I told my dentist my lower teeth were "behind the vertical"

[Color_of_Light]

It was an innocent blunder of horse terminology being used on the general population. The words just rolled out of my mouth as if it was a commonly spoken phrase. My dentist was like, “Behind the vertical? Huh?”. What I was trying to explain was that my lower teeth were pulled in too much. With the use of my hand, I explained< "This is vertical: |. This is “behind the vertical: /. You know, curled in.”

Talk about the unconventional use of BTV and curled! Although if my teeth were a horse, BTV would be: \ .

[shiloh]

That’s okay. Wait til you try to half halt your car. Or tell a CAT whoa.

[Maythehorsebewithme]

Or when you need to get past your DH in a crowded space and you put a hand on his hip and say “Get over”.

[Weezer]

I love it! Makes perfect sense! Also like when I used to cluck at my old truck to help it pull the trailer up the steep hills.

[anon81364900]

@shiloh

Or tell a CAT whoa

After 24yr of being married to a horsewoman, Mr.HH routinely says “And Whooooaaa” as if he’s longeing me, when he thinks I need to pause on some task or rambling story that I’ve launched headlong into.

[Mulligan314]

I routinely say ‘get off my flank’…especially while driving. The first time I drove with a non-horse savvy person, they looked at me like…huh? Oh, right…I need that car in my blind spot to move… my bad.

[kashmere]

The lovely crew at my mechanic shop are now well accustomed to me telling them things like “the left hind tire seems to have a leak.” God love 'em.

[tikihorse2]

Using your leg in an attempt to get your car to move over when parking.

[Hej]

The last time I renewed my driver’s license I wrote “16.1” in the box for my height. (I’ve clearly filled out way too many entry forms…)

The clerks were a little confused by my unstoppable giggles. They knew the forms aren’t that funny!

[joiedevie99]

I clucked at a co-worker while we were waiting on line for lunch at the bagel store. It was awkward.

[Vyce]

One of my cats likes to go for walks on a leash. I sometimes cluck at her when I want her to move while she looks at me like I’m an idiot. There is no disdain or scorn like a cat’s.

[moonlitoaksranch]

I have to collect poop samples from my mare and refrigerate them. The vet was so kind and sweet while advising me to ‘store them properly in the fridge to avoid contaminating food’. So, me being a smart*ss, popped off with, “So, not in the fruit drawer next to the kiwis?”

She laughed so hard.

[oldernewbie]

I got really confused during my yoga class (pre COVID). Teacher kept talking about raising our inside leg, but what she meant seemed like outside leg to me. I finally had to ask her to please use right and left because what SHE thought was inside leg was OUTSIDE leg to me. I never did figure out what she meant!

[skydy]

During a Physical Therapy session my therapist was describing a slight movement that she wanted me to do with my pelvis and lower back. I said , “oh, half halt”.
She thanked me for the description during our next appointment. She had tried the “half halt” description to her patients who ride, and said they got it right off the bat.

I also made the “off hind” reference at the tire shop.It did get me a strange look, but I substituted back passenger side and we came to an understanding.

[Red_Barn]

@shiloh

That’s okay. Wait til you try to half halt your car . . .

I lean forward when going over bumps.

We’re a sad lot.

[shiloh]

Oh that’s nothing. The other day I tried to use my TV remote to “pause” something happening outside my front window. And didn’t understand why it didn’t work and why my TV was going crazy. Time to go back to bed…

[Pally]

I always catch myself explaining my bunged up toenail as damage to the “coronet”.

And although this one was purposely said horseperson to horseperson, it’s still cute… rider cancelled with BO today because he “got cast” Not sure if he meant literally or figuratively - guess we’ll have to see if he’s scraped up or has any big legs tomorrow.

[Catnipped]

I told a friend that my G-string had rubbed me right up between my hind legs