Well-said regarding Palpatine. *Sighs* Have you read the DELTORA QUEST series? I'm mostly drawing inspiration for Palpatine/Sidious off the Shadow Lord -- I even kind of make a few Shout Outs to him in fic. The whole "I have plans within plans" thing -- I think the way I'm managing to handle his scheming is that he mostly bases his decisions off what's actually happened. That and listening to stuff like, say, "Master of Puppets" by Metallica and "The Game" by Disturbed helps me get into his mindset as well. And as frightening as he is...I'm actually quite impressed with him. And in need of a cold shower at the same time. XD
I'm curious because I've ridden many horses through the years and the breeds are fascinating. My sister actually owned about thirty at one time and when she quit riding, said she'd been thinking of switching to mules for riding at the end, because they're not as skittish as horses.
Definitely agreed. You always have to be gentle around a horse -- but firm as well -- because you don't want to frighten the horse, but you don't want it to run away on you either. It's a tough balance.
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Date: 2011-11-06 04:54 pm (UTC)I'm curious because I've ridden many horses through the years and the breeds are fascinating. My sister actually owned about thirty at one time and when she quit riding, said she'd been thinking of switching to mules for riding at the end, because they're not as skittish as horses.
Definitely agreed. You always have to be gentle around a horse -- but firm as well -- because you don't want to frighten the horse, but you don't want it to run away on you either. It's a tough balance.