Minding the printer at work, imagine my delight to stumble across a 20-odd page thread detailing this exciting new sport!
My non-horsey friends have enjoyed seeking entertainment at our new local rodeo arena's bar. Unfortunately, we have been asked not to return... so, once Joe gets out of the hospital and Jim gets out of jail, we would like to attend a show. Where, again, is the WTD winter circuit? These non-horsey friends became interested when I told them that here was a sport where one might be welcome to roll a keg up ringside as well as a rusted out hibachi requiring a strategically placed brick to remain level. They're eager to tailgate but would like to know if we need to secure prior permission from management before also starting a small bonfire (preferably ringside).
I have also promised to inquire about the burning of furniture items in protest of class placings. Please advise!
I humbly submit a few trashy traditions from my h/j background which I haven't seen referenced here... (1) horses sporting great gobs of fura ointment. I would guess that the Trailer Incident Merit Badge is de rigeur at WTD shows! Likewise (2) The One Expensive But Just Won the Powerball Noveau Riche Piece of Tack. Generally a bridle which is shared among four horses and six riders regardless of whether or not it actually fits any of the horses. Ye shall know this bridle by its throatlatch which, even when jacked up to the last hole, remains big enough to drive a semi through.
Perhaps I did not read the postings concerning changing clothes carefully but... where are the points for the the time-honed skill of changing in the cab of a pickup?
Sunglasses! 1980s-looking, neon plastic-framed (Ray Ban knockoffs if you're going for a look) shades from the dollar store. A trainer must-have!
Duct tape ribbons are brilliant, but do your HOTYs not deserve the overruns from a 1991 horse pull? I could probably still score y'all a case.
For this new sport, I'll be starting a gift/awards basket service. Baskets (actually milk crates stolen from various grocery stores, doubles as a mounting block!! Pre-decorated with arena dust and dirty cobwebs) will include your choice of: a carton of Jacks (for smokers hailing from some Mid-Atlantic states) or Harley Davidson cigs (for the rest of you), a bottle of Mad Dog (which some old-timers assure me doubles as a colic remedy) and a selection of Boones Farm wines.
For an additional charge I'll toss in some of my favorite tack trunk must-haves... shaving cream and a pack of (your choice, orange mens or pink ladies) disposable razors and shaving cream for trimming muzzles... Raid for fly spray... a multi-colored nylon rag rug schooling pad... so on and so forth.
You folks have me so excited!!!
My non-horsey friends have enjoyed seeking entertainment at our new local rodeo arena's bar. Unfortunately, we have been asked not to return... so, once Joe gets out of the hospital and Jim gets out of jail, we would like to attend a show. Where, again, is the WTD winter circuit? These non-horsey friends became interested when I told them that here was a sport where one might be welcome to roll a keg up ringside as well as a rusted out hibachi requiring a strategically placed brick to remain level. They're eager to tailgate but would like to know if we need to secure prior permission from management before also starting a small bonfire (preferably ringside).
I have also promised to inquire about the burning of furniture items in protest of class placings. Please advise!
I humbly submit a few trashy traditions from my h/j background which I haven't seen referenced here... (1) horses sporting great gobs of fura ointment. I would guess that the Trailer Incident Merit Badge is de rigeur at WTD shows! Likewise (2) The One Expensive But Just Won the Powerball Noveau Riche Piece of Tack. Generally a bridle which is shared among four horses and six riders regardless of whether or not it actually fits any of the horses. Ye shall know this bridle by its throatlatch which, even when jacked up to the last hole, remains big enough to drive a semi through.
Perhaps I did not read the postings concerning changing clothes carefully but... where are the points for the the time-honed skill of changing in the cab of a pickup?
Sunglasses! 1980s-looking, neon plastic-framed (Ray Ban knockoffs if you're going for a look) shades from the dollar store. A trainer must-have!
Duct tape ribbons are brilliant, but do your HOTYs not deserve the overruns from a 1991 horse pull? I could probably still score y'all a case.
For this new sport, I'll be starting a gift/awards basket service. Baskets (actually milk crates stolen from various grocery stores, doubles as a mounting block!! Pre-decorated with arena dust and dirty cobwebs) will include your choice of: a carton of Jacks (for smokers hailing from some Mid-Atlantic states) or Harley Davidson cigs (for the rest of you), a bottle of Mad Dog (which some old-timers assure me doubles as a colic remedy) and a selection of Boones Farm wines.
For an additional charge I'll toss in some of my favorite tack trunk must-haves... shaving cream and a pack of (your choice, orange mens or pink ladies) disposable razors and shaving cream for trimming muzzles... Raid for fly spray... a multi-colored nylon rag rug schooling pad... so on and so forth.
You folks have me so excited!!!
) Being from maine, I've seen plenty!
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