1. Trying to break in a new pair of boots
2. When I talk big game before a class and completely bomb it
3. When the judge talks to everyone in the lineup but me
4. What my horse probably thinks when I spray paint his black tail black-er
5. My horse when I turn him out
6. When one person’s horse starts bucking and it starts a chain reaction in the warm up pen
7. Losing a stirrup halfway through my pattern
8. Trying to feed all of the horses at once
9. The time immediately after a meet wraps up
10. When my competition asks me whether I think I won the high point
11. When people spend thousands on tack and show clothes when they should be spending it on training and lessons
12. Me immediately when I get home from a show
13. When my favorite judge tells me I’m a fun rider to watch
14. When my trainer tells me to calm down before I go into a class
15. When my sister tells me I messed up my pattern but I still place well
16. When I’m riding with friends and they dare me to jump my western pleasure horse
17. My relationship with my horses 80% of the time
18. When a little kid tells me they want to ride just like me someday
19. My reaction when I go to a 4-H Leader’s Meeting
20. When my Quarter horse wins the Saddleseat High Point
21. How I feel after I get my hat shaped & cleaned
22. My gelding and I’s relationship
23. My feelings towards anyone who thinks riding is easy
24. When my sister/lesson kid takes my advice and it works
25. My feelings about the MSU Equestrian Team being the best in the region/nation/WORLD
26. My reaction to anyone who talks smack about my horse show friends
27. Whenever anyone says anything about a horse and the whole class/group looks back at me for confirmation
28. When non-horse people make horse jokes at my expense
29. When I win a class but the announcer says my name wrong (every. time.)
30. My thoughts for anyone who doesn’t believe that riding is the most fun you’ll ever have….ever
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