This kinda feeds off of the "You Know you're a BA equestrian when.." thread but this is different! Tell me about those times you have in life where you think.."Only a horse person would understand!"
I'll start This morning, I grabbed a coat before heading out the door and after I arrived at school and headed into the building, I shoved my hands in my pockets in realized I had an empty tube of dewormer in my pocket! Oopsies I prayed it wouldn't accidently fall out for the rest of the day!
When your husband is in your way and you use pressure points like on a horse to get him to move and say 'move over' or 'step over'....i'm really bad for that....
Every single coat i have is covered in hay and horse slobber.
So are every pair of boots, but with mud and manure.
My house has the essence of horse rather than anything else...
My truck has its own stash of bailing twine.
Everytime i have to explain something complex, i use it in terms of horses...
When i literally have to run to catch up to some one i'm 'jogging' or 'trotting' and i get picked at because of it.
I really love being a horse person!!
And you have hay in your bra.
And you see a good piece of land that is not being used for horses and you think "what a waste".
And you have a halter and lead in your truck just in case you find a loose horse.
You watch your dog jog around the yard and you watch how they are tracking up.
You are driving down a road and a tarp blows across the road you take a deep breath and prepare for a spook/bolt/buck then your sis reminds you that you are in a car not on a horse
Your hoodie that you have not worn to the barn in a year still has hay somewhere in it even after wearing it for weeks and pulling hay out every time.
Your boots helmet riding pants and show clothes are the neatest thing in your room everything else is thrown about
When ever you feel off balance you put all of your weight into your heels
You not only find an empty tube of due wormer in your pocket, but also peppermint wrappers, bailing twine, and hay
The backseat of your car doesn't have any room for people because there are two riding helmets, 3 pairs of boots, a bag of feed, a pair of half chaps, a vest, a crop and your horses favorite cookies
(You know you're used to riding green horses) you're riding an older well broke horse and a duck/grouse/owl flies up and you almost jump off your horse because you were 'riding the spook/jump' that didn't happen.
when I go in a store and put my hand in my pocket and realize I have two knives in there and hope I don't get stopped by security!
when I've filled my back seat and trunk of my car with grass I cut on the side of the road with scissors because I know my horses would love it!
I tell people to whoa-people ask me what is that smell? I say what smell ow the horse smell ?-the back seat of my truck has rain coat, hat riding gear no place to seat front seat has carrots and treats
when your sole purpose for doing leg work outs is to hold a two point and half seat better/longer
You cant bring yourself to do homework but find excuses like "my saddle needs oiled, well while I' at it I should clean his boots.. and bridle"
every horse you drive by in a field you pick out conformational pluses/minuses, and imagine how riding them would be
Driving through amish country is one of the most hazardous things EVER because there are soooooooooo many horses to gawk at
Your heart skips a beat because a horse appears for 5 seconds in a commercial
I joined my bf in a weight/muscle gaining workout program and it had calve raises as a workout. I piled up a bunch of weights to stand on so I would be doing heal drops instead. My reason: I have a hard enough time keeping my heels down while riding, I wasn't building up more muscle to point my toes!
My bf has trained me to move off of slight pressure on my hip to move out of his way. I'm not sure when, just realized it a couple days ago. I called him out on it he tells me I respond better to pressure and body position than "real" words. Apparently being doing this for almost a year now
It also took him about 2 years to teach me to not cluck, kiss, or jab him with my elbow when he stepped into my bubble. The elbows he sometimes deal with, but clucking and kissing are just never going to fly haha
When you walk into a public restroom and can immediately call out another horse owner because you can smell the lingering scent of Absorbine Jr on them..
I threaten hubby by telling him i'm moving to the barn.
My living room consists of more pieces of tack and grooming supplies rather than furniture and decorative things.
When husband is driving really fast on a down hill, and you lean back as if on the horse.
When he takes corners, i lean into them as if barrel racing, or weaving a pattern.
When your horse has a vendetta against your car because its in her tie spot.
Your more concerned about your fence than the roof on the shed or house.
You trudge through snow drifts just to make sure your herd is ok for the day, but refuse to clean the house.
I never see a doctor, but the vet is here regularly.
My truck needs repairs, but the horses need their hooves trimmed first.
When your facial expressions begin resembling a horses, and your husband is taking note of this, and recognizing every single one, and knows when to back away.
When a friend or family member gets a new horse and they want you to see and tell them what you think, you a) make it move away from you, b) make it yield various parts of body, c) make it come back to you, d) it follows you upon own choice, then you e) tell them what you think of said equine, and what it would most likely excel at, with its qualities/faults, and how much you like it yourself. ;-)
You count the strides between telephone poles when in a vehicle... LOL :lol:
(when I was in grade 8) .... you have your teacher yell at you for being late every day because your horse keeps escaping, then other kids in your class say you stink like a horse and have hay all in your hair !!!
When you tell friends/family you can't go out, you're expecting the vet, farrier, etc.
When you trudge through the pasture, not even bothering to avoid the landmines.
When you specifically get a Costco membership so you can start buying oil by the gallon for underweight horses. Posted via Mobile Device
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