LCB Confessional March 16
Happy Monday! It’s March 17th, here are yesterdays confessions… and other things people said.
-I won’t go to barrel race if it’s raining or snowing
-I cheat on my taxes
- I get really annoyed when people have a “poor me/ victim complex” when it comes to horses and their family… it’s a privilege to get to work hard and understanding that looking at your glass as half empty isn’t going to change your situation.
-Everything that is happening in the world with politics and tariffs makes me absolutely terrified.
-I cant stand my husbands mom. She's disrespectful has no respect for my rules around my kid. She is no longer welcome in my home
-Braided tails and tail bags look stupid. Unless your horse has a chewed off tail you are trying to hide lol!
-Contrary to popular belief, you CAN strongly dislike people and still coexist without being disrespectful and unkind. It’s called adulting.
-I love my horses and the sport, but I find myself wanting to switch disciplines more and more these days. The bullying and negatively in the barrel racing community is exhausting.
-You can kill your horse with kindness - so many are over doing therapies, supplements, braiding etc
-I’m so tired of gossip or hearing people talk others down. I’m here to cheer everyone on, we’re all battling our way through life- good vibes only.
-I just got laid off from my second job and I’m having a hard time being sad about it. I am going to miss the money and I’m scared with the economy but I was so ready to quit anyways.
-When your friend could be so much better of a competitor if she simply just changed her attitude. You don’t need to take 5 business days to be mad about a run
-Instead of making excuses why the Brazilians are so much faster, learn. Do better. Elevate your game. Just stop making excuses.
-Someone will always have something better than you, but that does not mean that what you have is not enough
- Prices of horse trailers are getting ridiculous!
-Stop tying your kids in the saddle. Enough can go wrong without them being tied in.
-I actually don’t think breakaway roping needs to be at the big shows yet and I think the only reason we are being added is because we started being whiny on social media instead of continuing the trend of being grateful competitors.
-I don’t signal when I’m driving my car because I don’t think it’s anybody else’s business where I’m going
-Donald Trump is THICCC. Good thing there's no booty tariff.
-I’m expecting my second baby (2 under 2) and I’m really excited about it. But at the same time pretty disappointed because I am missing another rodeo season. I am feeling so guilty about having this feeling
-Healers that won’t rope with Doug Arnew now are a bunch of assholes
-I burnt the roof of my mouth bad enough that it blistered and I actually liked the taste when I finally popped the blister.
- I don’t believe in low maintenance friendships. Friendships are important, especially in your 20’s-30’s when you’re still figuring out life. Check in on your friends. Even if you’re “busy”. It takes 2 seconds to check in with them instead of scrolling Tik tok.
-It is absolutely insane how much someone will risk to play the rodeo game. Like going into high debts, taking high interest loans for their horses and trucks, to not being able to pay for necessities for themselves. They risk it ALL. It’s truly wild. Having done that myself but now on the outside looking in, it’s crazy how your perspective changes.
-I divorced my husband after I found out he was sleeping with men at work
-I’m seriously considering getting out of horses, and it scares the hell out of me.
-Your husband is way hotter when he’s a dad.
-To leg lift, or to not leg lift
-Holding the reins by the tips of your fingers and/or floppy wrists is not “soft hands”. It’s confusing and unclear communication for your horse.
-It’s an eye opener when a friendship of years ends over an ugly guy.
-I think most everyone is selfish. Everyone deserves food and shelter regardless of what they “contribute”. Ropers should only be allowed to use hackamores. Can’t stand all the gaped mouths and pain faces on their horses.
-The rodeo world is toxic af
-PC Frenchmans Hayday is the absolute goat
-Nothing makes me more angry than off leash dogs at jackpots or rodeos. If you can’t keep your dog with you and on a leash, leave it at home.
-Poor ground conditions are a reflection of both ego and an unwillingness to learn and/or improve on past processes. Competitors and equine athletes have evolved and leveled up over the years; rodeo committees should be forced to evolve to match the talent that is entering the arena!
-Sunday is one of my favourite days because I love watching everyone’s runs on Facebook and seeing how proud everyone is of their horse!
-Social media has been engineered to build distrust in those who don’t look like us. Put your phone down and go out in the world. It’s not nearly as scary as the algorithm makes it out to be.
