on the Lashinsky big Wonderful World of Horses, along with Albert, Smaha, Bale, Skelton, Pastor and can proudly say I held my own and even bettered that. My horse had a navicular foot and riding on the hard homesote caused alot of pain and I realized I could not continue on and Gary Lashinsky reluctantly let me out of my contract. He was all for me getting another "saddlebred" to train, but I had to go on to other things to survive and that was put o the back burner. But I did work with Albert and in fact we shared some comments together including a few laughs. His endeavors were all par excellence from beginning to end. I do believe he respected me and my endeavors as well.
I do not cowtow or kiss anybodies ass and all of a sudden are not Ringlingfied because of someone who at one time was a part of Ringling animal perations. I believe that this person realized that I was one person who knew what the hell he was doing and the results were quite obvious to him, so he did not hesitate in his regard a recommendations concerning yours truly. So please do not spin my intentions.
John,
With all due respect, speaking of spin, "realized I was one of the few people knew what the hell I was doing???" On Buckles blog a while back there were a half dozen picture's captioned "principal riders" and they were all doing bareback act's. I'm confused as to what a "principal rider" is.
Wade Burck
John,
A note, in your original comment you say, "BY ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY RATED PEOPLE IN RINGLING ANIMAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT"
I perceived that to be a pretty emphatic statement. Now that you have clarified it to mean "someone who was at one time a part of Ringling animal management," it makes more sense. I apologize if you thought I "spun" something.
Wade Burck
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