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Monday, January 11, 2016

Barn Improvements

 You know when you're like halfway through a REALLY good ride and your horse ALL OF A SUDDEN notices the giant new mirror on the wall (like, in a bad way).
 So you hop off and let him sniff it because you don't have a death wish.
 But you see this look in his eye and you're riding alone, so you just strip his tack off and watch him completely lose ALL THE MARBLES.
 And he admires himself in the now totally-not-scary mirror even while galloping by.
 Like. Hey Sexy. You're so hot.
 Has anyone seen this attractive horse in the mirror? He seems to need cookies.
 Yeah. It was never about the mirror.
Suckers.

(We'll just file this under "horses gotta horse" and "thank god Courage doesn't pull shenanigans on frozen pastures" but also under "still gotta give him indoor turnout to keep his brain in his head".)
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21 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 11, 2016 at 7:30 AM

    Hah! Just be careful that he doesn't kick one and shatter it... not that I'd know how that feels from personal experience or anything...

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    1. SprinklerBanditJanuary 11, 2016 at 8:57 AM

      Oh god. Now I'm terrified. Kicking the walls is his jam lately.

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  2. jenjJanuary 11, 2016 at 7:40 AM

    Obv needs moar cookies and moar admirers.

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  3. KateJanuary 11, 2016 at 8:02 AM

    Handsome is as handsome does, obviously.

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  4. Checkmark115January 11, 2016 at 8:42 AM

    lol mirror hog

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  5. ShaunaJanuary 11, 2016 at 10:07 AM

    That is a riot! I love the pic of him checking himself out as he gallops by.

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  6. AoifeJanuary 11, 2016 at 11:13 AM

    Aw bless!
    K loves admiring herself in the mirrors too - such a diva

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  7. HolyBullyJanuary 11, 2016 at 11:44 AM

    "I'm too sexy for my saddle, too sexy for my bridle, so sexy YEEAAHHH."

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  8. Nicole AJanuary 11, 2016 at 12:15 PM

    ^ This. Yes. So totally Courage! Lololol

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  9. emmaJanuary 11, 2016 at 12:42 PM

    lol i love that he's checking himself out mid gallop!

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  10. arterioleJanuary 11, 2016 at 12:44 PM

    Adorbs!

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  11. EventingSaddlebredStyleJanuary 11, 2016 at 12:54 PM

    I think he missed the memo that Flash wasn't part of the Avengers...

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    1. SprinklerBanditJanuary 11, 2016 at 1:55 PM

      I wanted him to be Captain America, but he's sorta way too fabulous to pull off someone that straight laced. So it goes.

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    2. EventingSaddlebredStyleJanuary 11, 2016 at 2:06 PM

      I agree with that. Maybe Iron Man? He has that "I'm totally awesome" vibe plus I think he would have some snark if he could talk :)

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    3. SprinklerBanditJanuary 11, 2016 at 2:57 PM

      Some snark? Ha! He is 100% opinion all the time and not afraid to express it, ever.

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  12. Wilbur, Ellie, and EmilyJanuary 11, 2016 at 2:06 PM

    SO envious! The barns I've been at in CA don't allow you to turn your horse out in the rings...but sometimes they just need to "horse" around! Love that galloping shot- hilarious!

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  13. NicoleJanuary 11, 2016 at 6:42 PM

    I rode with mirrors for the first time in December and I LOVED them. If they weren't such an absurdly exorbitant expense I would be whispering in my barn owner's ear a LOT.

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  14. MostlyHarmlessJanuary 11, 2016 at 8:55 PM

    Today my horse was concerned by the mirrors because for the first time in weeks they weren't frosted over. Like, whoa, you can see in these things??
    Courage looks like he is having a blast in there. Gotta love yourself, right?

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  15. MicaylahJanuary 12, 2016 at 10:43 AM

    I mean its not like hes wrong with looking good

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2016 at 1:03 PM

    So lucky that you have mirrors now! None of my horses were ever that interested in them. At one of the barns that I show at they have an entire wall of mirrors in their indoor, and Sydney barely gives them a sideways glance.

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