03/31/2023
Y’all all know “healthy as a horse” is a effing myth….
Horse facts by Christy Steele
If a horse gets too stressed out they can colic and die
If a horse doesn't eat enough they can get stomach ulcers
If a horse eats too much they can founder or colic and die
If a horse gets stressed out and doesn't eat at the same time they will get ulcers, colic and die
If a horse doesn't drink enough...you guessed it, they can colic and die
If they have a drastic change in diet, environment or routine they can indeed colic and die
If you ride your entire life it absolutely does not mean that you are a good rider
If you ask 100 equestrians the same question you will get 106 different answers all of which which will be told with 100% confidence especially from those who bought their first horse last week
Horses can live outside 24/7 and they also can not live outside 24/7
Horses eat hay, grass, grain, expensive supplements, apples, carrots and 100 dollar bills
The pants you wear to shovel s**t, fix fences and ride in the dirt are more expensive then any other pants you will own
Horses are athletes. Athletes that trip on nothing, fall while playing, need stitches from cutting themselves on something that is not visible to the human eye, colic and die under stressful (competition type) situations, are scared of absolutely everything and don't like to be told what to do
Rank, fresh, hot, spicy, wild all mean the same thing and describe a horse on a beautiful spring day when all you want to do is go for a relaxing ride to unwind
Beginner safe, schoolie, husband type, anyone can ride, Grandma's mount, kid safe normally means, this horse is bat s**t crazy but I'm hoping you'll buy it sight unseen if I describe it as a kids horse and then ghost you when you tell me it killed your Grandma
If you are riding a horse and they see a rock that wasn't there yesterday you are possibly in for a wild ride as they avoid this horse eating rock at all costs. Including the cost of your life
If you see a horse on the road slow down.. actually just turn around and go the other way. For some unknown reason a horse often jumps infront of moving cars in order to avoid the scary moving cars
If your horse comes up lame, no problem you just need to rule out a couple of the most common things that it could be. These include ulcers, kissing spine, founder, EPM, HYPP, Lyme, influenza, cushings, sharp teeth, broken teeth, rotten tooth, tooth abscess, knee chips, hairline fractures from head to toe, cancer, pulled muscle, hoof abscess, weak stifle, lice, worms, conformational defect, headaches, sinus infection, bruised sole, ribs or spine out of alignment, poor fitting tack, laminitis, dehydration, vitamin deficiencies, anemia, infection and strangles.
And they have a frog in their foot
If you aren't the one paying the vet bills these horse facts might seem funny but they are in fact, 100% accurate. So if you get a horse please also get yourself a good therapist.
