Only Horse People

So I was working on a post about leasing for Amber when I looked at the clock. And there is no time for serious posts today. So instead I am going to share a chain e-mail thing that Phoenix’s Owner sent to me. I found it hysterical and I hope you do as well. In fact, I thought it might be funny if we try to add to the list. So I will start with there and add one of my own, and if you have one add it to the comments.

Only horse people…

…believe in the 11th Commandment: Inside leg to outside rein.

…know that all topical medications come in either indelible blue or neon yellow.

…know why a thermometer has a yard of yarn attached to one end of it.

…are banned from Laundromats.

…can magically lower their voices five octaves to bellow at a pawing horse.

…have a language all their own (“If he pops his shoulder, I have to close that hand and keep pushing with my seat in case he sucks back”.)

…will end relationships over their hobby.

…cluck to their cars to help them up hills.

…insure their horses for more than their cars.

…will give you 20 names and reasons for that bump on your horse.

…know more about their horse’s nutrition than their own.

…have neatsfoot oil stains on the carpet right next to the TV.

…have a vocabulary that can make a sailor blush.

…have less wardrobe than their horse.

…engage in a hobby that is more work than their day job.

…know that mucking stalls is better than Zoloft any day.

So now for my own, slightly less funny, additions…

…think it is totally normal to spend five hours bathing, braiding and cleaning tack to show for 5 minutes in the ring.

…try to casually add 32 cent ribbons to the decor of their living rooms.

…get more tack catalogs in the mail than bills.

…think nothing of having whips lying all over the house.

…always pick up carrots first at the grocery store.

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