I mean, I know I'm seriously hormonal right now, but I've always cried, watching the great ones ride. I even cried watching the Roadsters at the Royal one year, these little speed demons racing around, fearlessly working for their drivers. They just bring tears to my eyes. I don't cry a lot, normally, whatever THAT means.
The first time I walked into the barn where I started part-boarding, I cried. The smell of horses makes me tear up, no, not because of the ammonia smell! It wasn't that bad of a barn, just the wingie-dingy boarders were bad.
I never cry watching say, a boring hunter round. A boring dressage ride. A bad jumper round. If the horse doesn't look interested/happy, neither am I.
Horses are my heart.
When I see a brilliant rider/horse combination, water-works galore. At the Christilot Clinic, I was wiping tears frantically, as I watched the baby steps of piaffe, from a horse gladly offering his soul to his soft, kind rider. Sorry I'm typing this again, tape-recorder mode kicked in. I wish I'd videoed it, now.
It's the expression on the horse's face that brings me to tears. The expression of the rider, the concentration and rapture in their face, as they sit their wonderful horse.
I just watched a bit of a reining clip on mugs. SOB! I had to stop watching, because if the phone rings, people can hear the catch in your throat, and they'll wonder what the heck is wrong with this woman? Horses, they make me feel right.
I gotta buy more kleenex. If/When, darn right I'm going to, see BHM's Trooper, I'll bring along a whole box. I'll be prepared.
Betcha I'd cry, watching AndalusiansofGrandeur ride. (hint, hint)
Betcha I'd cry at anyone of you riders kind enough to read me. On your amazing good days. I don't have unreasonable expectations:)
Greatness comes from the try of the horse and rider together. That always makes me weep.
Sheesh. (deep breath, wipes eyes, trudges back to work.)
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At this point in my life, horses and horse equipment make me cry. It's absurd.
I rode for a long time. Started when I was six, stopped when I was 22 or so. I put on too much weight to ride, plus I was working full-time and going to school full-time and didn't have the time or funds.
It's bad now when I'm around horses. I feel so horrible that I can't ride and don't get to be around them that I'll be on the verge of tears just petting and loving on them. Even when I took my tack box out to clean it out and "cull the herd" a little bit, I sobbed. And yes, I got the "what the hell?" look from my husband until I explained it.
Animals can make me cry like no other. Gotta love them.
Animals ,and especially horses help us to open our hearts. Thats my excuse and it works for me. After all a closed hear t has no tears.
And Latigo is joining my fervent followers. Tooo cool, I've liked the comments on fugs:)
What, do I have a basketball team now??
Wow. I had to triple check. Doubted my eyes a bit.
Thanks for joining in!
Meghan, oh do I hear ya dear!
Oh, do I hear ya. I cry watching free style to music dog obedience videos, fer cryin' out loud, sorry two great ones that I've seen. Not ALL of them. Just depends on how the dance is going.
Horses never leave ya, girl. I thought they had, but noooooo, not yet:)
Still waiting on THAT.
(itwillneverhappen)
I am so horseless, it's painful.
People notice. It's like my nephew said. Horses will be sad. I'm not ready to quit hoping for horses, yet.
I try to keep in shape, but I'm weaker than I should be. But, choices and changes happen for some weird reasons like fate and desting and ok, I SHADDup.
Hah, I will leave that typo.
It's the desting.
(destiny, for any spelling bees)
Animals are the most amazing! They can bring out emotions in us without being able to say a word!!! :):):):):)
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