Comments on: Mear’s Morgans

By: Bill McMillen

Bill McMillen — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:05:28 +0000

I remember Brainerd Mears from the Geology 101 class I took at
UW fall 1975. I will never forget the policy on the true/false questions.
To prevent guessing on true/false it was “double indemnity” meaning if you got the answer wrong it count double the value of the question, so if you weren’t sure you would be better off o leave it blank and that way it only cost say 1 point for example instead of 2 points for example. I became a teacher of Business courses and since the tests I gave had true/false I also applied the “double indemnity” policy on tests. The adult students, got a kick out of it and respecetd the fact
I warned them before the test about it. God bless you Mr. Mears, you
were a good example to me and by the way, I enjoyed your class

Bill Mc Millen

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:21:14 +0000

Beautiful horses…..GO MICHEAL ! ! ! !

Thanks StoryCorps !

By: Susie Armstrong

Susie Armstrong — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:18:52 +0000

I justed joined the blog after listening to StoryCorp on Morning Edition and getting the book over Christmas. I loved this mother/daughter-inspired post (not to mention the pics). My parents bought me a pony when I was a horse crazy 11 year old, then of course, my mom had to get another horse to ride with me. Hmm, what was her real reason for getting me a pony?! We rode together almost every night in the spring, summer, fall for years. I gotta get her in to a StoryCorps booth…

Thanks for a great story.

By: Stephen Pecararo

Stephen Pecararo — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:32:04 +0000

As a Morgan owner it was a real pleasure to meet the Mears through this story. They are well thought of in the Morgan community around the world and the reasons why shine on through your story. Transplants or not, they and their horses, both an American breed apart . Thank you!

By: Bob Colucci

Bob Colucci — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:38:23 +0000

Another great StoryCorp story! What a wonderful story of their courage and dedication to their vocation.

And yes, the photos are wonderful too.

By: Bonnie Colucci

Bonnie Colucci — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:55:24 +0000

I wonder, as transplants, if they are still considered outsiders, or because she bought the farm are they now considered as natives of Wyoming! I enjoyed the story — her daughter’s passion became hers!

I love the photos of the horses. You captured them in unusual ways!