From: kellswaterfarm@xxxxxxxxxxxTo: witsendranch@xxxxxxxxxxx; GaitedEnduranceRiders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; peggy_bianchi@xxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; GaitedDistanceRiders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [RC] Fw: poemDate: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:46:19 -0600 This was written by a friend of mine, but I think many of you will get a laugh from it (though it may be a little close to home...GRIN!) --Faustina HORSE HUSBANDS Harold Roy Miller To all you horse husbands who have equine-loving wives whose horses are the centers of your darling’s daily lives, I sympathize with you men. I know exactly how you feel, because I also have to endure this exasperating ordeal. You probably are the guy who bought the fences and the stalls and the one who built the corrals and put up the horse shed walls. More than likely it was your cash that paid for the horses you both own but women have selective memories about this, a fact that is well known. The minute that you enter their equine-oriented dominion, you instantly become a non-entity without any say or opinion. They will also chastise you severely if you fail to follow orders when it comes to taking care of their precious four-hoofed boarders. They’ll tell you how to mount your horse and how to position your feet, the proper way to hold the reins and sit the saddle seat, the way to brush and halter and other things they think you forgot and you’ll get a lesson in horse nutrition whether you want it or not. Although it is your chore to feed the horses day and night, to them you are still a rookie and never seem to get it right. They act like you have no common sense and darn near committed a crime if you waver when you feed and don’t do it their way every time. It doesn’t matter if you are a racetrack jockey or a famous rodeo star, somehow your equine skills never quite measure up to par. They live in their focused “world of the horse” where women run the show and any male with a laid-back attitude interrupts the natural flow. They expect a guy to cowboy up and, oh, how they can scold if he doesn’t care to take a ride or clean stalls in the artic cold. They don’t tolerate insubordination; they want to make sure you understand though you may be the king of your castle, in the corrals you’re a hired hand. Now a wise man will act like he heard every word his sweetheart has said and not stand there fuming with anger or with a question mark over his head. A smart man won’t growl or groan, making her sulky and down-hearted, they’ll just give her a kiss and say,” Ok honey,” then do it the way they started
HORSE HUSBANDS
Harold Roy Miller
To all you horse husbands who have equine-loving wives
whose horses are the centers of your darling’s daily lives,
I sympathize with you men. I know exactly how you feel,
because I also have to endure this exasperating ordeal.
You probably are the guy who bought the fences and the stalls
and the one who built the corrals and put up the horse shed walls.
More than likely it was your cash that paid for the horses you both own
but women have selective memories about this, a fact that is well known.
The minute that you enter their equine-oriented dominion,
you instantly become a non-entity without any say or opinion.
They will also chastise you severely if you fail to follow orders
when it comes to taking care of their precious four-hoofed boarders.
They’ll tell you how to mount your horse and how to position your feet,
the proper way to hold the reins and sit the saddle seat,
the way to brush and halter and other things they think you forgot
and you’ll get a lesson in horse nutrition whether you want it or not.
Although it is your chore to feed the horses day and night,
to them you are still a rookie and never seem to get it right.
They act like you have no common sense and darn near committed a crime
if you waver when you feed and don’t do it their way every time.
It doesn’t matter if you are a racetrack jockey or a famous rodeo star,
somehow your equine skills never quite measure up to par.
They live in their focused “world of the horse” where women run the show
and any male with a laid-back attitude interrupts the natural flow.
They expect a guy to cowboy up and, oh, how they can scold
if he doesn’t care to take a ride or clean stalls in the artic cold.
They don’t tolerate insubordination; they want to make sure you understand
though you may be the king of your castle, in the corrals you’re a hired hand.
Now a wise man will act like he heard every word his sweetheart has said
and not stand there fuming with anger or with a question mark over his head.
A smart man won’t growl or groan, making her sulky and down-hearted,
they’ll just give her a kiss and say,” Ok honey,” then do it the way they started
