Discussion About Dangerous Horse: Clinton Anderson - Blue In Your Face - 2

[@HatashiLuvsU]

Thank you for taking the horse's side and not being afraid to tell the truth.

[@persephonemaeve2704]

I cherry pick from a whole bunch of trainers. Some things resonate with me some things seem too harsh. I then formulate my own style. The most valuable teachings I had were from my parents as a kid. Taught me all the horse sense I needed to be safe and sensible 👍🏻

[@luanne4380]

I love how you can see and explain EXACTLY what’s going on!! This horse NEEDS you💜

[@lisahorsepony]

Another good horse being ruined by people who think they understand horses but clearly don't. Rick, thank you for educating people about horses.

[@OliveDeuce]

FINALLY I LOVE WHEN YOU DO THESE VIDEOS!!!!

[@jett888]

You are correct on so many aspects picking up on the way the photography is trying to depict anger, fear, hostility,when its all human made.

[@enapier100]

Thanks Rick, your insights and analysis are excellent.

[@ninettepage]

Thank you very much for the comments so far, Rick. Man, you don't miss *anything* when you evaluate videos. So happy to always hear you looking at things from the horse's perspective!!

[@luanne4380]

“Ray Charles saw that shit coming”!!! “If it’s so scary, why’d you go back in there?” LOL🤣

[@mare6684]

Love your information Rick!

[@lauragonz34]

“Ray Charles saw that one coming” 😂😂 that was a good one lmao

[@danward64]

Damn it Rick!!! You make me laugh so much I have to keep watching your videos over again and again and again and again and again LOL

[@heathercollins4432]

Same....

[@rugeramerican308]

I see a horse who is defending herself because her owner is CONSTANTLY NAGGING AND CONFUSING

[@rebeccapaquette9203]

Basically all Clinton Anderson's "training" videos are the same : a completely ignorant and clueless owner becomes scared of their horse, so Clinton comes in labelling the horse as "aggressive" or "dangerous" and goes into his absolutely unnecessary whip cracking, rope swinging, chase the horse like a wild man act for the camera. The horse has no idea why this strange human is doing this and tries to escape, so Clinton declares the horse is disrespectful because he's trying to scramble over the fence to get away. More chasing, whip cracking, etc before the horse responds in a way that Clinton finds acceptable, at which point he tells the owner that he has to become the dominant member to get trust and respect. (Meanwhile any trust the horse might have had has just been blown out of the arena). So the owner is taught to be needlessly aggressive instead of learning communication and Clinton goes on to label and harass yet another horse who doesn't deserve it.

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

WOW that really makes sense and unfortuately sounds too close to the truth, even thou I have only watched about 5 or less of his videos.

[@kayBTR]

Clinton just runs a horse until they are totally drenched in sweat and are breathing as fast as they can-in Texas when the temperature is hot as hell. I can’t watch him anymore. I’m in Louisiana so I know how hot it is and those poor horses are having to deal with it. Sure a horse will calm down when they can hardly catch their breath.

[@madigray418]

In deed. I don't like how he automatically starts whacking his whip around. I can only think of a few times where I even put a whip in My horse's face. ( face as a media for not literally, for all you sensitive people out there..)

[@kseniasoldatenko2261]

That is one beautiful horse

[@Mendezfarriercompany306]

I'm learning so much watching your videos

[@jimmybeasley4304]

Agree with you. Ain't nothing wrong with the horse. Now it's showtime for Anderson to bust this horse around for no reason.

[@angellapoff6136]

💕I'm with you Rick, I love your breakdown of this😄🥰 You Rule! 👍❤️😎

[@texastwisterbar]

I’ve only seen one aggressive horse in my life if he saw anyone that was close to the fence he would come across the pasture and try to kill you and he didn’t just stop at the fence he tried to take it out to get you, that being said he passed away and they had a necropsy done he had a brain tumor and he was plagued with ulcers he was living in excruciating pain!

[@texastwisterbar]

Lance THORNE it was really sad that he connected the pain he was suffering with to any human And he was never given relief from it

[@JackyGSHR]

I am training a horse that was scared as hell. I think he was maybe abused or some shit and now since he knows that I am not hurting him and we can have fun he has a very playful and brave side. This horse reminds me of him. He is swinging his head at me when I want him to change direction and one time he kicked in the air. I corrected that, because it could be dangerous if he is kicking. But I know that it is just his playful not mean behaviour. He is such a great little horsey. I just love this playful side.

[@michaelpeila8794]

"Ray Charles saw that s**t coming" ~Old People I love you man haha

[@lisazappolo9989]

Excellent point about a horse trying to correct you vs being aggressive.

[@veronicaselz5764]

“Ray Charles saw that coming!” This comment had me😂😂😂.

[@terriwyatt1999]

I appreciate how you break down videos. Great series. I honestly have learned so much from you throughout the past year. And the proof is in the pudding. What you teach...well it works...for the human AND the horse. Truth. 😊

[@Bmichelle41]

She is absolutely beautiful !!! Poor girl didn't stand a chance with owner .. him being green is a understatement....

[@rdwilander]

I dont own a horse but luv watching your analysis which are spot on. You show people so many small indicators of a horse's behavior that really shows both your skill and empathy. You are tough but fair. p's luv your sarcasm to the PC culture police. Thanks from all the Equus luvers . Humans owe so much to the beautiful horse !!!!

[@natalya402]

2 weeks ago i was doing liberty with my horse and just being a terrible person. I was nagging him, chasing him with a whip, ignoring his cues and when he was trying to communicate with me, i just wanted to watch him run. His hooves were too long, there were horses tied to the outside of the round pen that he wanted to avoid and i was pushing him into them, id already been making him run for a long time that day, and he was uncomfortable and nervous and in pain, and i was just not listening. So, he charged at me, ears pinned, but he veered off several feet away, he wasnt trying to hurt me only communicate, and then looked at me expectantly, ready to do what i wanted noe that id gotten the message. I wasnt listening when he asked me to stop, so he had to yell at me. It was the first time he had ever acted like that, and i knew instantly it was my fault. He doesnt hate me, he was just frustrated i wasnt listening and made it obvious. I pushed him passed his limit and made him explode, and ive never felt like a bigger piece of shit in my life. But Rick, thanks to your videos i can look back on what happened, see what i missed and what i did wrong, and I will never make those mistakes again. If i hadnt watched you i mightve gotten mad, chased him, made him respect me and my space, or been scared that he was a dangerous horse, but i can see that it wasnt a horse problem, it was a stupid human problem, and i was the stupid human, so thanks for what you do Rick.

[@idunno4773]

super interesting, thanks for all the content. It's always nice to have more of an insight into horses.

[@victoriasquiers3189]

Love your videos. When you were talking about Blue hating being caught because she knows what’s going to happen it hit home with me. This year I took in an 18 year old mare that these people no longer wanted because she was hard to catch and they didn’t have time. I’ve had her for 2 months now and still cannot catch her if I have a halter in my hand. But. If I just have a rope in my hand she’ll let me catch her and walk her to the gate where I can halter her. I’m perfectly ok with that. I don’t have to bribe her with grain or lock her in a catch pen to get her.

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

hell mr t is still careful if I come at him with a halter in hand... hard to forget some things

[@victoriasquiers3189]

Think Like A Horse That’s very true. I can still see the fear in my mates eyes at times. Just bonding with her and letting her be a horse.

[@abbiholz9274]

I dont think think how Clinton Anderson trains is that bad (hes more aggressive than what I think is necessary, but I wouldn't say hes abusive) the problem, I think, comes from trying to teach people to do what he does. The biggest difference is, from what I've noticed, is he (for the most part) seems to know when to release pressure, but he doesn't teach that very well. People try to do what he does and use "the method" but they don't actually know how to apply it. Doing what Anderson does requires you to be able to read the horse (really every training does) and if you dont know how to read a horse, his method does more harm than good.

[@notadumbblond3]

Rick, I just want to say, even though I can be an idiot and a pest in your comments, I love that you point out in every video how it's not the horse's fault and that fault is 100% with the human. And especially love that you point out how this horse was portrayed as mean when it's not.

[@notadumbblond3]

There are certain horses I'm great with, since I have experience with those that have been both abused by one owner and spoiled by the "rescuer". Or injured accidentally by the owner, then spoiled because they've frightened the owner. But I only am great with them because I learned to read them and use horse rules for working them, not human rules.

[@sicnarf423]

@@notadumbblond3 and your pink helmet helps no doubt

[@notadumbblond3]

@@sicnarf423 You rode the short bus, no doubt.

[@sicnarf423]

@@notadumbblond3 no gunna lie, I did :(

[@kristenkatz8425]

I just watched that whole video before watching this and all I heard in my head was Rick saying " That's not a problem horse, it's stupid humans!"

[@keelsmac01]

Beautiful mare. Damn.

[@Draconem97]

Was actually wondering when you were going to get round to this guy and your opinions on him.

[@pheenobarbidoll2016]

I also think too many people conflate aggressive with assertive

[@Horsedogz]

Ohhhh I saw this a while back! I also remember thinking that this horse is just playing and the owner is teaching her that he runs away when she behaves that way. Absolutely no aggression coming from her, and there is no way she's dangerous or trying to kill her owner. I also thought that Clinton Anderson was being a bit too harsh with her, and then teaching her owner to be so harsh. I thought that amount of chasing and etc. was completely unnecessary. Oh, and her groundwork is poor? No, he has no idea how to lunge a horse properly or how to send any sort of clear signals at all! He's all over the place! If he didn't use a chain and she had room to burn off energy (and other horses to play and interact with), Blue would be so much easier to work with, but the owner needs to know how to ask a horse to do something properly. Never the horse fault. Glad you're covering this video Rick!

[@judy3460]

That horse was just showing off when he went through the fence😂😂

[@jett888]

Around 11:35 when he is lunging Blu she is being aggressive- but more likely because hes been giving unclear directions. She's probably frustrated as all hell.

[@notadumbblond3]

Weatherford is near Fort Worth to the West. Near you. I'd say like maybe an hour tops.

[@galinasandorova5046]

I used to watch Clinton Anderson until I realised, this is not my way to handle a horse. I hate his big bits and spurs...

[@emprsnm9903]

I'm visually picking up that she's a bit lonely and playfull with energy to burn. Kind of a big filly, that she wants to run and have fun. She'd rather be with other horses, but a good human will do in a pinch if they can keep up. Yet to see an agressive or willfully disrespectful bone in her body so far (@19:10). At most, I'd call this showey 'play fighting' like foals or dogs often do. The most she would likely do is nip/bite, which for a 1/2 ton animal is rough play at best. Heck, I think she's great and wish I had longer legs so I could run around and keep up with her :)

[@annaguajardo6420]

I'd try to run with her , I love horseys I'm learning from him about how horses talk... But Clint nah.. he is a meany

[@LITTLEMUSTANGFILLY]

I so appreciate you dissecting the filming techniques. People are so susceptible to a dreary image filter and spooky music 🙄

[@billie8713]

"A swinging wild ass guess a "swag" made me laugh so hard i binge your videos every single day and i have never even rode a horse in my life! although its been my dream since i was a kid!

[@CinnaSpicey]

It looks like blue needs a buddy to play with to me.

[@anastasiaarvanitidou4179]

Exactly my thought

[@niveusnimbus]

Same here. She's so young and energetic. She needs to be in pasture with a play mate!

[@samanthalake4289]

The owner of Blue is an idiot! He shouldn't own a horse! That's not how you lunge a horse. The guy scares me. Poor fur baby 😢💔

[@Brimbles2]

11:14 would I be correct in saying that the mare wasn't being aggressive when she turned to him but clearly giving her owner a firm sign to "stop" what he was doing because she didn't like it. I replayed that and I saw no ear pinning but to me she clearly said stop!

[@jett888]

I don't start any of my horses under saddle until they are 5 years old.

[@saspinks3001]

Good for you! Makes for a better horse. Mentally and physically.

[@HannaFardew]

I've fallen off of a horse before. First fall at that, and it took me years before I built up that confidence again to get back on. 9 year old me who didn't know hardly anything about horses, was terrified of her own horse. I miss that horse as she knew I was working through my fall and she was so sweet and kind around me which helped me in the long run to get me back into the saddle. Horses aren't aggressive like Clint claims they are and my sweet, high spirited, young mare is proof of that

[@HannaFardew]

Video: blue, a 5 year old American paint horse Me: looks more like a quarter as the paint markings are not there

[@OliveDeuce]

Hanna Fardew that’s what I thought lol

[@LynneDemonQueen1]

Breeding stock paint. Both parents are paints. Not all come out painted even when both parents are

[@patriciastaton6182]

there called crop out paint when they don't take on the color..I have a few of them..there still good horses just not load coloring 🌹

[@georgepengelly2434]

Buddy and Blue would go nuts together and have a ball.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

In about ten minutes you would have the horse comfortable and following you respectfully. Blue would know that you are a fair and trusted leader and he would be comfortable knowing where he fits into the 'herd'.

[@philhall5832]

Very interesting take on this video really enjoyed listening

[@Bmichelle41]

If it wasn't for manipulating the situation Clinton wouldn't have a show... Any episode you watch & anyone with the tiniest amount of sense can see it's all normal horse behavior

[@anonymoususer172]

Your comments crack me up while teaching me how to understand horses. Thanks! 🤣🐴 Have you done a video on the pentathlon horse disaster! Would love to see your assessment on that!!

[@youcanstickit]

I don't understand why green horse people buy young, untrained horses and expect to train them? It's the most idiotic thing I see so many people doing. They have no clue what they are doing and then blame the horse for their lack of knowledge. It makes me mad!

[@glassdragonmedia]

Sorry.

[@youcanstickit]

@@glassdragonmedia don't say sorry to me, say it to your horse.

[@glassdragonmedia]

@@youcanstickit we do things slow, so far so good.

[@suzystone244]

Hi Rick. I do NOT do Clinton Andersson....just my thoughts. Horses teach people. We need to listen ❤

[@susanflowers6282]

You know what kind of surprises me Rick, is that Hollywood hasn't come knocking on your door! But YOU would never cave to their expectations, so it wouldn't work out anyway.

[@charlottesitterley945]

Rick i fricken ❤🙏🏽💪🏽🐎 lurv you!! Your commentary sometimes makes me need to run and get my pink pullups so i dont peepee my pants!! You fricken rock Rick!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙆🏻‍♀️🐎

[@sixionzear6329]

Another thing I really hate is when people have stalls with metal bars or large gaps at the bottom. I’ve seen too many horses get their legs or necks trapped. Luckily only one ended up injured. But there’s no way I’d ever want to risk anything to my horses health.

[@kerielwatson3197]

He has no idea how to lunge that horse. He's giving so many God damn confusing signals. The rope says one way, the arm says another way, his positioning says another and his posture says yet another! My mare would have flattened him. She would have just run straight through him, and she's a gentle respectful mare! Even when asked to do something she doesn't like, she will do it with minimal fuss. The few things she really hates, she'll throw herself up and back to try avoid the situation, but she doesn't strike at people unless they really screw up

[@krysote]

Blue In Your Face: Coming 2020 To Theatres Near You "The scariest horse I've ever seen" -Clinton Anderson *Five Star Rating* Haha! Thanks Rick. Love the videos.

[@kajinsautumn9833]

How in hell does he catch and ride her if she is so "dangerous"?

[@bethluke7731]

Understand having coverage for our horses. He probably see a big change in the horse if the horse just wasn't stalled. I understand people have to do what they have to do.

[@eviejean8]

I love this horse!!!

[@LynneDemonQueen1]

Rick, I've always liked Clinton but I'm seeing a lot that I do not agree with in the recent past with him. A lot of what you point out and the way you point it out is awesome especially for people that may not be as experienced as we are

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Horses also paw because they are impatient. I have a horse that will paw at feeding time. She is in a run in, not stalled, free to come and go, no halter, no confinement whatsoever. But, when she knows I am bringing feed/hay, she will paw. And she is not the only one I have seen doing this.

[@heidi2270]

That horse is not dangerous..omg. I agree with you Rick.

[@lisafraser5837]

I cant even watch it again it irritates me to no end.. That horse has her ears forward and is playing !

[@kari8187]

Omg he’s terrified of a mare 🤣🤣🤣🤣 he absolutely created this sassy mare and now Clinton is gonna annoy her for a few hours so the idiotic owner can screw it up BAH HA HA HA

[@gailfreese3849]

"This horse scares me", sounds like a sissy to me.

[@RedHybiscus]

Actually she looks like she is energetic and playful and he looks like he doesn’t understand his horse. What an unfortunate combination! With a more experienced rider I bet she could be a lot of fun as well as be willing to develop a more bonded relationship but the unwitting owner seems to always misinterpret her signals. When she says let’s play, he will think she is disrespectful. If she rides well then clearly the previous owner had a very different relationship with the horse. I would also be inclined to talk more with the previous owner about the horses personality and training style of the owner.

[@KellyeR1970]

Wheatherford is about half way from Dallas to Waco driving down 35. Bout and 1.5 hours or so out of Dallas.

[@lupitaidis8519]

Oh my god, I got about 7 minutes in and had to stop the film, I agree with you 100%, she’s playing and reacting to his fear. I had a different issue with one of my colts, he was lazy but a dream when he had a halter on and he’d had no sense of space when he didn’t have a halter on, he’d run right up behind you while your playing with him and almost bowl you over. He doesn’t do that anymore :)

[@apriljanis1620]

most people only know what they see, seeing is scratching the surface of understanding

[@sixionzear6329]

I absolutely hate when people stall up horses with no good reason other than they want them there. Only time MY barn EVER stalls a horse is if there’s a lesson coming up for someone who for some reason or another can’t catch the horse themself. Like someone with Cerebral Palsy. If there’s a strong dangerous storm and we don’t trust the run in to be protective enough. (We get tornados sometimes). If we have the farrier or get coming soon. Or if the horse is sick or injured and we don’t want them with the rest of the herd. For example we had a sick horse that we didn’t know if they were contagious yet. And another time we had a mare fall down a hill and got a deep deep gash in her leg that she kept pulling open so we wrapped her up and kept her stalled up til it healed enough to go back out.

[@OliveDeuce]

“Ray charles saw that shit coming”😭😭😭😭

[@Sketch_Sesh]

So he keeps the poor horse in a dirty run down stall and whips it with a chain

[@2zwaantjes]

I watch your videos to learn. What I see in the horse right after he threw the chain around her nose is uncertainty, and for some short moments she seemed scared, but mostly unsure. That's my 2 cents and I'm not even halfway. I forgot: GORGIOUS horse btw.

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

Bwah , Ha , Ha 😂 I could listen to you all day Rick This beautiful horse is being mishandled !

[@johnm840]

Let the horse go hang out with the other Horses. I didn't go to doctor school either. * Points at head , Kidneys *

[@totam7631]

I was wondering is there a video where the horse is actually aggressive ?

[@OliveDeuce]

Ah, I watched 10:39 and I was like, what the hell is he trying to get that horse to do, the horse is confused as hell, so I came to Rick’s video to hear his input. Glad we saw the same thing

[@nicktrepka7378]

Rick you got to understand that stupid people only like one person's perspective but a very smart man will look at all perspectives and then make a logical decision or logical perspective based off multiple people's perspectives and experiences love you Rick you do good work screw them haters

[@emilywiblen6296]

Wow, Clinton is super aggressive. I see a man with a heap of ego and underlying anger.

[@notadumbblond3]

It's also very obvious he gets in front of the horse's drive line then can't understand when she changes direction.

[@TheOne60388]

Did you ever get in touch with the owner of this horse? Were you able to help it?

[@allthingsdelightful8565]

Rick weatherford is near Fort Worth. Not too far from you but you are farther north I believe.

[@DanMaresse]

How can he ride it without being able to do ground work?

[@cypheri1339]

My grandfather once bought a gelding who we later found out had been abused badly... rode like a dream for pretty much anyone once he was saddled, but was a major asshole on the ground because he got defensive to people due to his past experience. Turns out they'd been saddling him in anchored cross ties so he couldn't whip his head around and bite while being tacked and we had to learn the hard way that trying to tack him with his head free was a bad idea. He was reconditioned to be better mannered with a lot of time and patience, but that little gelding was the first (and only) horse to ever force me out of the round pen for my own safety early on in that process. Had a really bad session where he decided that biting was a good idea while trying to get his halter on. Pushed his head away, ended up with him trying to reach down and bite at my legs instead, so I leaned into his shoulder while holding onto the halter and mane to make him spin a few times before sending him across the pen to give myself time to back off and reset. Still never used chains or whips even with a horse actually trying to hurt.

[@DanMaresse]

Cypheri , there’s a clue lol

[@snoozieq4584]

Huh? At 25:31 I thought that she was acting like she may be coming into season.... JMHO.

[@sofieskinkegiraf6153]

Hey, I'm trying to figure out how to send Rick a horse video he could review. Does anyone know how?

[@glassdragonmedia]

Can copy and paste the link in the comments here, or send it to his email. It just takes him a while to get through his email and he might not go for the comments.

[@sofieskinkegiraf6153]

@@glassdragonmedia The problem is I can't find his email anywhere :/ Edit: Nvm found it

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

Rick has a blog , perhaps his contact info can be found there .

[@glassdragonmedia]

@@BornAgainFarmGirl she found it. His email is on his website.

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

Thank you Glass Dragon , I’m glad she found it .

[@boniw698]

I just found your videos. I’m 71 so I don’t have horses anymore as of 6 years ago but I really am enjoying your videos your just great. But I do have a bit of pink hair☺️violet in a few weeks. Love horses. Always will. But not imprinting on foals whose owners don’t let it no it’s a horse. Imprinting on humans with no others horses around are the most dangerous

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

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[@elahowse]

Omg! It would help to see you work with this horse! Please do it. You’ve done so much good work with Buddy and Mr. T that when you work with them they already look great... it’d be cool to see you help the dude communicate better with the horse. It reminds me of the video you did with Mr. t lunging. You can make a horse look bad if you are loud (with your hands.) or you can make them look good by being quiet and clear.

[@HorseyGal4ever]

I hate bits and chains and spurs. I notice, that the horse doesn't trust the owner, the horse acts trepidatiously in their interactions, rub marks from halter, betting a day of hanging out at liberty with me, that horse would be sidling up trying to be my best friend, or yours! Dumb ass people irritate me.

[@cryptcr3ature81]

A lot of TV is also sensationalised, as we all know, so it wouldn't surprise me if the directors weren't instructing the people to make this horse as nervous and uppity as possible for the camera.

[@tharonhoffman4792]

You talked about a pole tip on wearing a horse out. Please do a video on that. Something else you said was a 5 year old horse is when you should start to ride them. I always thought that 18 months to 2 years old was the best time to first ride a horse. How old was buddy when he 1st went under saddle?

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

NO HORSE should ever be ridden under 3, and then only light riders very short, the bones in a horses back do not fuse until 5

[@tharonhoffman4792]

@@ThinkLikeAHorse I never heard that before. Although I also never understood what a horse was communicating.

[@kimseykittycat8437]

I fucking love how you do your videos

[@laurieracicot4072]

I think this is really interesting. Honestly I love Clinton and his techniques I really believe that done properly and when you know what you are doing it can work. I was, althought, curious to see your videos because i'm still looking for someone that could change my mind about the Method and I really believe that you explained your thoughts in a great way and also I found myself agreeing with you on some points.I'm always looking to do the best thing for my horse. Thank you for this video it was really entertaining and educational. I will definitely have a closer look at the editing in the next Clinton videos because damn that's something else 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alyssapalmer1995]

Blue looks like a chestnut and not an American Paint to me like if you agree with me. I love all horses but my favorite horse are chestnut horses. Blue is my dream horse. I love you Rick. Keep up the great work. I agree with you 100% it is a human problem and not a horse problem. One day I want a chestnut mare with a blaze down the nose like Blue's and four white socks.

[@abbiholz9274]

Paints can be solid. Because all the Genes that cause the paint coloring are dominant, if both parent are heterozygous (one dominant copy, one recessive [non paint]) copy, theres a 25% chance of a non paint. There is a section of the paint horse registry for "solid" paints. Plus, if they were a paint/quarter horse cross, they can be in the paint registry and be solid (especially if the paint parent was heterozygos, then there would be a 50% chance of a solid paint horse). My grandpa had a horse that barely made it as a colored paint. He was only considered part of the colored registry because of a white spot on his size (pretty small, but exceeded the minimum standard for the amount of white [or color in the case of mostly white horses]).

[@velvet.vampyre]

All the other horses are watching... 👀 Hmm..

[@allthingsdelightful8565]

Wow Rick you are extremely observant. You should be teaching.