I take care of a ladies ponies in the summer. So during the summer I look sloppy. My dirty jeans and old t-shirts seem to attract a lot of attentions if I go somewhere after I'm finished. But the worst is my boots, if can call them that. As of now I can't afford new boots, and I can find my size in used which I would prefer. So an older lady gave me italian leather shoes. But they are the ugliest shoes ever! I can't even explain. The sole is foam, and the toe is wider than the heel. It's a good thing I don't know anyone where they live! Very embarrassing, but hey they get the job done.
Everyday, I have to ride and take care of multiple horses. The result, as you can imagine, is..... interesting. I daily go into the supermarket/ some other local place, and have people just stop and stare. Literally. The summers the worst- a grubby, horse slobber tank top, paired with worn breeches with tall boots or dusty half chaps! You should've seen the looks on peoples faces when I got a massive black eye from my horse! Its good to know that I'm not alone in the world!
During the winter I tend to style my hair and stuff like that all the time, but when spring and summer come along, I have better things to think about (:P) Also, during the summer, I work at a horse farm/riding camp, this means that my hair goes unstyled for weeks at a time. So, I have concluded that I am indeed..... a horse slob, and proud of it
At the stable I wear my hair in a messy pony tail or bun and end up dressing in dirty breeches from the day before and a gray USDF sweatshirt. I don't care what I look like there; the horses don't care and at the stable its pretty much about talent, right? Who needs fashion. But about a month ago I planned to go to see Secretariat with a barn friend whom I had never seen outside of horses. We planned to meet each other there, and when I saw her standing there, I called to her and she gave me that look like "how do you know my name, stranger?" I had to explain to her that I was, in fact, Maddie from the stable but with nice clothes and blow-dryed hair. Since then i'v been trying to make an effort to look nicer at the barn.
This time of year you should see my barn coat. Covered in dried mud, slobber, white hair from my mare's blaze and some kind of stain on the sleeve. But I dont have time to wash and dry it. When I stop at the store on the way back from the barn I know people stare at me like maybe I'm a homeless person. But I'm just a horse slob!!!