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Talk Horsey To Me
How to respectably talk to horse people.
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Today I am going to teach you how to respectably talk to a horse person. It is no secret…
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That I am a horse person and today I am going to teach you exactly what to say when talking someone such as myself so that you appear knowledgable and informed about the horse world. Let’s pretend that one day you find
yourself in a conversation with the one and only…
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Michelle Obama! Whew, ok just breathe. Clearly, the stakes are high for this conversation but I’m going to help you get through it. So you and Michelle are chatting and suddenly she says…
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I ride horses.
I ride horses. Now its up to you to respond, but you know very little about horses so what do you say?! Well before we dive into what you should say, first I am going to tell you what you should NOT say. Do NOT understand any
circumstances say these 3 words…
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Do you…
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Race?! DONT DO IT! Unless you are talking to a person who is under 5 ft tall and weighs less than 110 lbs, there is a 99.99% chance they do NOT RACE. “Do you race?” is by far the most common response a horse person gets
from a non horse person when….
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Do you…
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They bring up riding so if you take away anything from this talk, remember, never ask someone who rides if they race. But then what do you say?! After all this is a…
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I ride horses.
Awesome,
what discipline
do you do?
Awesome, what discipline do you do? This statement makes it clear that you are knowledgeable enough about the horse world to know that there are many different disciplines. I guarantee responding…
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I ride horses.
Awesome,
what discipline
do you do?
with this question will impress the horse person you are talking to. Now, of course I am not going to send you in blind with that question. If you are going to ask that question, you should know WHAT you are asking about so
next we are going to very briefly cover the…
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Equestrian Disciplines
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English Western
There are 2 general equestrian disciplines, English and Western. Now, the road doesn’t end here. Within each of these disciplines there are many different styles of riding. I’m going to quickly…
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English Styles
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Show Jumping
Show jumping. This is what I do and it’s where horses jump over jumpsg. Fun fact, this is a picture of Ben’s brother, Paul who also does show jumping. Another style is…
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English Styles
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Eventing
Eventing. Eventing is the Triathalon of the equestrian world and combines Dressage, Show jumping, and another style called cross country which is essentially jumping jumps in a field. You also have..
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English Styles
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Endurance
Endurance riding. Endurance is the ultra marathon of the equestrian world where horses race over long distances. That covers a few basic English styles, I know that was fast but stay with me! now let’s jump quickly over to…
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Western Styles
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Reining
Reining. Reining horses execute complex patterns to show off their responsiveness to the rider. One common pattern is their ability to stop quickly. Another western style of riding is…
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Western Styles
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Cutting
Cutting. Cutting is where the horse and rider have to separate a cow from its herd. As you can see, many of these western styles were born from practical things people had to do with their horses when ranching. And….