[RC] HORSE TERMS-- their "real" meaning - jamie wardHORSE TERMSHOCK: Financial condition of all horse owners. STALL: What your rig does at rush hour in an unfamiliar city on your way to a big horse show. A BIT: What you have left in your pocket after you've been to your favorite tack shop. FENCE: Decorative structure built to provide your horse with something to chew on. HORSE AUCTION: What you think of having after your horse bucks you off. PINTO: Green coat pattern found on freshly washed light colored horses left unattended for two minutes. RASP: Abrasive metal tool used to remove excess skin from one's knuckles. LUNGING: Popular training method in which a horse exercises their owner by spinning them in circles until dizzy. GALLOP: Customary gait a horse chooses when returning back to the barn. NICELY STARTED: Lunges, but not enough health insurance to even think about riding him. COLIC: Gastrointestinal result of eating at horse fair food stands. COLT: What your mare gives you when you want a filly. EASY TO LOAD: Only takes 3 hours, 4 men, a 50 pound bag of oats, and a tractor loader. EASY TO CATCH: In a 10X10 stall. EASY RIDER: Rides good in a trailer, not to be confused with "rideable". ENDURANCE RIDER: End result when you horse spooks and runs away with you. HIVES: What you get when receive the vet bill for your 6 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, and 1 donkey. HOBBLES: Walking gait of a horse owner after her foot has been stepped on by her horse. FEED: Expensive substance used to manufacture manure. DOG HOUSE: What you are in when you spend too much money on grooming supplies and pretty halters. LIGHT CRIBBER: We can't afford to build any more fencing or box stalls for this buzz saw on four legs http://jamers1220.tripod.com/ for info and ride story's . Riding: The art of keeping a horse between you, and the ground. __________________________________________________
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