Saddle Seat Wednesday
What is the proper etiquette as a guest at a barn?
While in the barn was happening in Louisville [2016], I went by Stepping Stone to turn out and brush. I made sure to go when someone else would be there. Partly safety, but mostly social paranoia. I do not want to overstep any bounds.
I have made that mistake in the past.
In high school, I did not own a horse, but I was fortunately to lease & board several in sequence. I was at that barn almost daily. I knew everyone. I had multiple offers of horses to ride. It was my ‘hood.
When I discovered that my college had a barn (my pre-college research was sketchy), I hied myself out there immediately. I bounded around the barn, secure in the knowledge that all of these new people were delighted to meet me. I overdid it. The head of the riding program found me so pushy, so annoying that she considered banning me from the barn. The horror!
Now when I deal with other people’s horses, I err on the side of circumspection.
Any guest barn experiences – good, bad, or ugly – that you care to share?
Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott
Update I: To clarify, barn was closed while Coach Courtney was at Louisville.
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Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott
Update II: Wrong cat. Now that I look, the difference is obvious. In my defense, that’s a whole lotta black cat.
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