Sit up and ride on

22, Eventer, and Foxhunter from the Southeast US.

[natalieironside]

Fun history facts: One of the 31 people arrested at Stonewall on June 28th 1969 was American folk singer Dave Van Ronk, who was not at the Stonewall Inn at the time and was cis & straight as far as I'm aware. He'd been eating dinner at a nearby restaurant when he noticed a riot happening, said "Well I suppose I should go see what the fuss is about," stepped outside, and immediately started throwing bricks at the cops.

[persephonessugarbaby]

Ol' Davey really just saw people rioting in the streets and went "Sweet! ACAB!"

[anarchistmemedistro]

bring this energy back

[tanoraqui]

it has occurred to me, as I age, that most people did not spend their childhoods getting simplified breakdowns of class-action lawsuits explained to them over dinner at least once a week

[tanoraqui]

I ABSOLUTELY encourage people to keep reblogging and commenting on this with their own niche secondhand expertises from their parents’ careers

[elismor]

My dad was a nuclear engineer for a company that built simulators to train operators of nuclear power plants how to run the reactors.

Raise your hand if you, too, could unscram the rods before a meltdown by 12.

[tait101]

My mom is a nurse so you can imagine. I was like 10 when she explained what brain death was to me and brothers and why being a organ donor is so important. She also explained what a prion was on a road trip to visit my grandad, and started my obsession with them, she also explained what virus are and how they work so the whole pandemic thing was not a surprise to me, I think I was also about 10.

My dad is more a jack of all trades, so I know how to jump start a car(super useful, I do it at least once a year), change a tire, basic plumbing things, that when the power goes out check the breaker box, how to reset the breakers, how to drive a nail, and lot of other stuff. But the most random is I can scoop ice cream into a perfect ball just like in a shop. My grandfather owned a ice cream shop and dad inherited it after he passed so I got lots ice cream as a kid and watched him scoop lots ice cream, I discovered I could do it at buffet where they had ice cream you could scoop yourself and I just scooped a perfect ball without thinking about it.

[transperceneige]

Jérôme Guery's horse, Quel Homme de Hus, arriving home after the Olympics in Tokyo

[leafgreenlps]

Beautiful horse but damn whoever is leading him is a fucking AWFUL handler, he doesn't even make it one step down the ramp before he's getting his head yanked around hard, then gets popped in the mouth with the end of the lead, and gets yanked on the test of the time. The head tossing the horse does after being circled is a pain/pressure response. Sad to see a gorgeous horse treated that way, hope he gets treated nicer in the future.

[transequeerstrian]

Damn bro i got a completely different take, i reckon thats very adept handling of a crazy fit horse thats been cooped up for a long time

When you know a horse is gonna be hot and excited you gotta do what you gotta do to retain control and prevent it taking off on you. To me it looks like ths little pop on the head was to interrupt the forward enough to stop the horse from running into the car

We'd all love to have horses that lead calmly at our shoulder at all times but thats not realistic, esp not for top level high energy competition horses coming off a long flight, so you gotta have methods of handling for those occasions

[leafgreenlps]

Oh I KNOW that that horse is desperate to get out of that trailer and wants to haul tail (pun intended), but there's better ways to do it. You're not applying pressure to stop his forward movement, you're really only causing pain pressure.

Instead of yanking on the head he should've used his body and more of the rope to look bigger and cut off his drive line instead. He's not a panicked horse so he'll listen to pressure very easily, which is more important than pulling on the head. This isn't a dog that responses to a leash check (which is debatable as a good technique for dogs as it stands) so you should try to speak horse in order to tell the horse what to do, and what you don't want him doing. Making him go to the other side of the truck first to get a few circles in might've been better but that's hard to speculate on, the head pops though just aren't a good technique.

Cheers! 👍

[transequeerstrian]

The problem with using your body to cut off the drive line as you put it is that a horse can and will absolutely just plow thru a person when its this excited. Its straight up dangerous to stand in the way of a horse like that. You can see as he goes to turn the horse into the barn he has to use his weight and body as well as the lead to make the turn and its not easy

The halter is the main (only) point of control and checks like that are the most effective way to to arrest forward movement and maintain some attention. Hot and excited horses like this can be hard to handle and straight up you gotta be firm with the halter to make sure they dont take off or run you over and hurt you

[dressageworkingstudent]

Uh yeah, that horse nearly went through that tiny car, let alone listening to the handler’s correction. I think the only thing this guy could have done differently is more circles turning the horse away from him. But honestly, zero judgment because that horse was spiiiiiicy.

“Making yourself bigger” and “talking horse” doesn’t work if the horse isn’t listening to you because a) you will never be as big as a horse with only your body and a lead rope and b) a horse not paying attention to his herd member gets BIT or KICKED by his herd member, not gently shushed into a calmer state of mind.

Cheers! 👍

[deadinsidedressage]

Sometimes people really show their hand as far as experience.

Like yeah catch me "using my body" when I take the horses off the trailer after being shipped coast to coast. 😂👌

[thatpaintedpony]

I've had to halter check my chill, amateur friendly warmblood like that when she was hyped up and excited about being at a new place and she's not Olympic fit and hot as shit. Definitely agree - horses are big and dangerous and if a little snap on the halter stops you from getting hurt then that's what you gotta do.

[mother-of-friesians]

Equestrian (and sports to that) have a lot of issues. A lot needs to be overlooked and reformed. And enforced. 

But honestly, since they are so against this method to keep him somewhat with them, what do they suggest this handler does differently? Speak horse will not help. He is not paying attention, his mind is on something else. Using your body? Your body isn’t going to stop a horse this strong and excited. He won’t even notice you’re there. So what else do you suggest?

Like honestly, do people not realise that it could be a danger to the people around them but also themselves and/or other horses if they get loose like that? I’ve seen too many freak accidents with hyped horses getting loose. 

[tait101]

I've had to halter check my 22yo QH, before....

He gives lessons to little kids, I would happily let my 83yo Nan handle him most days, but I've still had to pop him with the halter to get him to pay attention. Sometimes you have to keep you and everyone around you safe.

[helvahr-deactivated20211109]

i rly wanna know like americans and non-americans- were u immunised against chicken pox or did ur parents rather u just get infected as a child??

[wyomingnot]

There wasn't a vaccine when I was a kid. Still wasn't one when I had kids. I had chicken pox when I was 6 or 7. My kids got it when they were really young. One was 6 months old, the other a year and a half (they had it at the same time, of course. picked it up at daycare). What boggles my mind is that when I was still at the primary school here, every year, there'd be one class that would come down with chicken pox. Enough kids were out in that class that even the kids who didn't have it were sent home for the duration. The classroom would be scrubbed down and the windows left open during the school day until everyone came back. It would be just one class though. In the six years I was there, I never saw more than one class be affected in a year.

[elismor]

There was no chicken pox vaccine until 1995, so there was no choice to be made for my parents. I got chicken pox in high school...maybe 10th grade--so like 1987.

I do not have kids, but if I did they would be vaccinated for it.

[tait101]

I was born in 1996, you bet your ass I got it, I got every vaccine(that were available at the time) and so did my brothers, my mom wasn’t about to play with that shit as a nurse.

[sandetigerrr]

lmao tfw a former employer that you worked for full-time + overtime while being paid less than minimum wage posts yet another ISO post for an “intern” in their ever-revolving door of ISOs (wonder why lmao) and they’ve decided to allow people to have board included in their position. The same person that charged me, the full-time stable manager, full board for my one horse after initially saying that board was included in the advertisement that I replied to, because “it wouldn’t be fair to the other staff.” My board ate half my monthly wages.

I see they are also still violating labor laws and trying to convince people to do full-time jobs for free.

Cool. Cool cool cool cool cool cool cool.

[sandetigerrr]

“*Extremely friendly group of down to earth people *All the perks of a nice show barn without the attitude”

lol if u ever needed sign to fucking run in the opposite direction, this is it.

[sandetigerrr]

You know, if there was one thing I would encourage young people in the horse industry to do while looking for prospective internships and job opportunities, it would be to think about the following things:

1/ How often are these facilities posting for internships? Does the frequency match the type of position being offered? Are they year-round positions, or set-term positions?

2/ What kind of retention of employees do they have? Find out who their longest-duration employee is. Try to speak to former employees. “What is your turnover rate’ and “how long do staff tend to stay with you?’ are two of the most important questions you can ask in a farm interview.

3/ Take a good hard look at the hours and the compensation. If you’re being expected to work without pay (ie a live-in internship), will they provide food? A stipend? You’re gonna be really screwed if they require you to work full-time hours without pay and without a food allowance. And if they offer you a paid teaching position, on top of full-time unpaid work as an intern? Be aware that if things are done above-the-table, you will most likely not be a W2 employee, but an independent contractor with a 1099 form and a greater tax burden as a result.

4/ Side-eye anything that says “flexible hours” – this is farm work, these are horses. Let’s be real. If you are expected to work for your room and board and for the privilege of riding the horses or taking a lesson with someone, you’re going to have to work on their schedule and the schedule of the animals.

5/ Anything that says something to the effect of “extremely friendly,” “down to earth,” “no drama,” “we’re like a family” – is usually a red flag. It’s usually not true.

[crystalsanddollarbills]

i replied to a horse job a few months ago and so did my friend (unknowingly) and the and the lady wouldn’t tell us hours or pay and has now switched her ad to looking for a working student. the industry is fucking horrific especially around here i feel like (here being i live closeish to aiken currently). not a single job i messaged about could answer my questions about division of labor and pay rates lol

[sandetigerrr]

Man, when I was in Aiken in 2019, it was very :eyes emoji: at everything I saw. for being “Horse Mecca,” there sure are a lot of fucked up industry practices there. 

[tait101]

Aiken is like that because it’s in South Carolina. 

SC is a fucking hellscape. A. Fucking. Hellscape.

Don’t anyone @ me, I was born here and have lived here my entire life, I know what I'm talking about.

[buzzfeed]

21 People Who Forgot A Word And Just Made Some Shit Up

[mrkevinmchale]

im crying

[notalwaysluminous]

a friend of mine forgot the word “lamp” once and said “light faucet”

[hey-i-like-writing]

forgot the word “lungs” and said “breathing box”

[desertsdaughter]

i recently forgot the word “purgatory” and said “the preparty to hell”

[official-lucifers-child]

forgot the word smoothie earlier and said “when fruit does a deadly dance”, and then said “jam but not cooked”, and then i angrily gestured to the blender and said “when you put the fruit in and say goodbye” anywho today has not been a good day for me

[kingscrown666]

@official-lucifers-child I’m sorry I had to I couldn’t help it I swear my hand slipped! 😂

[official-lucifers-child]

i’m crying

[cloverplayz23-deactivated202101]

i should really rewatch icarly

[tait101]

I once forgot the whole sentence "I'm going to change out of my half chaps, and boots" and instead said "I'm going to untack myself"

And like, it's not wrong.... But not what I wanted to say.

[tait101]

My IUD just fell out....

Because of course it had to do that, and on labor day weekend.

FML

I’m fine, I messaged my doctor, and will call and leave a message in the morning, because there is a 0% chance that they will be open tomorrow. I was a little crampy during the day but not bad, on day three of my period and was doing my normal thing looked down and “oh shit, those are my strings”. It’s now in a plastic bag on my bedside table. I really hope my insurance will pay for a replacement, like they had better or I’m going to be so mad. 

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Foreigners tend to assume that the big cultural confusions between Australians and most other countries are gonna be based on our food, or social services, or weather, or weird animals. But it’s never that. In my experience, the real cultural confusions re: Australians are about The Respect Thing almost one hundred per cent of the time.

[deathsmallcaps]

? I realize im proving your point but what

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

The broader Australian culture doesn’t, as a whole, have status-based respect. Some individual groups might, because they’ve brought it from other cultures they’re involved in, but the general culture doesn’t. There’s no sense that your boss or scout leader or the guy in charge of your country deserves more respect than you, or that you should behave differently to them than you would to any random person you know similarly well. (The very rare exceptions include ritualised settings, such as courtrooms, and for some reason the fact that children use “Miss/Ms/Mr” honourifics for teachers at school.) 

I don’t mean Australians are a “stick it to the man, fight back against those in power” kind of people – we’re generally not. And I don’t mean we have a “we’re going to do the status thing but pretend we don’t and pretend to all be equal in mixed company” thing that middle-class Americans do. I mean the status-respect system does not exist, and if you try to use it, it weirds people the fuck out at best, and insults them at worst. Treating someone most countries would say is ‘above’ you differently in Australia is basically telling that person that you hate them; it’s saying “I’m forced to interact with you due to our current circumstances but I don’t see you as a person and won’t grant you the basic respect of treating you like an equal”. (When I was in America, I was constantly suppressing the instinct that random service people were sassing me because they overuse honourifics and were so keen to help me.)

This makes interacting with foreigners really baffling in a lot of circumstances. In university, my international friends would often describe Australians as “friendly, but very rude”. They thought we were all arseholes because of the way we spoke to our PhD supervisors and soforth, and wouldn’t believe us when we explained that our behaviour was respectful and that being deferential would be weird and awkward and insulting to them. Learning Japanese had a similar problem; everyone in the class could get the concept of different levels of formality and deference in language, ans was happy to memorise the usage of various words for Japanese people, but using them on each other was super weird, and we’d only ever use the most casual form of anything unless specifically instructed otherwise by the teacher.

The reason I’ve been thinking of this lately is because I’ve recently become aware that a lot of countries have like… a special respect for their country’s leaders? I don’t just mean “yeah, that guy makes the rules”, but that having that office makes them better than everyone else, somehow. Which I expect from countries with royal families, because Tradition, but I’ve recently found that Americans feel this way about their President, too. (Except the current one, who seems to be enough of a dick to break the system.) Like, if six Americans were in an aeroplane that was going down and there was only one parachute and one of the Americans was A Generic Non-Trump President, it’s just assumed that that guy gets the parachute? Like he’s automatically the life worth saving over the others, and they’d just give up their chance in favour of him? And that’s so weird to me. An Australian prime minister would have a 1 in 6 chance at the parachute; however the people decided, “this guy happens to be the leader of the country” wouldn’t be a factor. 

When Americans don’t like a President, they usually feel the need to work in how he’s “not my president”, either through sheer denial, or by finding some way he’s theoretically illegitimate (different ways votes are counted, wild conspiracy theories about birth country, etc.), and while making sure those rules are obeyed IS extremely important, I’ve recently noticed that part of the motivation seems to be that they’re invested in whether he’s Really The President because being the President somehow makes someone Special rather than just a normal dick who’s been put in charge of the group project. (You see the same thing in “THIS IS TRUMP’S AMERICA!”, like him becoming President gives him superpowers or something).

This is getting off-topic. Point is, in Australia you can run into the Prime Minister and ask him to help you fix your phone and if he’s not busy but refused to help you out he’d be kind of a dick; of course he should help you out. And if I walk into your restaurant and you act like I’m a movie star and you’re going to be super attentive to my every need because I’m The Customer, I’m gonna get creeped out. We’re suspicious and insulted by what most people in the world consider to be basic manners, and vice versa. And it makes interacting with foreigners super weird because I always feel like they’ve got some invisible heirarchical flowchart in the back of their minds that I don’t.

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

I have long noticed that Americans have absolutely the same cultural attitude to the President as they would to a serving monarchy. They just think they don’t on a technicality.

[drferox]

Can confirm that if I call someone ‘Sir/Madam’ I generally mean ‘asshole’ (unless talking to an animal or tiny child) and that if I get called Ma’am I feel like I’m being called the asshole, which made time in Atlanta, Georgia suoer weird.

[tait101]

I was just thinking that y’all would not do well in the south...

Like it’s drilled into kids at a super young age that they call anyone who is adult ‘Ma’am/Sir. Even their parents, especially their parents. It’s super weird tbh, but I was never taught that, I was born in the south but neither my parents are from here so that’d be the reason. 

[whitepeopletwitter]

[harold-shes-lesbian]

this is too real though

[girlsandart]

SNL has pretty much never given any fucks but lately they’re at the point of giving negative fucks

[tait101]

NO. I REFUSE to deal with earthquakes on top of everything else. NO.

I live in fucking SC, it's a fucking hellscape, but we don't have earthquakes. If I'm going to die from a dumbass neutral phenomenon it's going to be a hurricane, or a tornado, like is proper.

Earthquakes. Fucking hell.

[kalesbug]

Trying to find something to motivate myself and I found this little line from Van Gogh

[official-portugal]

twitter

[belldomar]

A quick translation:

Dude: OK, guys, let’s assign the disasters. Hum, tsunami. Who wants the tsunami?

2004: Yeah, I’ll have the tsunami.

Dude: OK, 2004 has the tsunami. 2012, do you still want the asteroid?

2012: Nah, no need.

Dude: Cool, let’s schedule that for 2030. OK, 2020, I have-

2020: FIRES.

Dude: OK, we can do fires, no problem-

2020: NUCLEAR TENSION.

Dude: Fires and… nuclear tension?

2020: PANDEMIC.

Dude: 2020, you can’t just- just have EVERYTHING-

2020: KOBE BRYANT DIES IN A HELICOPTER ACCIDENT.

1986: Wh-who’s Kobe Bryant?

1347: Heli-what?

Dude: So, you’re asking for fires, nuclear tension, a pandemic AND the death of basketball legend in your year!?

2020: TILL MARCH.

Dude: C’mon. Guys, help me with this.

1986: I would say something, but… CHERNOBYL! Oops, am I right?

2014: At least you still have the twin towers.

2000: Wait, what do you mean?

1347: I agree that 2020 is pushing it-

1945: YOU’RE LITERALLY- You’re the high point of the Bubonic plague!

1347: Oh, much apologies, Sir TWO ATONIC BOMBS!

1945: It’s ATOMIC, you f*ing medieval-

1347: Who are you calling medieval, G.I. Joe. Go play with your-

1945: Here we go again-

2000: Now, seriously, what-

1: Y’all want BREAD?!

1347, with a funny accent: Look at me! I have ME.DI.CI.NE.

[el-smacko]

My favorite part is that “am I right?” has become translingual

[beeftea78-deactivated20200113]

Smash that mf reblog button if you stoically ignore all labelled washing instructions and everything your mama ever told you about laundry and just send those bastards hurgling around in an overfilled tub to meet either death or glory

[aphony-cree]

Something I learned from a costume designer: if an item can be washed multiple ways the designer is only legally obligated to put one of the ways on the tag, but if there’s only one way to wash that item they have to put Only on the instructions

If the tag says “Dry Clean” it’s safe to machine wash but the designer thinks it looks better if you get it dry cleaned 

But if it says “Dry Clean Only” you will destroy it if you wash it any other way

[fuzipenguin]

Reblogging for that last bit which this 37 yr old adult did not lnowy

[yesterdaysprint]

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio, February 21, 1947

[katherinestasaph]

mood

[thatsbelievable]

[shazadlatifgf-deactivated202301]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), dir. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

[neil-gaiman]

Given the state of British politics these days, the watery swordflinging bint option is becoming increasingly attractive.