<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828586296575000005.post3823955220036648284..comments</id><updated>2009-11-13T15:07:40.123-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on VA TB BLOG: QUALITY ROAD UPDATE: BAKER DEFENDS HIS STAR PUPIL</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.vtablog.org/feeds/3823955220036648284/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7828586296575000005/3823955220036648284/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vtablog.org/2009/11/quality-road-update-baker-defends-his.html'/><author><name>GP</name><email>Equisport1@aol.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828586296575000005.post-6080253032099698165</id><published>2009-11-13T15:00:21.322-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-13T15:00:21.322-05:00</updated><title type='text'>As a owner of a former race horse who is over 17H,...</title><summary type='text'>As a owner of a former race horse who is over 17H, although I have owned him for over 15 years, I still have problems putting him in a wash stall and God forbid if I had to get him on a horse trailer.&lt;br /&gt;I have never been a fan of putting a hood on a horse and I would be traumatized if someone placed a hood over my head, while moving me into a small space and who knows what &amp;quot;other&amp;quot; </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7828586296575000005/3823955220036648284/comments/default/6080253032099698165'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7828586296575000005/3823955220036648284/comments/default/6080253032099698165'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vtablog.org/2009/11/quality-road-update-baker-defends-his.html?showComment=1258142421322#c6080253032099698165' title=''/><author><name>Tidewaterhorse</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17046435025241304252</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.vtablog.org/2009/11/quality-road-update-baker-defends-his.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828586296575000005.post-3823955220036648284' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7828586296575000005/posts/default/3823955220036648284' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828586296575000005.post-2048718659991264285</id><published>2009-11-13T13:17:00.743-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-13T13:17:00.743-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My only concern is for the horse.  And yes, HE, Qu...</title><summary type='text'>My only concern is for the horse.  And yes, HE, Quality Road is a GREAT HORSE. He&amp;#39;s had alot of bad breaks (luck wise) and I think Mr. Evans has always done the right thing (not thrilled about the trainer change...but the current one is at the top of the standings [so what do I know]and anything with a &amp;quot;made in Virginia&amp;quot; label is more than special to me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m just </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7828586296575000005/3823955220036648284/comments/default/2048718659991264285'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7828586296575000005/3823955220036648284/comments/default/2048718659991264285'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vtablog.org/2009/11/quality-road-update-baker-defends-his.html?showComment=1258136220743#c2048718659991264285' title=''/><author><name>coeurdefer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371494048326912875</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.vtablog.org/2009/11/quality-road-update-baker-defends-his.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828586296575000005.post-3823955220036648284' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7828586296575000005/posts/default/3823955220036648284' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828586296575000005.post-4256573502457164698</id><published>2009-11-12T16:59:22.272-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T16:59:22.272-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I wasn't thrilled that one of the starters snapped...</title><summary type='text'>I wasn&amp;#39;t thrilled that one of the starters snapped that leather strap right at his ankles when he was GOING into the gate with the blindfold on and it seemed he would finally cooperate. It seemed in that instant he just lost it. I imagine that would make his instincts kick in and think a snake was around his feet or something. Anyway, I agree that the starters handled him too roughly in the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7828586296575000005/3823955220036648284/comments/default/4256573502457164698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7828586296575000005/3823955220036648284/comments/default/4256573502457164698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vtablog.org/2009/11/quality-road-update-baker-defends-his.html?showComment=1258063162272#c4256573502457164698' title=''/><author><name>Ghostsnapper</name><uri>http://ghostsnapper.blogspot.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.vtablog.org/2009/11/quality-road-update-baker-defends-his.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828586296575000005.post-3823955220036648284' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7828586296575000005/posts/default/3823955220036648284' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>