Re: [RC] You Know You're an Endurance Rider When... - Pvan19
Yes yes yes !!! And in my experience:
- you go out of your way to this one supermarket three times as far as your
usual one because they sell Ajax floor cleaner in bottles which are perfect for
sloshing AND match your tack ( orange in my case hihi)
- the one time a year you dress normally you get stopped by the police
driving thru the woods on your way home because they don't recognise you
- you quickly scan the racks of any tack shop or trade stand and if they
don't have anything plastic in flashy colours you're not interested
- you spend long winter nights in front of the fire debating which colour
tack would suit your new horse best
- the garden shed is filled with crates, slosh bottles and various jerry
cans, all clean and marked with your name, to the roof - the lawn mower
and other expensive equipment are filthy, rusty and sleep outside
- when you meet other riders in the forest they gape at you and forget to
say goodmorning
- the best discussions you have with friends involve electrolytes and HR
monitors
- before the vets comes you spend three hours scraping the mud off your
horses
- you've perfected the art of buying the perfect polo shirt which is long
enough to cover your diaper bum but not so wide as to get stuck on branches when
travelling at speed thru forest
- when you get up at three in the morning and make the mistake of putting
on the lights in the house you can hear the horses calling for breakfast
thinking they are going to a RIDE
and ofcourse, permanent helmet head, electrolyte stains on your shirts,
flies on your teeth and when out with normal friends you're the only one
comfortable sitting on a rock because your bottom is so calloused ( or because
you're wearing your tights)
From: RDCARRIE@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] You Know You're an
Endurance Rider When...
These are great! I'll add some
more...
You've driven to work with the horse trailer hooked up to your
truck because you plan to take off work early to ride, and having the
trailer already hooked up will save you 5 minutes once you get
home.
You walk into a restaurant for lunch or dinner after a training
ride wearing your tights and grungy t-shirt and sporting "helmet hair" and
don't think twice about it. And, your husband, who is with you, is
wearing the same outfit.
You've browsed the "hair accessories" section at
Walmart, looking for neat-colored hair elastics (for braiding your horse's
mane) that will match your biothane tack.
