Smelly
Dirty
Gross
Horses
Hairy
Muddy
Brown
Green
Farm
Trucks
Trailers
People
Saddles
Wheel barrows
Pitch forks
Old guys
Four wheelers
Grass
Stains
Manure pitch
Mom
Dad
Sister
Ponies
Carriages
“Who’s Watching”
“What just happened”
People walking
Jogging
Dumping Muck Buckets
Neighing horses
Breathing
Trees
Wind
Summer
Babbling brook
Heavy objects
Packing supplies
Grain
Hay
Wet
Damp
Gatorade
Leather
Sweat saddle pads
Mushy sandwiches
Head Ache
Butt sore
Tired Muscles
Dirty face
Laughing sister
White Ford F-350, dulley, crew cab
White 3 horse slant load Sundowner trailer
The UPway barn
Cross country
Water jugs
Horse show officials
No where to go
Lying in the mud
Cement surroundings
Dirt path
Gravel roads
“Wow that hurt”
“Gross this is wet”
“I am literally covered in crap”
“If you are going to help me step away now”
Cars driving down the highway
People dressed in show attire
Horses kicking stall doors
Dust
Heat
Humid
Sweaty feet
Drenched jeans
Sunburned skin
Sunburned face
“Love it anyway”
Tractors
Everyone too busy to notice
Sore ankle
Mouth tastes grassy
Headache from dehydration
Moving tack trunks
Wood shavings
My sweaty gray pony
Of all the things in the world this is not embarrassing, nasty, stinky, horrifying, instead it is passion, love, competition, and unforgettable memories that will be forever told, and passed on to up and coming equine enthusiasts. It is all part of the sport, no pain, no gain. After all the smell soreness, there is only the horses.
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