Welcome to the world of equestrians, where we deal with 2,000 pound living animals who do whatever the f*** they want. We love them to death, but sometimes they can be a real pain in the ass (pun intended). We've all been there: the hard lessons, missed jumps and falls, and at the end of the day, the only one who is truly going to understand your pain is another equestrian.

1. Literally as soon as you enter a tack shop:

2. Plastic bags:

3. When your horse refuses to trot:

4. Having to lunge before every single ride in order to avoid certain death:

5. Listening to dramatic movie soundtracks while you ride like:

6. What you think your bond with your horse is like:

7. What it's actually like:

8. How you feel after falling off in the middle of a show:

9. When you see a horse on vacation:

10. Whenever a horse dies in a movie:

11. Literally whenever you see your horse: