Things that let You know might be an Older rider if.....??

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Permalink Reply by Gail Morse on November 2, 2009 at 10:19am

I remember the last 2 out of three.

Permalink Reply by Jackie Cochran on November 2, 2009 at 10:43am

1. You still have tack you bought from the Kauffman or Millers catalogues.
2. You remember about the Forward Seat.
3. You refuse to ride your horse behind the bit (and you know what this means and why it is bad.)
4. You remember the time before the "miracles of modern medicine" when horses were allowed time to recover from injuries and illnesses (we had no choice.)
5. You remember rarely feeding alfalfa in any form, reserving it for horses that needed a "pick me up".
6. You remember being limited in bit choice to a few snaffles, curbs and pelhams, nothing fancy.
7. You remember when dressage riders were almost as rare as hen's teeth.

Permalink Reply by Tamara Hurst on November 2, 2009 at 12:18pm

All your coaches are 20 years younger than you, the more experienced ones 10.
All the stretching you do gets you no closer to mounting off the ground.
You remind yourself that you should have started riding a lifetime ago.

Permalink Reply by Cindi Roberts on November 2, 2009 at 8:14pm

You remember when Wheelbarrels only Had one wheel.
You still remember your CB name
Phones had cords, and never left the house
You dried your hair by driving your convertible around the neighborhood

Permalink Reply by Teresa Williams on December 16, 2009 at 6:31pm

OH MY!! You nailed that one Cindi! LOL! Thanks for the giggle!

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Moore on November 6, 2009 at 9:28pm

You're not embarrassed to ride with an "oh #$%@!" strap around your horse's neck.

Permalink Reply by Cindi Roberts on November 6, 2009 at 10:05pm

LOLFOF

Permalink Reply by Lea on November 8, 2009 at 12:42pm

Number two plus the tail gate of a pickup!

Permalink Reply by Cindi Roberts on November 8, 2009 at 1:30pm

When you refer to your original Trainer, no one is old enought to know the name

Permalink Reply by Cindi Roberts on November 8, 2009 at 1:31pm

You cringe when you hear your self informing a client you have over 40 years experience

Permalink Reply by Mary H on November 14, 2009 at 2:15pm

You are old enough to be the mother or grandmother of nearly every rider at the barn.
-or-
Your own kid(s) are older than almost every rider at the barn.

Permalink Reply by Cindi Roberts on November 14, 2009 at 9:01pm

You and your riding friends are refered to as the Galloping Grannies

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