English Thoroughbred Racers in Dahlian, China
November 22nd, 2009
Skype with Rose in China – [6/19/2009 7:04:39 PM]
Mark Alan Rector: Rose, your ****@hotmail.com email is now added to the white list for ****@horsesense.ws {hidden}
Rose: tks
Mark Alan Rector: you may send your email reply to either of the above.
I apologize if you were blocked, earlier.
Rose: never mind
Mark Alan Rector: you are welcome. it is my pleasure
Rose: i will reply you about MgCl2 on Monday
FOB is ok , right?
Mark Alan Rector: that is fine, thank you.
FOB city + province, please.
loading: on pallets
FCL20: 20mt (metric tonnes)
we have our own importer/broker.
here am i > www.markrector.com
Rose: ok
Mark Alan Rector: I will look forward to hearing from you Monday (Sunday, my time?)
Rose: yes
now here we are on Saturday 11:11 a.m
Mark Alan Rector: yes, I am in Seattle, USA.
Rose: you are enjoying your weekend (party)
Mark Alan Rector: i am working friday night.
I just completed an XLS spreadsheet, for our architects/building contractors to use.
you may see it at > http://www.stabiligrid.biz/tools_weights_calculators_convertors.htm
my only hobby is my horses (and dog)
Rose: i just want to ask, do you have your own horse ranch?
Mark Alan Rector: not really, maybe in 5 years
in Colorado mountains
i have it picked out, for 20 years.
I must stay in Seattle, I am running this business …
they need me.
Rose: i like riding also
hehe, send you a picture of my riding last year
Mark Alan Rector: I would very much like to see you riding.
my horses are at a neighobr’s house > www.lazyrminis.com
i am Lazy R Ranch, named after my father
“Rody” is a Kentucky Race Horse, her fathers are all world champions
Rose: Rose has uploaded “*******.JPG”
Click image above for "Rose riding an English Thoroughbred, in Dahlian, China" full size image.
Mark Alan Rector: my tb horse, rody, she runs like the wind, and jumps tall buildings for fun.
Rose: (y)
Mark Alan Rector: the picture is downloading now …
…your horse is beautiful, is she a “Heavenly Horse” ? (Akhal Teke)
Rose: he is a retired race horse
imported from England
i went to a horsemanship club in our city (dalian)
Mark Alan Rector: an English Thoroughbred, as is my horse Rody.
Here is the Heavenly Horse poem …
The Heavenly Horse: The Ta-yuan horses, the Fergana horses were given the name of the Heavenly horse (Tian Ma) and the following poem was dedicated to these steeds by Han Dynasty emperor Wu-ti, reigned at 141 B.C. — 87B.C. (Zhenshan & Eile Keith 2008):
Hymn To the Heavenly Horse
The Heavenly Horse has come to the earth from the west,
It covers tens of thousands of Li to subordinate itself to the virtuous Emperor,
Incarnate the divine prowess,
It holds the foreign enemy in submission,
Crossing the sands,
It convinces the barbarians of its power.
Wu-Ti sent 30,000 men to capture the Akhal Teke horses,
to bring them to China
Akhal Teke is the ancestor of the English Thoroughbred …
Rose: you learn a lot about horse story
i am so poor of such knowledge
Mark Alan Rector: you have learned much.
you will learn more.
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my grandfather was American Indian, he raised American Mutangs…
My earliest memory as a child was my Grandfather + me (2 years old) + his horse.
Rose: i think you must ride horse very skillful
Mark Alan Rector: not so skillful, just lucky. The horses talk to me, share their food with me, we like to be with each other.
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i was a sickly child, my grandfather made me drink milk from his horse.
Rose: you are so lucky, haha
Mark Alan Rector: I can still taste the milk; honey + grass it tastes like
Rose: haha
Mark Alan Rector: after very many years, I still taste the milk
Rose: many people drink cow milk
Mark Alan Rector: in america, they do not drink horse milk
as a child, we also raised cows, sheep, peacocks, pigs
i think, in Mongolia, the basic daily food is horse milk + and goat milk
Rose: yes
Mongolia like this
Mark Alan Rector: of the nomadic Mongols, all the way to the Gobi desert
the ancient Mongols stole some Akhal Teke horses,
which they used to rule asia for a thousand years …
it is a different world, for such people …
Mark Alan Rector: the Akhal-teke is a powerful, fearless, fast + strong horse
it is the father of the English Thoroughbred
Mark Alan Rector:
my error, not “rule asia”
perhaps “terrorize asia” or “pirate asia”?
is this correct?
Rose: yes (nod)
Mark Alan Rector: I think they are why there is a wall in China, correct?
the Mongols + their Akhal Teke horses…
Mark Alan Rector: it is why the emperor wanted his own Akhal Tekes:
without such horse of their own – they could not fight the Mongols …
Rose: (nod)
i like dog also
i have a short VCR of my neighbour ’s dogs
he has 5 dogs
but all are small dog
Mark Alan Rector: 5 dogs is a lot.
dogs are good friend, also.
my dog is a girl, Australian Cattle Dog
she does not bark, but she “herds” everything she finds
she is at the door, right now.
she wants to go outside and play …
Rose: (nod)
it is late
she should go to sleep
Mark Alan Rector: she always wants to play. she can wait
- she sleeps during the day, like all dogs
their fathers are wolves, they hunt at night.
Rose: send you an other picture?
Rose sent ***********.bmp
Mark Alan Rector: yes, another picture I would love to see…
are you saying it is late, that I should go to sleep?
I will, if you tell me to.
Rose: haha
if you want to sleep, i won’t disturb you anymore
now I have a lot time but you may feel sleepy
Mark Alan Rector: i can sleep when i am dead,
now i am alive
Rose: (nod)
you are humourous
Mark Alan Rector: your neighbour’s dog has babies?
they are a fur hat – you may wear them to stay warm.
Rose: yes , she just have baby
too hot, now
it is summer
Mark Alan Rector: yes, but it is winter somewhere …
for a nice hat – there is no need to be winter …
or, you could just hold them in your lap. and tell them that they are loved. They like that, also …
Rose: do you like to see the short VCR??
Mark Alan Rector: if you can send it, yes I would like that.
Rose: Rose uploading ?????0**_**-??.mp4
Mark Alan Rector: i am converting it now,
different nations use different codecs for videos.
for instance, a movie DVD from the USA will not play in Germany…
Mark Alan Rector: The dog has very big eyes, she looks very tired.
the baby is almost as big as she is, I think.
Are you talking in the video?
Rose: yes
hehe
i use my mobile take the vedio
Mark Alan Rector: you like her very much, I can tell.
Rose: yes
Mark Alan Rector: it is okay
someday I may call you?
+86*************** {hidden}
Rose: yes
Mark Alan Rector: we can be friends?
Rose: yes
i have a question
Mark Alan Rector: yes
Rose: your name is mark alan rector or lazy r ranch
Mark Alan Rector: my name is mark alan rector
the family farm is “Lazy R Ranch”
I am moving it to Seattle, a little at a time (as I am able)
After my father died, I must carry it on.
why do you ask?
Rose: i don’t understand very well
hehe
Mark Alan Rector: have you watched America Western Movies? John Wayne?
Rose: my poor english
Mark Alan Rector: in america, farms are called “Ranch”
Rose: oh
Mark Alan Rector: and the “Lazy R” is the letter R, laying on its side (like it is lazy)
we brand cattle with the “lazy r” to say: this is my cow
btw … you English is SUPERB!
I have no Chinese, I am the poor one.
I very much appreciate that you have learned my language. It shows that you are skilled, where I am not skilled.
Mark Alan Rector: the Governor of Washington ( from Seattle) is Chinese.
He is not here today, President Obama asked him to come to Washington DC.
He is Chairman of the US Chamber of Commerce (international trade)
Have you heard of Gary Locke?
Rose: i know
his Chinese name is WANGJIALUO
Mark Alan Rector: no doubt, you will see him in China very much.
my mistake. not “Chamber of Commerce”
Gary Locke is “Secretary of the US Department of Commerce”
I did not know his name is “WANGJIALUO”
thank you for telling me
in America, names are only names (although they may have meaning, in other languages)
my name is from Latin
Mark = “Warrior God”
Rector = “One who makes things straight”
Rose: hehe
Mark Alan Rector: What is your name, Rose?
Rose: a handsome man with glasses
Ding qianyu
Mark Alan Rector: he is not as handsome as his wife is intelligent (she lets him think he is the smart one)
Ding qianyu
which is your family name?
is it from your mother or father?
… perhaps I should not have asked, it is too personal.
please forgive me, I meant no harm.
Rose:
sorry, gary ’s Chinese name should be LUOJIAHUI
hehe,
I made a mistake
Mark Alan Rector: What does it mean?
Rose: family name is {hidden}
my family name is {hidden}
and given name is {hidden}
Mark Alan Rector: Ding quianyu, perhaps you are busy at work?
I must go, too – My Boss (the dog) wants me to take her outside…
It is always a pleasure to speak with you,
thank you kindly for honoring me with your photos and video.
please feel free to call me at any time.
I should call you ‘{hidden}’ ~ correct?
or “Ms. {hidden}”?
Rose: haha
jiahui is gary’s given name
you can call me Ms. {hidden}
ok, take care
Mark Alan Rector: I am sorry, I misunderstood.
I thought it was your name, Ms {hidden}.
Thank you, My Boss (the dog) is becoming impatient with me. Perhaps she will fire me!!
Rose: {hidden}, in Dalian, China (chuckle)
Mark Alan Rector: she is in the next room, crying + whining (soft mutter)
she is facing away from me, with her back towards me.
now she has her nose in my face…
thank you for the talk, Rose.
Rose {in Dalian, China}: (nod)