October 2011
September 2011
“When I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk. He trots the air, the earth sings when he touches it.”
—King Henry V by William Shakespeare: Act 3. Scene VII
“Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyways.”
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“When I can’t ride anymore, I shall keep horses as long as I can hobble along with a bucket and wheelbarrow. When I can’t hobble, I shall roll my wheelchair out by the fence of the field where my horses graze, and watch them.”
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“If you have it, it is for life. It is a disease for which there is no cure. You will go on riding even after they have to haul you onto a comfortable wise old cob, with feet like inverted buckets and a back like a fireside chair.”
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“There’s something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain’t a thing.”
—Will Rogers
“A horseman should know neither fear, nor anger.”
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“A horse is poetry in motion.”
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“The daughter who won’t lift a finger in the house is the same child who cycles madly off in the pouring rain to spend all morning mucking out a stable.”
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Monty Roberts!
Went to me second Monty Roberts demo yesterday :)
Am very tired, since I didn’t get home til half 12,
but it was so worth it!
He’s a miracle man, the world is such a better place with him in it.
Every time I see his work, it make my dream of being an equine behaviourist even stronger :)
“A dog may be man’s best friend, but the horse wrote history.”
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Some horses are so polite that when they come to a fence, they stop and let you go over first.
“A horse doesn’t care how much you know, until he knows how much you care.”
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“And Allah took a handful of southerly wind, blew His breath over it, and created the horse…. Thou shall fly without wings, and conquer without any sword. Oh, the horse.”
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You know you are a horseperson when:
-You cluck to your car when you go up a hill.
-Your horse’s hair is in better condition than your own.
-You refer to your car as “my portable tack room”.
-You are excited when your friend tells you that there is a huge sale at the bridle shop, and then you are disappointed when you realize they mean the bridal shop.
-You have the vet’s number but not your kid’s pediatrician on your speed dial.
-Your spouse can track dirt into the house all they want, but God help them if they muddy up the tack room.
-Your house is a mess, but the barn is as neat as a pin.
-Your nice clothes are the ones without horse hair all over them.
-You have to go to your friend’s wedding in riding clothes because you took too long at the barn.
-Only horse people would spend hundreds of dollars on a show for a 95 pence ribbon.
“My horse’s feet are as swift as rolling thunder
He carries me away from all my fears
and when the world threatens to fall asunder
His mane is there to wipe away my tears.” —
He carries me away from all my fears
and when the world threatens to fall asunder
His mane is there to wipe away my tears.” —
You know you’re a horse lover when...
Your friend says “Hurry Up” when you’re walking slow and you cluck.
Murphy's Horse Laws
-There is no such thing as a sterile barn cat.
-No one ever notices how you ride until you fall off.
-The least useful horse in you barn will eat the most, require shoes every four weeks and need the vet at least once a month.
-A horse’s misbehavior will be in direct proportion to the number of people who are watching.
-Your favorite tack always gets chewed on, and your new blanket gets torn.
-Tack you hate will never wear out and blankets you hate cannot be destroyed.
-Horses you hate cannot be sold and will outlive you.
-Clipper blades will become dull when your horse is half clipped.
-If you approach within fifty feet of your barn in clean clothes, you will get dirty.
-The number of horses you own will increase to the number of stalls in your barn.
-Your barn will fall down without baling twine.
-Hoof picks always run away from home.
-If you fall off, you will land on the site of your most recent injury.
-If you are winning, then quit, because there is only one way to go. Down!
“Horses - if God made anything more beautiful, he kept it for himself.”
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“Gipsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun light and whinnies in the darkness.”
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JUNIOR: Daddy, there’s a man at the circus who jumps on a horse’s back, slips underneath his belly, catches hold of its tail and finishes on the horse’s neck!
FATHER: That’s nothing. I did all that the first time I rode a horse!
“In my opinion, a horse is the animal to have. Eleven-hundred pounds of raw muscle, power, grace, and sweat between your legs - it’s something you just can’t get from a pet hamster.”
—Unknown
One day a man passed by a farm and saw a beautiful horse. Hoping to buy the animal, he said to the farmer: “I think your horse looks pretty good, so I’ll give you $500 for him.”
“He doesn’t look so good, and he’s not for sale,” the farmer said.
The man insisted, “I think he looks just fine and I’ll up the price to $1,000.”
“He doesn’t look so good,” the farmer said, “but if you want him that much, he’s yours.”
The next day the man came back raging mad. He went up to the farmer and screamed, “You sold me a blind horse. You cheated me!”
The farmer calmly replied, “I told you he didn’t look so good, didn’t I?”
Hey! Just out of curiosity, where do you live? Are you a 3-day eventer too? And how did you get the work experience with Polly :) hehe thanks!
Hey there!
Erm, I live in England, in the Midlands.
If I had a horses I certainly would be, i love it :)
And, I diden’t do it directly will Polly unfortunately! I did it at Reaseheath College, in Cheshire. A lot of big names often loan their horses to them, because of their excellent facilities :)
Any more questions? :)
“People have always scared me a bit, you see - they’re so complicated. I suppose that’s why I prefer horses.”
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A girl decides to try horseback riding, even though she has had no lessons or prior experience. She mounts the horse unassisted and the horse immediately springs into motion. It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace, but she begins to slip from the saddle. In terror, she grabs for the horse’s mane, but cannot seem to get a firm grip. She tries to throw her arms around the horse’s neck, but she slides down the side of the horse anyway. The horse gallops along, seemingly impervious to its slipping rider. Finally, giving up her frail grip, she leaps away from the horse to try and throw herself to safety. Unfortunately, her foot has become entangled in the stirrup; she is now at the mercy of the horse’s pounding hooves as her head is struck against the ground over and over. As her head is battered against the ground, she is mere moments away from unconsciousness when to her great fortune… the Walmart manager sees her and shuts the horse off.
