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Horsey people stereotypes

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#1 ·
So many people have assumed different things of me because i ride horses.
People either think...
-I'm training to be a jockey. I'm not. I'm too tall and not into racing.
-I'm really rich. I'm not.
-I'm obsessed with horses and totally horse crazy. When you ride/own a horse you actually HAVE TO know practically everything about horses. It's a dangerous sport and it can kill you.
-I'm going to be persuing a career in some type of horse riding. I'm not. I love horse riding and all to death but i'm a musican and actress.
-I love country music. I don't like country music at all.

Anyone else been asumed of something just because of your horsey lifestyle?
 
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According to my 94 year old mother, I'll grow out of it. (I'm 65 and have owned horses for well over 30 years) - don't think so.
 
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I get "wow, you must have a lot of extra time" (I work full-time & have 2 kids)Nope, I just don't sleep.

"You still ride at your age? I thought horses were just a kid/teenager thing." - I'm 31

"Do you get to chase cows, like in the old west?" Only if I plan on getting shot by the dairy farmer I keep 1 of the horses by.

"I can't believe you take your 3yr old to the barn. Aren't you afraid he'll get run over or stepped on?" Not really, he's to busy tormenting the barn cats and the goat, or trying to get tractor rides:)
 
#9 ·
I have people tell me I DON'T fit the horse person stereo type, and that sometimes really bugs me. Like I'm not authentic or something. I wear makeup, I like fashion, and I'm pretty girly girl...outside of the barn. I could care less about these things at the barn though!

I do listen to country music though...
 
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#10 ·
Before I was married and dating the biggest thing I ran into was that horse girls are crazy.
Guys that I had met didn't want to date a girl with horses because they are high maintainence(sp). Guys that rode wanted to date girls from town that didn't know anything about them.

Also there is a big misconception that girls that work for trainers are only there to hopefully hook up and marry a trainer.:evil: I was there to learn and get paid doing it!
 
#13 ·
How weird. I never ever was told any stereotype statements. Sometime people ask me very politely how expensive it is to own a horse, but that's pretty much it. The most silly thing I've heard was from another horse owner: "you don't have to take lessons, you can ride already".
 
#17 ·
People think that since I own a horse and am not completely broke, that I MUST have tons of $$...Nope, I just dont have any kids ;-)

From a slightly different standpoint, I get this from a lot of riders..."Oh she rides ENGLISH...she must be a SNOB" SO not true! I'm the nicest, most down to earth and easiest to get along with person around :)
 
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#18 ·
*hangs head* I'm probably the reason a lot of those stereotypes exist. I'm rather typical... I do find it funny though, when people find out that I ride...and how shocked they are by the type of riding I do!

I'm this tiny little 85 pound 4'11 teenager. 16 to be exact. If anyone thought that I rode horses, they'd guess that I was some sort of english jumper with fancy breeches and a $10,000 warmblood from Germany.

When I tell people that no- I work on a 'rustic' no electricity, spaced out, all horses live in a pasture, relies on man power ranch- I often get laughed at! Little do they know that I can rope as well as any of our cowboys can, I can ride anything from a pony to a fresh OTTB to a trained ranch horse, and I can fix just about anything. A car, fence, shed, gash in a horse's leg- you name it. And I own a mean little man-eating horse named Sour who was almost killed for being so agressive.

Oh the element of suprise... :wink:
 
#21 ·
Oh, the other one I get...ok, so I'm Korean and get very odd looks when I tell people I ride horses and I ride western. I get the "I've never seen an Asian cowgirl" or "I've never seen an Asian redneck" before. Ugh! It might not be something you see everyday, but I ride to live and I live to ride and I don't care if anyone thinks it's odd!
 
#25 ·
I've been called a stunt rider for falling off, a jockey for staying on, and a rich drama queen for riding at all. Since I do ride I must listen to country music and have dropped out of high school. That or I go to private school and listen to classical country. Riding in my jeans makes me trashy, riding in my breeches makes me a snob.

And since I ride I must know every last detail about anything and everything concerning every single type of riding and/or horse imaginable. Of course.
 
#26 ·
Well, I had a stereotype of my own about "english horsey" people, and I have had horses all my life. I thought they were probably snobby (I think its the attire). Because my daughter wanted to ride English, I took her to a hunter jumper outfit, and "poof", my stereotype went bye-bye. They seemed far less snobby (for lack of a better word) than a lot of "western" riders can be. HA! I had to remind myself not to stereotype.
 
#29 · (Edited)
Once in art i drew a horse then my art teacher assumed i was obsessed with horses.
I love riding and horses but no i'm not going to be a famous horse rider.
I'm more set on music, acting etc.
People shouldn't assume stuff.

I also hate that people don't think riding is a sport or it's easy. It's the damn more dangerous sport in the world! In one second you can be dead. It takes a lot of mental and physical skill, strength and training! You're dealing with a beast at least 3 times your weight.
 
#36 ·
Haha, I never gave this a second thought until we moved where neighbors could see me on my property. I just "hide my head in the sand", and say to myself, "they aren't watching me, I don't watch them". :)
 
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