How long did you have horses before you realised.... (Not serious post!)

When I very first started at the track and was a hotwalker during a summer holiday of school, I was told to go to the trainer next store and as for a saddle stretcher and the key to the 1/4 pole. I did as asked but kept getting sent on to the next trainer until someone took pity on me and let me in on the newbie initiation. A week later I was asked by the head groom to get him a bucket of steam quickly.

I thought OMG, I'll never be able to work here. Too many things I don't know and am afraid to ask.

Terri
 
When I first started riding as a kid and was taught "rise to the trot" all I could think of was like a cake or a pudding rising when you bake! :confused: :eek:
 
Suechoccy said:
My unhorsey OH asked what "over-horsed" meant, after hearing a horsey person use those words.

After I explained, he then adopted "over-..."into our domestic non-horsey language, so we now have:

Over-Beered.
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I like that, may have to adopt "over-whiskied" into our household!

Spotsrock said:
I struggled as a child with lower leg as my legs were about the same length as each other.
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I did too!:o
 
I'm very disappointed at my 'girth extender' results - all horsey!

I think I'd devoured enough Pullein-Thompson books by the time I started riding that nothing was completely surprising. (Well, other than the lack of tweed hacking jackets, breeches and aertex shirts.)

Although the Pullein-Thompsons did leave me wondering how a stable door could be ajar. It's a door, not a jar! And wouldn't a stable door made of glass be dangerous? I had a very literal mind as a child. And books with strange spacing in the printing.
 
On the subject of books, did anyone read the Jill books? It gave me very unrealistic expectations of my poor 14hh ponies jumping ability lol!
 
When i was a teenager i got upset because i was put on a fizzy tb type riding school pony and when my instructor said "you'll be fine you dont have a hot bum" i couldnt help but be embarrassed that she'd actually looked at my bum. I went home and told my parents who were convinced she must have meant something else, and it wasnt until monday morning at school when i told my friends that i realised what she actually meant.
 
slumdog said:
I ate sugar beet once...it's not sweet :o
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victoria1980x said:
neither is haylage :o
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TandD said:
neither is a lickit of any flavour! although carrot is VERY carroty

tried to teach my horse to lick it........ horse didnt get the idea and just bit it instead.....
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Tried them all (Hay rather than haylage) and pony nuts... and beef nuts, the cherry likit bars are goood! I'm terrible aren't I? :o

On the bit? "but it's already in his mouth!" ;)
 
Stacy_W said:
I used to think pony nuts were actual nuts. You know, like hazelnuts!
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Hahaha, you just reminded me, my OH thought I was referring to actual pony testicles when. Was discussing them once...

Even better, I then couldn't resist telling him, "on that note love, I'm off to feed the pony"!!!


Anyone who laughs at that last bit is welcome around mine anytime ;):D::eek:
 
_GG_ said:
Hahaha, you just reminded me, my OH thought I was referring to actual pony testicles when. Was discussing them once...

Even better, I then couldn't resist telling him, "on that note love, I'm off to feed the pony"!!!


Anyone who laughs at that last bit is welcome around mine anytime ;):D::eek:
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And for anyone that gets that....it is NOT an invitation to feed MY pony :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:





I may or may not have had a couple of drinks tonight :D
 
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