a thread in support of horse girls (i consider myself an honorary horse girl).
starting with this advice column entry: https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/11/horse-people-obsession-interior-design-dear-prudence-relationships.html
obviously, the horse girl should dump this loser asap.
― horse girl (map), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 21:05 (three years ago) link
my sister was a division i ncaa equestrian in college and took 1st in equitation for the state of massachusetts in her senior year. sadly she only took 4th in regionals and did not make it to nationals
i think most of her competitors grew up owning horses, we were not quite that fancy though obviously my parents invested a lot in her hobby
much love for horse girls
― the late great, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 21:19 (three years ago) link
My stepbrother's wife is some sort of champion barrel racer, and now her daughter is doing it. I've never seen her in action, I haven't been to the rodeo in years.
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 21:20 (three years ago) link
horse girl what is on your ipod?!
(nothing since it was destroyed in the horsing incident of '08)
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 21:22 (three years ago) link
― the late great, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 9:19 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
nice, shouts to your sister!
― horse girl (map), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 21:23 (three years ago) link
OH HI DERE I AM A HORSE GIRL
Today I jumped my horse over a jump decorated with a SHARK
GET IT?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 19 November 2020 02:25 (three years ago) link
Horse ppl are nuts btw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3_lVSrPB6w
― the burrito that defined a generation, Thursday, 19 November 2020 02:56 (three years ago) link
Horse girls 4 ever
― fleet doxes (map), Thursday, 19 November 2020 03:09 (three years ago) link
was gonna say that quincie's the only horse girl i know bc upper st. clair
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 November 2020 03:24 (three years ago) link
rude!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 19 November 2020 03:25 (three years ago) link
My horse cost $1 btw
i am a horse girl in my heart but never lived that lifei had two friends in primary school who both owned horses & would canter instead of run during any school athletics or sports, and made tails out long grass that they tied to the rear belt loop in their jeans - they were a deep & lasting influence on memy cousins had horses - my older cousin still goes alpine riding & full on Man From Snowy River coolness. when we visited i’d get to ride my younger cousin’s lovely little pony (while being led) one time she was gone & my older cousin let me ride his huge bay mare he plonked me on the saddle & was like “ok kick her to go, pull to turn, off you go” and i was like WAIT WTF NO LEAD? lmao i was terrified plus it was like sitting on a mountain, i was maybe 10anyway i love horse girls with all my heart whether they are aspiring ie Tina Belcher or whether they are fully out there doing it Olympic Princess Anne Esquestriannes (and shout out to horse boys who are cooltoo)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 November 2020 03:26 (three years ago) link
xp yo i'm supporting here
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 November 2020 03:27 (three years ago) link
Horse boys are def cool, also mostly gay
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 19 November 2020 03:27 (three years ago) link
VG come to Santa Barbara and ride my horse! He is not very big!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 19 November 2020 03:28 (three years ago) link
*adds to top of post-pandemic bucket listit’s a datealso everything about horses - farriers, saddlers, clothiers, it’s all fucking great & i love horse accoutrementbrushing horses is a thing i used to love as a kid, and feeding them apples <3
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 November 2020 03:34 (three years ago) link
ihad two friends in primary school who both owned horses & would canter instead of run during any school athletics or sport
haaaaaaaaaa LMAO this was my sister all through grade school
― the late great, Thursday, 19 November 2020 03:43 (three years ago) link
my sister had so many damn breyer horses when she was in grade school, i think at some point my parents finally realized that the breyer horses were gonna end up costing more and be more useless than just getting her lessons (and then she turned out to be really good at it, lo and behold)
― the late great, Thursday, 19 November 2020 03:46 (three years ago) link
I did not have a horse as a child (took riding lessons on other ppl's horses) and my poor golden retriever had to fill in. I would set up jumps in the yard and he would do his best to clear them. Also tried to fashion a bridle/bit, which did not go so well.
RIP Kirby. You were a good boy, but not a horse :(
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 19 November 2020 04:16 (three years ago) link
aww kirby every horse girl deserves a dog that is a good sport
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 November 2020 05:01 (three years ago) link
My wife was a horse girl growing up on a farm when she was younger. Her horse was named Chango. She hadn't ridden in 30 years when, about 5 years ago, she rode in the hills of Los Angeles as part of a work trip. She said she was terrified but she also had a great time.
― the colour out of space (is the place) (PBKR), Thursday, 19 November 2020 12:43 (three years ago) link
Best form of transportation tbrr
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 19 November 2020 14:08 (three years ago) link
https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/18vinu/picture8222190/ALTERNATES/FREE_960/SCTag.05.jpg
― circles, Saturday, 5 December 2020 05:21 (three years ago) link
well now i have questions
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 5 December 2020 05:28 (three years ago) link
(it's a real license plate you can have in kansas. i can't imagine anyone who has it isn't a horse girl)
― circles, Saturday, 5 December 2020 05:37 (three years ago) link
My wife's aunt and cousin are major horse girls. Large animal vets, specifically.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Saturday, 5 December 2020 05:48 (three years ago) link
They also own a farm that is a retirement home for old racehorses and some of those fuckers are bity!
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Saturday, 5 December 2020 05:49 (three years ago) link
I am going to be riding a bitey former racehorse today! Not so much bitey as mouthy, he likes to lip things. It's really cute actually.
Large animal vets are totally badass.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:25 (three years ago) link
Did I mention I have a tattoo of my horse's initials?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:27 (three years ago) link
Even though I think they are beautiful creatures, Horse's scare the shit out of me. But I do respect your tat!
― calzino, Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:40 (three years ago) link
Lol Excuse the awful formatting, savage grammar, posting from my phone.
― calzino, Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:51 (three years ago) link
I got chased by two ponies recently, I think they just wanted to say hello but I shit it and ran!
― calzino, Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:53 (three years ago) link
To be fair, anyone who has spent appreciable time with horses has gotten hurt one way or another. But WORTH IT!, say the horse girls.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Saturday, 5 December 2020 16:02 (three years ago) link
I've done both, and riding an elephant > riding a horse. That said, I've always been kind of fascinated by dressage. "I'm so incredibly rich, I can spend hundreds of hours teaching my horse to dance."
― but also fuck you (unperson), Saturday, 5 December 2020 16:22 (three years ago) link
Was on a hike by myself and saw a horse. Then another. Then soon was surrounded by 10 or so. Wild I assume? Started getting nervous. "Wait horses don't attack humans ever do they?? Hid behind a juniper. One of the horses goes AROUND the tree and is a few feet from me, glaring at me. "Horses don't do coordinated attacks do they????". I'm legit worried at this point. So I whoop and holler and clap my hands. They look at one another and then run off. "Yeah y'all don't want none of this, that's what I thought!!"
Horses are my favorite animal prob.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:33 (three years ago) link
re original article, I can't get past : "I’m not a decorations guy" "I don’t really have decorative “taste” and didn’t contribute any of my own decorations"
who fucking talks like this?
― akm, Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:44 (three years ago) link
I thought this thread was gong to be about that Alison Brie movie on Netflix that I only saw 20 minutes of and was acceptably weird.
― akm, Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:45 (three years ago) link
another ilxor just RT'd this queen among horse girls
https://www.twitter.com/theblackcowgirl/status/1335325850594660354
― imago, Sunday, 6 December 2020 21:19 (three years ago) link
Hi, I’m Gooch.See that truck and trailer? I drive it to different communities to give books to children in need. Oh and I bring my horse with me.RT so I can get the word out. I’m in N.C. pic.twitter.com/ZMSHB5dzJW— goochie (@theblackcowgirl) December 5, 2020
<3 thats so cool
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 6 December 2020 22:01 (three years ago) link
If you think having animals isn’t like having children, Violet just played dead because I made her wear a coat. pic.twitter.com/wzAxbPWXNi— Carly Anne York, Ph.D. (@BiologyCarly) December 15, 2020
― calzino, Wednesday, 16 December 2020 21:55 (three years ago) link
I think the horsewoman Brianna Noble who rode in the Oakland BLM protests is now doing Verizon ads, texting from horseback. At least I'm pretty sure it's her, small online banner ads.
https://heelsdownmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Brianna-Noble-Photo-by-Shira-Bezalel.jpg
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 16 December 2020 22:26 (three years ago) link
I am anti texting from horseback but pro protest ponies.
I was supposed to have a jumping lesson today but my pony is lame. LAME!
So instead we threw him in the hot walker (aka equiciser) for the first time. He was not amused.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 17 December 2020 02:13 (three years ago) link
lol nor would i be!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 17 December 2020 02:14 (three years ago) link
While he was in there I washed my horse brushes, which made me feel like quite the accomplished horse girl.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 17 December 2020 02:22 (three years ago) link
https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/01/09/54577995/maybe-im-just-stoned-but-extreme-horse-girling-should-become-a-competitive-sport
― map, Monday, 11 January 2021 21:28 (three years ago) link
what the
― StanM, Tuesday, 12 January 2021 06:23 (three years ago) link
holy shit my body hurts all over just watching these videos
impressive replication of actual horse gaits, these horse girls are serious
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 12 January 2021 15:31 (three years ago) link
In other horse girl news, I had my first proper dressage lesson yesterday and thought of Ann Romney and that late night interview where Mitt downplayed the whole "dancing horses" thing.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 12 January 2021 15:33 (three years ago) link