Common assumptions about horsey people...

PictusSweetDreams said:
another that gets me and itā€™s not really an assumption but more of a common question: ā€œyou have to go to the stables every day? Even Christmas Day?ā€ Yes. My horse cannot tend to itself just because itā€™s a national holiday unfortunately.
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I had to explain to friends staying with me that my horse was like an athlete. I didn't have to ride her every day, but if I wanted to compete with her it was only fair and common sense to keep her fit.
 
Titchy Pony said:
Some people are like that, unfortunately. Here in France lots of people will try to get a rise out of horse riders by going on about how much they like horse meat when more often than not, they've never even tasted the stuff.
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If Iā€™ve had a ā€˜bad horse dayā€™, OH ( who used to be a chef) will helpfully say ā€˜shall I make some pastryā€¦.?ā€™
 
smolmaus said:
The most problematic assumption I get when people learn I ride horses is that I am any good at it.
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This. How wrong they are in my case!

Also that I have a fancy, sensitive, long-legged something-or-other. When in fact I have an enthusiastic, hairy tank.

They assume I am stubborn and opinionated. They are right, though I have learned I need to play in the Tact Field rather than outside it. And that I have a lot of patience - which I do for animals and small children but generally not for adults.
 
Vermeer said:
What have people immediately assumed about you when they learn that you are horsey?

I think we have all probably come across the usual 'horse people = rich/posh/snobby' (their words not mine!) a few times - but I'm hoping that not all assumptions are necessarily negative! šŸ˜

So, what views/opinions/assumptions have people shared with you, based on your love for horses?
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  • That we only visit said horse once a week (we leave a key for the feed room on other days) :rolleyes:
  • That we wear ribbons in our hair plaits whilst doing gymkanas (yeah maybe if we were three) šŸ¤”
  • Also that every single horse that dies goes to the glue factory šŸ’„
  • "Why do you need riding lessons if you can ride?" šŸ˜’
  • Oh, and that we scream 'tally ho' before jumping a 6ft hedge out hunting (I for one would be saying something else) šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£
  • "Oh you have a horse? I rode a horse on holiday once and he galloped off with me". (it probably broke into a lumbering trot). šŸ‡
 
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Surbie said:
This. How wrong they are in my case!

Also that I have a fancy, sensitive, long-legged something-or-other. When in fact I have an enthusiastic, hairy tank.
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A guy I work with has horsey family but isn't horsey himself at all, his brother show jumps and the idea of me wanting to ride a hairy little bog cob was very confusing to him šŸ¤£ I deliberately chose this one! On purpose! I could have a big leggy jumper if I wanted but I like this one!
 
smolmaus said:
A guy I work with has horsey family but isn't horsey himself at all, his brother show jumps and the idea of me wanting to ride a hairy little bog cob was very confusing to him šŸ¤£ I deliberately chose this one! On purpose! I could have a big leggy jumper if I wanted but I like this one!
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I have this a lot - like I got mine by mistake. :)
 
Birker2020 said:
"Why do you need riding lessons if you can ride?" šŸ˜’
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I think we're partly responsible for this by calling them lessons. I don't think anyone doing any other sport calls training sessions lessons, even though a certain level of instruction takes place in those sessions. I'm as bad as the next person for this. It seems pretentious to call it training - it suggests I'm better than I am. Maybe we're too modest?
 
Annagain said:
I think we're partly responsible for this by calling them lessons. I don't think anyone doing any other sport calls training sessions lessons, even though a certain level of instruction takes place in those sessions. I'm as bad as the next person for this. It seems pretentious to call it training - it suggests I'm better than I am. Maybe we're too modest?
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Possibly. Although I've heard of lads having golf lessons and the like and they are 'training to improve' rather than 'absolute beginner'.
 
Goldie's mum said:
I've had quite a few people presume I am 100% sentimental about all animals.
This usually shows itself by people expecting my help with things they are squeamish about, injured birds and so on, which I don't mind.
Here's the weird one, though. Bloke told me a very unpleasant, obviously made up sadistic story about a horribly injured cat. He presumed it would distress me & was obviously excited about that.
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When I ate an all vegan diet I had some pr*ck try to pull this stunt on me when he found out I had horses. I forget the exact story, but it was something to do with flesh hanging after a road accident with a horse. He said it with a smirk, which disappeared when I pointed out to him that as a research scientist I had handled human intestine and lung, plus had regularly visited abattoirs and fallen stock yards to take out horse/cow trachea, lung and intestine from freshly killed animals. I went on to say if he was trying to make me squeamish he'd have to work a f*ck sight harder, as I would finish doing all that then go and eat my lunch/dinner.

Actually, if you want to make me squeamish, just light a BBQ. It smells EXACTLY like the incinerator outflow.šŸ¤®

For me, people always assume I love racing. I don't. Plus if you think doctors hate horse-riders, try running as well. šŸ¤­ People sometimes assume I'm posh before they meet me, but then I open my Northern potty mouth!!
 
Fransurrey said:
When I ate an all vegan diet I had some pr*ck try to pull this stunt on me when he found out I had horses. I forget the exact story, but it was something to do with flesh hanging after a road accident with a horse. He said it with a smirk, which disappeared when I pointed out to him that as a research scientist I had handled human intestine and lung, plus had regularly visited abattoirs and fallen stock yards to take out horse/cow trachea, lung and intestine from freshly killed animals. I went on to say if he was trying to make me squeamish he'd have to work a f*ck sight harder, as I would finish doing all that then go and eat my lunch/dinner.

Actually, if you want to make me squeamish, just light a BBQ. It smells EXACTLY like the incinerator outflow.šŸ¤®

For me, people always assume I love racing. I don't. Plus if you think doctors hate horse-riders, try running as well. šŸ¤­ People sometimes assume I'm posh before they meet me, but then I open my Northern potty mouth!!
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When I say he was "obviously excited".... šŸ¤¢šŸ¤¢šŸ¤®
 
We definitely get the horsey folk are stuck up here. There is quite a few people who donā€™t help with that assumption though.

The confusion if you donā€™t/arenā€™t riding your horse because of retirement, lameness, unfitness etc.

That we just sit there. The horse does all the work. I get that a lot.

When my surgeon found out I owned horses he told me we kept him in a job šŸ˜‚ he was even less impressed that I do running as well
 
Fransurrey said:
For me, people always assume I love racing. I don't. People sometimes assume I'm posh before they meet me, but then I open my Northern potty mouth!!
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Ha this is me too! I open my mouth and my brummie accent comes out!
And I hate racing with a passion because of the young horse fatalities which are heart breaking (although I will admit, professionally and quickly dealt with my on course vets).
 
Peglo said:
We definitely get the horsey folk are stuck up here. There is quite a few people who donā€™t help with that assumption though.

The confusion if you donā€™t/arenā€™t riding your horse because of retirement, lameness, unfitness etc.

That we just sit there. The horse does all the work. I get that a lot.

When my surgeon found out I owned horses he told me we kept him in a job šŸ˜‚ he was even less impressed that I do running as well
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Yep I got told by a colleague the other week what a waste of money to keep my horse in a retirement, and just have him 'got rid of' instead.
 
A fellow horse owner on 2nd visit to me, asked me if i was a snob!

The reason that was hilarious as hell to me was at that time i had just bought a run down farm, was living in a caravan temporarily, had piles of rubble/mud/building gear surrounding the place, i dressed appropriately for getting covered in shoite daily, hair shoved under hat at all times, wellies glued to my calves covered in shoite - AND youā€™d be likely to find me at any time of day or night swearing like a trooper trying to get the place organised!

Snob isnt the term iā€™d associate with such a person as i was livingā€¦then years later it sunk inā€¦.she meant the arab in the fieldā€¦thatā€™s the snob part! šŸ¤ØšŸ˜‚

(what she didnt know is i always hankered after a hairy cob and just ended up with part bred arabā€¦i felt sorry for it! But now I really do love the breed, wasnt keen before..but no, owning an arab doesnt magically induce rainbows, glitter, range rovers, rich arabs and pots of gold into ones life..šŸ˜‚)
 
smolmaus said:
The most problematic assumption I get when people learn I ride horses is that I am any good at it.
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Pinkvboots said:
Alot of my friends don't understand why I still have riding lessons I can see the confusion in there face and no matter what I say they don't get it šŸ˜†
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Both of the above

Also that you need to feed horses in winter
ā€œThey eat grass, donā€™t theyā€

Realisation dawned after I said
ā€œDo you cut your lawn in winterā€
 
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