Non Horse People Stories - Spinoff from "Sigh. … Why? Just … WHY?"

[TheJenners]

@Laverne77

Many years ago, when I would still go out on the occasional date, I would often find myself taken to country bars since obviously I must be a cowgirl since I have horses. (Nothing against cowgirls or western riding, but I ride English. And I detest country music.) Even minus the country bars the conversations would always include the same assumption. And then the same universal question: “So when can I come ride your horses with you?” sigh

I will happily say I have never been taken to a country bar (thank god) because I too hate country music. However I know people are generally surprised that I a. ride horses and don’t listen to country music, watch Yellowstone, enjoy rodeos, etc, but flip side b. ride English but also do my own chores, vote differently than most English riders (at least around here), wear Justin/Twisted X boots when not riding and need full coverage footwear, am in general not a twat. The assumptions are wild!!

I have only had two people in my LIFE try to invite themselves to come ride my horses tho. And my SO readily admits he finds them rather scary.

[Spudsmyguy]

The people or the horses?

[TheJenners]

Probably both if we’re talking about horses and horse people

[Janet]

@FjordBCRF

I would die to see a fjord in a race

But Icelandics DO race!

[Janet]

Yes to people who ask “When is your next race?”

And people who want to know when they can come out and ride.

[StormyDay]

I now tell people they are sunglasses for horses. They seem to understand that better and it means less explaining the same thing over and over again.

[lenapesadie]

I have same mask.

We call it his Super Pony mask cause it reminds of us Deadpool

[IndysMom]

Best funny story ever. I came down to the hotel breakfast dressed to ride-western spurs and jeans. The lady next to me at the coffee station leans over and asks me if I’m there for the wedding…

[aekowner]

I got a FaceTime call from a friend who stopped on the side of the road because she was super concerned about a horse she saw in the field. She kept saying “I think it hurt itself it has something on it! There is something on it’s stomach I think it needs help!”

She turned the phone around and showed me it’s penis.

[moonlitoaksranch]

Oh dear

[attempting]

That’s a pretty good one!

[ABookworm]

I love those fly masks for daily use! They’re so easy to put on and my two mares actually keep them on!

This little bugger is a pro at taking his fly masks off so I had to splurge on this little space mask for him. There were plenty of jokes made by my horse friends and I at his expense!

[FjordBCRF]

Trying to explain laminitis to non horse people is a doozy! Anymore I just tell a non horse person it’s like horsey type 2 diabetes that is really severe. SO is now pretty knowledgeable about laminitis since he was with me the day Charlie limped out of his stall with it last spring. He was shocked that grass could be so dangerous and contained the sugar is does and very much understood the need for a grazing muzzle after that. When I put Charlie’s on for the spring, he looked at me funny

[Bluey]

We had four geldings in the pasture, three really nice, well bred, one grey, one sorrel with flash and one a light buckskin.
Those were classy ones, above average in looks, readily received compliments by those that know horses.
The fourth one was a little nice, fat, chunky, well proportioned, race bred sorrel and white tobiano paint now in his twenties.
While not in the class in looks of the others, with his stellar disposition he was our unicorn horse for a couple decades.

Every time anyone that didn’t know horses saw them and exclaimed, “that is such a pretty horse!”, we knew they were talking about little old paint.
He knew it also, could feel their admiration and stood taller.

[2DogsFarm]

I call Bugs’ his Nose Prison
He gets a low-sugar treat for putting it on, so he’s locked&loaded every morning

BTW:
That is his SEU 6th place rosette for the Too Sh*t to Ride division

[BrownDerby]

Sometimes a NHP can surprise you. I was holding a horse for the farrier and a student’s father came by to observe. After a while, he said, “It’s all about angles, isn’t it?” Knocked me out with a feather.

He was literally a rocket scientist, so maybe that helped.

[FjordBCRF]

That’s hysterical!!

[FjordBCRF]

The one endurance rider I ride and am friends with is a biomed engineer. He got into riding later in life and his knowledge about trimming hooves and nutrition far surpasses many that I’ve known that have been into horses for decades. The last time the vet was out they were discussing suture size and you could tell the second the vet could tell he really knew what he was talking about. It was an emergency call for the vet and he wasn’t happy to be out but settled into being more friendly after that!

[anon40672407]

@Jackie_Cochran

When we took my oldest grandson out to ride at a stable I ride at he was shrinking back away from the horses who were all of 14 hands or so high.

My grandson hopped on the biggest horse at his camp last summer (16 hand QH) with his legs sticking out to each side, and laughed his head off. I was (frankly) surprised he took to it so readily. He’d always shown a far greater interest in the farm equipment then the animals.

[PNWSunnyDay]

@Tarlo_Farm

my dad leaned over in a conspiratorial kind of way and asked, “How are those halt-halves coming?”

This is so sweet! What a precious dad to take interest in your passion.