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Not enough male riders!!! ):

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#1 ·
I'm sure there has been a thread about this already somewhere... but oh well. Heres just some of my random thoughts... Haha.
Has anyone noticed that there are tons of professional, competitive male riders... but there is no male riders, that are... casual/pleasure riders? It sucks!
I have moved my horse from barn to barn, and I've met about 3 male riders in total... very depressing, haha. But when I visited a very expensive, competitive barn there was tons of male riders! :s

It's also funny how as soon as an attractive guy (or any guy, for that matter) enters a barn he gets mauled by girls haha... It seems like every girls dream is to have a boyfriend that loves horses... And it's understandable, because I would totally be one of those girls myself! Of course I'm too shy to actually say anything, but I'd definitely notice them haha. :p

My last two boyfriends that I brought to the barn with me absolutely hated it... It took soo much convincing just to bring them out there with me. They were little city wimps, and hated the smell, poop etc. Also one of them was extremely scared of the horses and wouldn't come near them... ITS JUST... uuuughhh! I'd just like to mention that they are EX boyfriends now.. ha..haha.. I'm not really into guys that are afraid to get a little dirty, and that spend more hours in front of the mirror than me.


I think my advice to a guy that is looking to find a girl/get a girlfriend would be: take horseback riding lessons. :wink:
 
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#2 ·
It would be so cool to have a horsey boyfriend. There are never, ever any though. Especially in English riding, they all do PoloX or stock stuff (I imagine there are some doing Western in the US).

I'd even be happy with a horsey friend. I'm 20 now, and all horsey people seem to be under 16 or over 40. I wish there were some people my age that I could have that in common with, all my friends just think its ridiculous to even have a horse.
 
#4 ·
I'm a male, I'm 17 and I love to English ride, I like jumping and dressage and just riding for fun. And I especially love horses.
Hahaha okay so you are one of very few people.

Do you by any chance get mauled by girls/and or have a girlfriend!? Haha!!

Good to know there are some riders that ride because they love horses, and not for competition. :)
 
#7 ·
I've never dated a guy that was a genuine horse person. There was one guy that I almost dated who LIKED horses and RODE, but he was an awful rider. All the others would either never come near the horses, or if they did, it was only to pet them on the other side of the fence. I have managed to get at least 2 of them to SIT on a horse though! :)
 
#9 ·
All the (western) horse guys that I know avoid the barns like the plague. There are lots of reasons, but the top few are...

- Barn drama. It's often more like going to the fights than going riding.

- Everyone thinks they are an expert rider/trainer/instructor/breeder and they don't hesitate to tell you that.

- Everyone also has the greatest horse in the world, and then goes on to tell you how many times they've been thrown off.

- Guys are 'saddle up and go' types...ladies take forever before they're ready to go. When I trailer to a barn to ride with the ladies, I make it a point to show up 30 minutes late, and after unloading and tacking up, my mares and I are still standing around waiting to go.

Sorry ladies, us guys are happy just wandering the roads and trails, practicing with the cows, having a fun, relaxing day, and putting our feet up, having a beer, and some nice conversation.
 
#20 ·
Exactly! Though I am female. The only time I even give a turd about whether or not My horse is sparkly clean is if I plan on taking semi decent pictures. When I get A chance to ride, its a quick brush down and hoof picking, then I'm outa there! Whether or not I even tack up depends on my mood :P
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#10 ·
Ah, that's why it's great when you date women, lol
Though I never really come across many other out lesbian horsewomen, either...
But girls in general seem to tend to be more interested in horses and riding. Even when they probably will never be as into them as the rest of us are, I'm at least very thankful that my girlfriend is willing to learn!

It is certainly a rare event to come across a guy anywhere near my age group who rides or is even at all interested in giving it a try. Most of them are all like "Oh that's for girls" or "That's gay", which makes no sense to me, really. What's more manly than a big tough-as-nails cowboy? lol
Besides, how could they possibly not get that riding would get them all the ladies? Who cares what all the other guys think, that should be what matters :lol:
Anyway, just my input :-p
I'd definitely love to see more guys around the barn. Especially in the English world, now that's freaking cool.
 
#12 ·
I used to date a guy who rode horses competively in dressage. He came outta the closet the next year. =/

I know only 3 guys besides him who like horses. One is my farrier, who's 21 and also rides bulls and is very hot. =P the other one is my horse trainer,and the last one is my sister's husband. Aint she a lucky girl? =P
 
#13 ·
I'm the only guy at my lessons, it's all good, there's only one girl who is always into the drama thing, but that's about it and we try to ignore her. Most of the girls at my lesson are rather serious and don't cause drama. Hard to believe right? :P
 
#17 ·
Gee, I am blessed. my hubby had never ever been around a horse till I took riding with a friend. He now loves to ride, nothing fancy, doesn't have a clue what he's doing but loves to brush the horses, go for long rides with me, cleans the stalls does all the hard work and LOVES all of it. Course, with only one horse its making things hard now. But we used to have 5 before we moved back to lower MI.
 
#21 ·
Haha there was a guy at the last dressage show that me and my friends ran into and we all almost fainted, lol, it was such a shock to see a hot guy at a horseshow! but then we foundout he was there to watch his girlfried -_- lol. but i kinda like the barn/horseshows because i dont have to look all perfect and stuff, lol, most of the time i look like i got bucked off my horse and then stomped on. lol
 
#22 ·
I honestly don't know many people (other than on the forum) who just ride for the pleasure of riding. I am in a very horse thick part of the country and most folks who have horses are ranch hands or trainers or cowboys, rodeo folks, etc. Most don't just go ride unless they have something that needs done. Of all the riders I know, there are many more men than there are women.
 
#24 ·
In MD people either do pleasure riding (trails) or compete/ride English (very few do western riding - team penning, reining, and cutting). Lots of people do trails. I judged (and participated) at Judged Trail Rides, and every time lots of people showed up. Even competing people often trail rides (I run all the time in parks I take my girls in).
 
#23 ·
I didn't go through all pages... Katie, if you'd live close by I'd be happy to invite you to our organization (trail riding). :wink: Whenever I go to the annual dinner there are lots of guys there (and I know enough in person I used to ride with until I started more ring work).
 
#25 ·
I know, I know about 5 guys who ride. You just find more female rider then males. I bet most of this forum is females, I didn't see that many males. Some guys think it's girly, it's not!
You know you just want to find a good cowgirl. Lol XD
 
#26 ·
Most of the people that ride around here are males. I live in a farming town though, so most of the riding is actual work, not just playing around or showing or whatever.

Most of my guy friends ride.

I dated a bull rider once, but I'll never ever do that again. I learned my lesson about them.
 
#47 ·
Most of the people that ride around here are males. I live in a farming town though, so most of the riding is actual work, not just playing around or showing or whatever.

Most of my guy friends ride.

I dated a bull rider once, but I'll never ever do that again. I learned my lesson about them.
Yeah, I'm with you on the bull rider part...but it took my more than one bull rider for me to learn my lesson. =P

I want to learn jumping but I'm a western girl. We could getting off topic, want to move this to PMs?
I don't think I seen more then 5 different male jumpers.
I've seen lots of guys jump...though they might not have looked the prettiest doing it cause they were justm goofing off.

:O Sorry to heard that and I wanted to ride on a road tomorrow thanks..

Guys don't barrel race too.. The most I know, do roping.
I know country boys but they don't ride..
Again, lots of guys I know/knew barrel race...a few guys used to borrow my old horse and run her and usually took home some awards with her.
 
#43 ·
^^That is a little unusual LOL, mostly it's us girls who are more lovey dovey with our horses.
It's not unusual for us guys around here that ride into town to the store on the busy roads and through parking lots full of cars and trucks to show appreciation to our horses for being calm and keeping us safe in all that chaos. Perhaps not a kiss, but certainly a good pat, hug, and an apple from the store.
 
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