It's been said that if you don't have a sense of humor then you need to re-look a lifestyle with horses, cause as surely as the Sun rises in the morning, you're gonna need a good sense of humor.
I got a kick out of the funny horse definitions below, hopefully you will too.
Arena: Place where humans can take the fun out of forward motion.
Bit: Means by which a rider's every motion is transmitted to the sensitive tissues of the mouth.
Bucking: Counter-irritant.
Cross Ties: Gymnastic apparatus.
Dressage: Process by which some riders can eventually be taught to respect the bit. Isn't dressage those people wearing funny pants and hats?
Farrier: Disposable surrogate owner; useful for acting out aggression without compromising food supply.
Fence: Barrier that protects good grazing.
Gate Latch: Type of puzzle.
Grain: Sole virtue of domestication.
Hitching rail: Means by which to test one's strength.
Horse Trailer: Mobile cave bear den.
Hot Walker: The lesser of two evils.
Jump: An opportunity for self-expression.
Longeing: Procedure for keeping a prospective rider at bay.
Owner: Human assigned responsibility for one's feeding.
Rider: Owner overstepping its bounds.
Trainer: Owner with mob connections.
Veterinarian: Flightless albino vulture
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