Horses Do Not Have Ankles

[jacey]

Would someone please tell Mercedes Lackey.
www.horse-directory.co.uk/points.htm

I'm currently reading The Last Herald Mage trilogy. It's the first Lackey I've ever read and I can't believe that when she's got intelligent, telepthic equine-shaped characters called Companions that she (and her editors and beta-readers) could possibly allow that one to slip past. Horses do not have ankles. They have knees (front) hocks (rear), fetlocks and pasterns.

Comments

[slrose.livejournal.com]

I would forgive her the ankles if it was tight-third from someone who doesn't know much about horses -- or dialog where the speaker thought they were talking to someone who didn't know much about horses.

In any case, I believe you are reading one of her earlier books -- it's possible she wised up later.

I can't tell you for sure, because I am ignorant about horses. Probably because I discovered that I was allergic to them at a fairly young age. [Nothing like getting hives on a pony ride to discourage interest in the critters.]

She's comfort reading for me, but I find her best at small scale stuff. The epic stuff doesn't work as well.

[ferlonda.livejournal.com]

Sigh. I'm often disappointed in writers' details about horses and riding. "Kneeing" their horses into a gallop, etc. Ankles is pretty bad, though. A quick trip on the net or even a copy of a Pony Club manual would get that detail right.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

I could even go with 'kneeing' a horse into a gallop if (and only if) they were riding bareback when you have much more seat/legs contact (hopefully) but ankles are just plain wrong on so many levels.

She just gave me a major kick in the confidence at that point (about halfway through the middle book in the trilogy).

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

I'd like to friend you. We met in heleninwales lj.

I always ask, and if yes, would you friend me back?

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

I notice you have a couple of friends of mine on your 'interest' list - Kate Rusby and James Keelaghan. I've known Kate and her parents since I started on the folk scene in the mid 80s, and Keelo is one of the folks I fix up UK tours for.
http://www.jacey-bedford.com

Though I'm deeply into folk music (as a day job) I tend to skew my LJ posting towards my SF and fantasy writing. Please feel free to friend me. That would be lovely. I can't always friend back immediately as most of my friends are personal friends in real life or long-time net contacts from the rasfc community for SF writers.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

Kate intrigues me with her sweet voice, James...I saw James in concert once, two years ago, and haven't gotten over it yet.

I am interested in your writing, don't know that much about fantasy. The folk music...well, that's just icing on the cake.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

James is lovely. As good company as you'd expect from his stage show. He tours here with Hugh McMillan on bass and a fiddler (usually Jaime RT). They tend to stay with me when they're min the area.

Ny writing... er...
http://www.jaceybedford.co.uk

Hald a dozen short stories sold and published (mostly in anthologies) but no books sold yet despite finishing five. Am currently working on the first draft of number 6 'Spider on the Web' and querying two of the five with serious intent.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

And very bad at checking for typos before hitting post. Sorry.