We've all seen the meme about how there is always one kid in your class who was obsessed with horses. Well that girl was me. From t-shirts, to books, everything I had revolved around my Equine Friends. I dreamed of what my first horse would look like, and what I would name him, I would play with toy horses from the minute I got home till I went to bed. Obviously most people thought this was "weird". Most people can't understand how us "horse girls" could love an animal so much. And those people don't understand what exactly us horse girls have to deal with. Here are just a few.
1. Hay, Everywhere!
I mean, how did it even get there?!2. Only talking about horses
That's all I ever talked about!
3. Only reading horse books.
Most of my book shelf is horse books.
4. Walking into a store in your riding clothes, especially after a long, hot ride, people walking past you make this face.
5. When people ask if you race
And wishing people knew there was more to riding then racing.
6. When someone asks if you are going to the Olympics.
I mean, if you wanna pay for me to go and a world class horse, I can try. Otherwise, no.
7. When someone tells you the story of when they rode a trail horse, comparing it to your riding.
8. And then they use that only experience they have had to try and tell you riding is easy.
Please, don't ever say this. Don't ever say it is not a sport.
9. After them telling you its not a sport, wanting them to try this
10. And when people telling you it is easy, not realizing you have to deal with this.
You try staying on.
11. Only other equestrians knowing the blood, sweat and tears that go into this sport, and how much dedication and love we have to put into these amazing animals.
So if you were that "horse girl" embrace it!