1. My reaction when people ask me if I wear “assless chaps” when I compete
2. When I compete on a new circuit and win the high point
3. When my mom offers me food between classes
4. Watching a cute guy ride a pattern
5. When people say they didn’t place because of ‘politics’
6. Doing barn chores in Michigan 90% of the year
7. When my competition screws up their pattern
8. When people say that equestrians are high maintenance- whatever. At least I’m honest
9. The moments after I fall when I seriously debate whether to just stay down there forever
10. When the show FINALLY ends at 11 pm
11. When I hear trainers yell to their clients “Just jerk on his face and spur him, that’ll collect him!”
12. When a horse bucks off a rider that deserves it
13. When a rider loudly fights with their coach in front of everyone
14. When you win a class you don’t expect to
15. When someone expects to win when they don’t put in any work
16. When I bring my non-horsey friends to the barn
17. When my horse acts like an idiot in the show ring
18. After I win a Sweepstakes class
19. When someone cuts me off in the ring
20. When the ringmaster calls for someone to do their pattern first
21. When someone I can’t stand tries to give me training tips
22. When I try out a new class and fail miserably
23. When walk-trot kids get into a pileup in one corner of the arena
24. When people say that equestrians aren’t athletes
25. When all the hard work I put in all year finally pays off
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