Tag Archives: equestrian humour

What Women Want – Treat Her Like a Horse!

It really only dawned on me the other day. I’d been told the horse had been shod and had just nodded my head in acknowledgemnt that it had to be paid for (for the sake of not giving the non-horsey readers a heart attack I won’t say how much horse shoes cost but lets justContinueContinue reading “What Women Want – Treat Her Like a Horse!”

What Showing Class should I enter?

I get asked this a lot when it comes to riding horse and hunter classes. The following diagram might help…..  

Accountancy & Finance For Equestrians

Debits and credits – trip to the tack shop = credit the bank account, debit the horses wardrobe. Investment – popular excuse used when buying something horse related that is extortionately expensive Double entry – number of horses or saddles goes up, bank balance goes down. Stock – feed, hay, bedding. Stock control – managingContinueContinue reading “Accountancy & Finance For Equestrians”

Things I Am Learning From My Horse

    When I am eating my food – do not disturb  I have simple rules in life. I don’t share food unless I don’t like it. It’s mine, all mine, especially if it includes chocolate. If you wanted chips – order chips – the calories still count when your stealing them from my plate.ContinueContinue reading “Things I Am Learning From My Horse”

Why Golfers Don’t Understand Equestrianism

My boyfriend is a golfer. I bounce home regularly from the yard with announcements telling him the likes of  ‘oh my god I jumped a MASSIVE* fence’ (*massive to me people, don’t get excited) and he will smile and say ‘ well done that’s awesome’. So yeah, he is great and supportive and puts upContinueContinue reading “Why Golfers Don’t Understand Equestrianism”

Common Phrases Heard at Competitions and Their Meaning

    “That fence is WAY over max height” – using the incredibly accurate measuring scale of ‘my own leg’ this fence is bordering on being a little on the big side. “I’m not competitive” – I’d eat you for a rosette “I’m REALLY not competitive” – you and the horse “I’m not that nervous”ContinueContinue reading “Common Phrases Heard at Competitions and Their Meaning”