My Five Things

9/20/2012

I am such a girl. I try hard not to be, but I just can't help it. I like pink. It's a good thing I have only boys. If I had girls, everything would be pink!

It has seen better days, but I can't leave home without it!

They need a good wash, but they ARE pink!

And there are others!

I am sure Speedy finds this horribly embarrassing.

It's my emergency ID bracelet. It's much prettier when it's clean!

Sarah link

9/20/2012 02:42:33 am

I too have lots of pink barn things - buckets, longe line, longe whip, gloves, grooming tote. I also have pinkish-purple electrical tape to label all my flyspray bottles and randomness. It ensures that I (and all my barn mates) know which stuff is mine, which helps prevent things from getting lost.

For eventing, I showed Spirit in an all-pink getup: shirt, safety card, saddle pad, boots, gloves, helmet cover, you name it! Pictures here:
http://eventingincolor.blogspot.com/2011/07/shepherd-photos.html

Karen

9/20/2012 11:00:02 pm

Sarah - the photos were cute! You've also just given me a great idea! I was at Lowe's the other day and saw the coolest duct tape. It came in every color possible, even pink! I had a roll in my hand to buy, but I couldn't think of what to use it for. I love labeling things, but I hadn't thought to do it with duct tape. I now have a new project!

There are three of us in my barn, so there's not a whole lot of confusion about whose stuff is whose, but I still have my name on most of my stuff. I use a Sharpie marker, but it tends to wear off. The duct tape seems like a perfect solution!

AareneX link

9/20/2012 03:40:25 am

What is this "clean" of which you speak?

I am the same way--only more--about the color purple. The funny part is that my favorite color is actually GREEN. The purple thing started with my first standie mare: when I got her, I was pretty broke, so I got the cheapest halter/leadrope available at the feedstore that day. They were purple.

At the time, I rode with cowboys and backcountry horsemen, and THEIR idea of "racey" was black instead of brown, so I endured a lot of "Whose PURPLE halter might this be, hmmmm?" ribbing. Then they started giving me purple presents for my horse because they thought it was funny.

I like presents. By the time Fiddle came around, I couldn't afford to buy all new gear, so we continue forward, forever in purple!

Karen

9/20/2012 08:55:35 am

Clean is a relative term in my barn! There's new, cleaner than that one, and dirty.

I never chose purple, although I do have one nice purple pad. I have a lot of blue and black. The pink is for me because I can see it and identyify it as mine.

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About the Writer and Rider

I am a lifelong rider.
I began endurance riding in 1996 where I ultimately completed five, one-day 100 mile races, the 200-mile Death Valley Encounter, and numerous other 50, 65, and 75 mile races. I began showing dressage in 2010.
Welcome to my dressage journey.

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About Speedy G

Speedy went from endurance horse to dressage horse. After helping me earn a USDF Bronze medal in the summer of 2020, he is now semi-retired. Speedy is a 2004, 15'1 hand, purebred Arabian gelding. His Arabian Horse Registry name is G Ima Starr FA.

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About Izzy

Izzy was started as a four-year old and then spent the next 18 months in pasture growing up. I bought him as a six-year old, and together, we are showing at the lower levels. He is a 2008, 16'3 hand warmblood gelding. His Rheinland Pfalz-saar International (RPSI) name is Imperioso.