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Location: Aubrey, Texas | My friend Sally and I were going to meet another friend for dinner at Outback; I was guiding her through a shortcut from Aubrey to the steakhouse. We were on a four-lane street in Denton coming up to where we needed to turn left. Sally asked me, "Do I need to be in the Right Lead to turn up ahead?" I would give anything if I'd been quick enough to say, "No, you can just switch when you get there" but I'm not witty like that. We were going to meet Karen Walls, who was one of the first, if not THE first, barrel racer to do well on a Flit Bar horse, Shadow Bar. Sally had a horse she called Tyler that she got from my mother- he was by Flit Bar and out of a really good Leo San Siemon mare. She ran barrels and break-away roped on him and they were a force to be reckoned with, back in the day.
It's funny how you can mix up horse lingo in the real world. Mother once told my new dentist that I "didn't shed my teeth" until later.
So, your turn. What equine malapropisms have you heard (or said)?
Edited by cloverleaf 2017-09-15 8:34 PM
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Location: Florida | My sister had a grey pleasure horse in the 70's by Leo San Siemon, Leo Nug Siemon I think. He was a 4-H National Champion. Do you find that when you go to sit on a chair or stool that you always get on on the left side? Funny stuff just sinks in.
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Quarter Horse HIstorian
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Location: Aubrey, Texas | How cool that your sister had him! That makes us almost kin. And yes, come to think of it, I DO get on stools from the left side. Always. |
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My Steak better Kick!
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Location: trying not to melt | I went in for blood work one time and told the lady at the front desk I needed to get blood pulled.The look on her face was priceless |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | When my boys were little and had to go to the doctor for what ever it was at the time I told their teachers that they had a App. with their Vet, lol.. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | run3 - 2017-09-15 9:20 PM I went in for blood work one time and told the lady at the front desk I needed to get blood pulled.The look on her face was priceless
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Curve Ball
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Location: Pelham, TN | Seems the word "Whoa"is always used in the vehicle instead of stop.  |
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Quarter Horse HIstorian
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Location: Aubrey, Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2017-09-15 10:46 PM
When my boys were little and had to go to the doctor for what ever it was at the time I told their teachers that they had a App. with their Vet, lol..
I've done that! I've also had that "uh-oh" out-of-body feeling when I've found myself talking to non-horsey co-workers about things like needle size and hitting a vein. . . suddenly I remember that not everyone has the same life experiences. . . |
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Go Get Em!
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Location: OH. IO | Just last week told Dr I had an ulcer.he said we may need to scope.i said no,just treat if it goes away we did our job. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | How about when your fixin to go grocery shopping you tell your mom your going to go get feed for the kido's  |
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Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness | I referred to myself as "on broodmare status" the whole time I was pregnant. I have no nonhorse friends, thank goodness- that one might have been hard to explain!! |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | ....in a hurry? Let's put some spurs to that accelerator.
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Location: United States | I had a flat tire getting repaired and when the employee at tire store was questioning it I responded with "Its the right hind tire" then I corrected myself. Fun post! |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Ashley Lynn - 2017-09-16 11:04 AM
I referred to myself as "on broodmare status" the whole time I was pregnant. I have no nonhorse friends, thank goodness- that one might have been hard to explain!!
I'm an only child, so all my life I was used to being pretty special shall we say, to my parents!! Well, when Chandler (he's an only too!) came along, everyone was smitten and I lost my status pretty quickly!! I told Momma (total non-horse person) all I was now was the broodmare that had produced the golden foal. . . . She didn't find it as amusing as I meant for it to be  |
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Location: Texas | Calling to let someone know you can't go somewhere and telling them that you are going to have to be a 'turn out' that day. |
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Location: So Cal | pippy - 2017-09-16 11:26 AM
I had a flat tire getting repaired and when the employee at tire store was questioning it I responded with "Its the right hind tire" then I corrected myself. Fun post!
I've done the same!
My car also gets clucked at/kissed at and maybe a "whoa" when we're coming up too fast on a stop. |
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 Too Skinny
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | Southtxponygirl - 2017-09-15 10:46 PM When my boys were little and had to go to the doctor for what ever it was at the time I told their teachers that they had a App. with their Vet, lol..
I still do this |
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Location: NE Wyoming | Took my little guy to his doctor for his 2 year old checkup. My daughter who's 14 came along. Dr asks, "Did you remember to get his birth certificate from the courthouse?". I looked at my daughter and asked "Did we get your brothers registration papers in the mail?", she say's "Yes Mom, they're in the pick up with the brand inspections". Look on the Dr's face was priceless :) |
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Location: East Texas | When our youngest daughter was little, we saw a friend at a store who had not seen her in a couple of years. She asked, how old is she now. I said, oh, she’s coming 5! |
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Location: Where Tall Corn Grows | When my husband is asked why I'm not home (usually at a race). He usually responds with the "she's out horsin around today" |
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