6 Things You Learn If You Grow Up A Horse Girl
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6 Things You Learn If You Grow Up A Horse Girl

Some things you learn faster than others.

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6 Things You Learn If You Grow Up A Horse Girl
Kathleen Hayford

In elementary school, there was always that one girl that was absolutely horse crazed; horse notebooks, pencils, backpack, t-shirts. Everything was horses. Thing is, that girl eventually grows up, really the only thing that changes, is we learn how to, within moderation, conceal the obsession. Here are a few just equestrian things that you'll recognize if your a grown crazy horse girl.

SEE ALSO: 7 Things Backyard Horses Teach Us That Show Horses Don't

1. Colors you fantasized about as a kid, don't seem as great anymore.

There is a much bigger world of color in horses than brown, black and 'white'. In fact, you quickly learn that white is barely an existent color that is actually, slightly terrifying. You grow into loving the different shades of 'brown' aka, bays and chestnuts (sorrel if you like quarter horses) you start getting into the chromed colors, and the various tones of color, and suddenly that white princess horse you dreamed of all your childhood, is irrelevant.

2. You seem to have an exaggerated intolerance to people who aren't horse savvy.

Honestly, after being around horses for a long time, you forget how to 'dumb down' your horse talk. It gets frustrating after a while answering questions for people who think that ponies are baby horses. Even worse when someone pretends to know what I'm saying while talking about breeds, conformation, color, breeding and they come back with, "so you do the racing thing right?" No, no I do not.

3. You develop a special brand of booty.

No matter how hard non-equestrians try, they will never accomplish the famous equestrian booty. Something about having to control a giant, free willed being with a couple toothpicks, gives you a great booty work out. The 'equestrian ass' isn't necessarily big, but is certainly perky and existent.

4. Your fist hickey may have been a horse bite.

Gotta love horse hickies! AKA little spurts of anger taken out on your shoulders, arms, legs or really anywhere they can get their mouth. Dad was not happy to see the big purple/green lump on my shoulder.

5. Everyone has their breed(s).

Everyone has a specific taste in horses. Different breeds accomplish different tasks as well as pose different personalities. For instance, I grew up around Arabian horses, most people are not fans because they are high spirited and all together think they are better than you. I honestly love them for that exact reason. I have had people tell me to my face why they absolutely hate my breed, and why their breed is superior to mine. Well, to each their own.

6. Horses are only 'majestic' 34.72% of the time.

After being romanticized in films and photographs, people have come to expect horses to be these perfect beings that poop rainbows and sneeze glitter. In all honesty, they're just trolling you. They just eat money and troll you. Stealing your hats, keys, valuables, will to live, soul heart and mind. Little heathens they are, but you can't help falling in love with them and quietly mumbling, "idiot."

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