Fw: Ten exercises to become a better horse person...

["Patrick Allen/Evelyn Hartman" <jfhr@inetworld.net>]

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From: "Kristi Schaaf" <iluvdez@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 12:29 PM
Subject: CTR: Ten exercises to become a better horse person...


> 10. Drop a heavy steel object on your foot. Don't pick
> it up right away. Shout, "Get Off, Stupid! GET OFF!"
> 
> 9. Leap out of a moving vehicle and practice
> "relaxing into the fall." Roll lithely into a
> ball and spring to your feet.
> 
> 8. Practice grabbing your checkbook out of your
> purse/pocket and writing out a $200 check without even
> looking down.
> 
> 7. Jog long distances carying a halter and
> a carrot. Go ahead and tell the neighbors what you are
> doing; they might as well know now.
> 
> 6. Affix a pair of reins to a moving freight
> train and practice pulling it to a halt. Smile as if
> you are having fun, and no losing your temper allowed.
> 
> 5. Hone your fibbing skills: "see, hon - moving
> hay bales is FUN!" and, "no, really, I'm glad your
> multi-million dollar, professionally trained horse won
> the blue ribbon. I am just thankful that my hard work
> and actual ability won me second place"
> 
> 4. Practice dialing your chiropractor's
> number with both arms paralyzed to the shoulder and
> one foot anchoring the lead rope of a frisky horse.
> 
> 3. Borrow the U.S. Army's slogan: Be All That
> You Can Be: bitten, thrown, kicked, slimed, trampled,
> frozen...
> 
> 2. Lie face down in a puddle of mud in your
> most expensive riding clothes and repeat to yourself, 
> " this is a learning experience, this is a
> learning experience, this is..."
> 
> 1. Buy every saddle that you find for sale, because it
> will take at least 250 or so of them tried on your
> horse to find ONE that actually fits on a particular
> day.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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