ARENA: A place where humans can take the fun out of forward motion.
BIT: A means by which a rider's every motion is transmitted to the sensitive tissues of the mouth
BUCKING: Counter-irritant.
CROSS TIES: Gymnastic apparatus.
DRESSAGE: A process by which some riders can eventually be taught to respect the bit.
FARRIER: A disposable surrogate owner, useful for acting out aggression without compromising food supply.
FENCE : A barrier that protects good grazing.
GRAIN: Sole virtue of domestication.
HITCHING RAIL : A means by which to test one's strength.
HORSE TRAILER: A mobile cave or bear den.
HOT WALKER: The lesser of two evils.
JUMP: An opportunity for self-expression.
LATCH: A type of puzzle.
LUNGING: A procedure for keeping a prospective rider at bay.
OWNER: A human assigned responsibility for one's feeding, care, and expenses. RIDE: Owner overstepping its bounds.
TRAINER: Owner with mob connections.
VETERINARIAN: Flightless albino vulture.
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When I am an old Horsewoman: I shall wear turquoise and diamonds,
And a straw hat that doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my social security on white wine and carrots,
And sit in my alley-way of my barn And listen to my horses breathe.
I will sneak out in the middle of a summer night And ride the old bay gelding,
Across the moonstruck meadow If my old bones will allow.
And when people come to call, I will smile and nod
As I walk past the gardens to the
barn And show instead the flowers growing inside stalls fresh-lined with straw.
I will shovel and sweat and wear hay in my hair as if it were a jewel.
And I will be an embarrassment to all,
Who will not yet have found the peace in being free to have a horse as a best friend,
A friend who waits at midnight hour
With muzzle and nicker and patient eyes
For the kind of woman I will be When I am old.
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