Comments on Behind the Bit: Overheard at a barn. Or a horse show. Or a tack st...

A lad (old enough to really know the facts of life...

2009-07-03T08:38:11.960-04:00

A lad (old enough to really know the facts of life) told me he had turned his mare out with a stallion, oh I said do you want such an early foal? He says don't worry, he won't cover her she's wearing a rug..... Visions of broken legs and snagged up other bits don't bear thinking about!!

At the barn I board at, one girl is learning to ju...

2009-07-02T20:58:49.961-04:00

At the barn I board at, one girl is learning to jump (of course without a trainer) so I give her some tips once in a while. so I was watching, and called out to her," You are pulling on his mouth over the jump, give him some more rein so he can have his head..." and then the mother yells out to her,"yeah, give him more head baby..."

My favorite was the disapproving looks we got as a...

2009-07-02T20:56:40.683-04:00

My favorite was the disapproving looks we got as a bunch of preteens while buying diapers to wrap the lesson horse's foot when she got an abcess.

Oh dear, I've been out of the horse social wor...

2009-07-02T19:49:56.141-04:00

Oh dear, I've been out of the horse social world for so long.....but one of the common comments at one barn whenever a horse got hurt...."It's a long way from his heart." Real sympathy, huh??? *lol*

Ha! Love when we have to buy crazy stuff for our ...

2009-07-02T16:20:29.230-04:00

Ha! Love when we have to buy crazy stuff for our guys! I once got this recipe for a scratches remedy that involved all kinds of over the counter anti-fungal creams and various embarrassing ointments. BOY did the Walgreen's cashier not want to get too close to me!

love it! I wish I had some, but I have been antiso...

2009-07-02T12:51:22.520-04:00

love it!
I wish I had some, but I have been antisocial for years-- your quotes remind me why.

Marissa, along those lines: Years ago, Harv was fu...

2009-07-02T12:46:32.080-04:00

Marissa, along those lines: Years ago, Harv was fussy about taking bute, and I mixed it with baby food. While picking up my jars of pureed carrots at the grocery, another shopper -- a new mom obviously -- asked me if I liked the brand I was buying. I said "yes," and she said "Oh! How old is yours?" In a joking mood, I smiled and said "he's ten years old." Even

My favorite ones are when horse people run into ea...

2009-07-02T12:36:34.536-04:00

My favorite ones are when horse people run into each other outside the barn and get overheard by non-horse people, like "Pete is just SO lame I don't know what to do with him," or "She's due in eleven months, and the dad is HUGE so it should be a BIG baby." I once said "He tore half his foot off when he lost his shoe" on my cell in a grocery store checkout

Overheard at the boarding stable, discussing the r...

2009-07-02T11:22:50.655-04:00

Overheard at the boarding stable, discussing the recent purchase of a quarter horse mare, to be used for trail riding and who was kinda but not really really broke for the baby boomer who bought her.

Buyer: "Isn't is great - she has papers!"

Friend: "That's wonderful if you want to breed her or sell her" (said in a sincerely pleasant tone, but

Dressage instructor (in a very proper English acce...

2009-07-02T09:39:16.775-04:00

Dressage instructor (in a very proper English accent) to two diva riders during a lesson (who were just taking lessons to say "I'm taking dressage lessons"): "What the f*** are you doing?" Miraculously, even tho' she dropped them b/c they wouldn't make the effort to learn, she still kept the two rider's daughters with no ill will. It's gotta be that accent!

Overheard at warm-up ring, A rated show, going int...

2009-07-02T09:07:49.865-04:00

Overheard at warm-up ring, A rated show, going into level 6 jumpers, about 11:30am:

Rider #1: I HATE riding hung over
Rider #2: I KNOW!! I think I am still drunk from last night!

heh. . neither one of them came vaguely close to a ribbon ;P

My neighbor, to me the first year we moved onto ou...

2009-07-02T08:42:49.694-04:00

My neighbor, to me the first year we moved onto our farm:

Why do you put blindfolds on your horses? It seems kind of cruel.

(she was talking about the fly masks!)

Local woman who fancies herself a horse trainer, to me upon finding out we have horses:

If you need any help with your horses, let me know. I'm really good at working with them

Overheard at a dressage show... Person 1: "So...

2009-07-02T08:37:06.757-04:00

Overheard at a dressage show...
Person 1: "So do you know your test?"
Person 2: "We have to take a test? I didn't even bring a pen!!"

Overheard at Pony Club event in Melbourne: stormy ...

2009-07-01T23:06:07.038-04:00

Overheard at Pony Club event in Melbourne: stormy faced teen leapt off horse, threw reins at mother and said 'You need to work on his flying changes!'

Wow, it really does smell like pot." Boarder ...

2009-07-01T23:06:05.640-04:00

Wow, it really does smell like pot." Boarder comments during mare's moxa therapy and acupuncture treatment.

A "dude" on a trail string at Glacier Na...

2009-07-01T22:15:04.933-04:00

A "dude" on a trail string at Glacier National Park: "At what altitude do deer turn into elk?"

Oooh! I used to collect these. I got the best ones...

2009-07-01T21:32:22.205-04:00

Oooh! I used to collect these. I got the best ones at the State Fair horse show attended by city folks.

Nonhorse Person #1 at a hunter show: "How does the rider know which jumps to take?"
Nonhorse Person #2: "The horse knows the order."