tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131537869469670021.post8376415990616816184..comments2023-04-03T07:50:40.147-04:00Comments on Riding Rainbow: Pet Peeve: "Horse Husbands"Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275971301824881125noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131537869469670021.post-39850675644342255972013-04-26T20:31:32.797-04:002013-04-26T20:31:32.797-04:00Hahaha! That is interesting! I can't think of ...Hahaha! That is interesting! I can't think of anything either - I'm going to blame the sun, because I haven't had anything to drink yet today - but perhaps something genius will occur to one of us at some point. <br /><br />We could use a better word for straight female partners of male riders, too. "Horse wives" sounds too much like "house wives." Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275971301824881125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131537869469670021.post-51665598102009670822013-04-26T16:08:13.094-04:002013-04-26T16:08:13.094-04:00(okay, I'm obviously catching up on your blog,...(okay, I'm obviously catching up on your blog, ergo random comment spew.. :) )<br /><br />I find this an interesting topic. At a barn I rode at a few years ago we had not one, but two gay horse husbands happily supporting their horsey spouse in their riding/showing/spending all the money. <br /><br />We actually chatted about the term "horse Husband" at a show one day and while they seemed thrilled that the "cute alliteration" happily included them, we pondered over the fact that it did leave same sex female partnerships out in the rain. <br /><br />We attempted to come up with an inclusive catchy phrase, but totally failed. Or maybe we just failed because increased margaritas decreased our vocabulary. Can't be sure..Ginghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677667981067220682noreply@blogger.com