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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many things go along with being a horse person. Spring means you’re covered in horsehair; in summer, it’s a lovely mixture of sweat and dust, fall means mud all over the place, and in winter, you wish your clothing was heated. That’s all completely normal, and getting up at 6 a.m. every day, going shopping in breeches, and using language non-equestrians can’t understand is just the daily business. But there’s even more: When you say, think, or do some of the following things, you can be sure you’re a horse person. <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

You know you’re a horse person when:<\/h2>\n

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1. You hurt your foot and tell everyone you’re lame<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2. You call your walking speed<\/strong> a “stride” when you go for a walk.<\/p>\n

3. You see a handsome man<\/strong> on a horse, and all you do is looking at the horse.<\/p>\n

4. You lean forward when you drive your car over a speed bump<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

5. You can smell your shoes<\/strong> from afar and can’t remember their original color because they are entirely covered in mud in dirt.<\/p>\n

6. You happily get up at 5 in the morning<\/strong> for competition even though you were late for work yesterda because you hit the snooze button a dozen times.<\/p>\n

7. You tie your shoelaces<\/strong> with a quick release-knot for horses.<\/p>\n

8. You can’t drive past a horse trailer<\/strong> without checking if there’s a horse in it.<\/p>\n

9. You prefer mucking<\/strong> out stables to cleaning your apartment.<\/p>\n

10. You pat your car<\/strong> for bringing you home safely.<\/p>\n

11. You’re on vacation<\/strong>, but call twice a day to check if you’re horse is okay.<\/p>\n

12. You see a field and instantly wonder if it would be a sound canter track<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

13. You always assess landscapes<\/strong> for their hacking compatibility.<\/p>\n

14. When buying a car, towing load and axle load<\/strong> are your priorities.<\/p>\n

15. Friends and family<\/strong> are more likely to look for you at the barn than at home.<\/p>\n

16. Your haircut<\/strong> has to be practical.<\/p>\n

17. There’s just as much horse hair<\/strong> on your clothes as on your horse.<\/p>\n

18. Your horse’s shampoo<\/strong> is more expensive than your own.<\/p>\n

19. The feed<\/strong> your horse gets is more costly than yours.<\/p>\n

20. You’re used to being looked at strangely for going shopping<\/strong> in boots and breeches.<\/p>\n

21. Your vet’s phone number is number one at speed dial<\/strong>. Your partner’s number is only second.<\/p>\n

You know all that because your partner is an equestrian? Here are 22 facts about living with a horse person.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many things go along with being a horse person. 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