tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post7519111591616248981..comments2023-06-22T10:55:11.329-05:00Comments on Suzassippi's Lottabusha County Chronicles: The Upping BlockUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-47668262082549935302012-08-29T06:34:28.663-05:002012-08-29T06:34:28.663-05:00You know, the more you read, the better you write....You know, the more you read, the better you write. :)Suzassippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684211841308097391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-62638605787427779852012-08-28T23:34:13.485-05:002012-08-28T23:34:13.485-05:00Dr. Allen, your dad has definitely earned his &quo...Dr. Allen, your dad has definitely earned his "upping block". I think it is so awesome he is still able to get on a horse. I love reading your blog. You know a little about everything.Lol. Your pictures are BEAUTIFUL, and your writing makes me want to read some more. And that says a lot because I do not like to read.:-) KEEP BLOGGING!!!!Lisa Moorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-80066280526997062372012-08-23T14:08:39.148-05:002012-08-23T14:08:39.148-05:00The Wohner Law Office is housed in the former Kirk...The Wohner Law Office is housed in the former Kirkpatrick Dental Office, which dates to 1840. I presume Wohner is the current name of the office, but there is no other information about it on the MDAH site.Suzassippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684211841308097391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-54818223514614414352012-08-23T13:16:38.375-05:002012-08-23T13:16:38.375-05:00What. Is the Wohner Law Office?What. Is the Wohner Law Office?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-27040492593801473422012-08-19T20:36:10.381-05:002012-08-19T20:36:10.381-05:00I always thought those blocks were for ladies to u...I always thought those blocks were for ladies to use to get in and out of a carriage, never thought of using it to get on a horse. Very interesting, now I'll be on the look out for these.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157081169613826974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-21713555533497525962012-08-19T19:25:29.162-05:002012-08-19T19:25:29.162-05:00I learned it had to do with the length of the stra...I learned it had to do with the length of the straps from the saddle to the stirrup. Western saddles have a lower hanging stirrup, probably due to the difference in how it was used--and the fact that you had to get your butt up there in a hurry from the ground! Plantation saddles have short hangs, like an English saddle, where your knees are bent. Just another aspect of culture. :)Suzassippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684211841308097391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-19436698996001390872012-08-19T19:04:27.696-05:002012-08-19T19:04:27.696-05:00I'd never heard of an "upping block,"...I'd never heard of an "upping block," either, not that I am anywhere near knowledgeable about horse riding. The only people I've ever seen riding certainly got their own butts up on the horse. :) I do think your dad gets a pass at his age and the step sounds like a great solution. Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743017995625896679noreply@blogger.com