Ah, spring. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and you’ve got a whole new set of #EventerProblems on your hands. Including but not limited to:
Daylight Savings Time pros…
…and cons
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Mares in heat
Shedding
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That tuft of armpit hair, though. #sheddingseason #eventerproblems pic.twitter.com/9HIgaft4dL
— Kristy (@Bahnzai) March 16, 2016
Rain
Just when I thought I wasn’t going to have to reschedule my 5:00 lesson. #EventerProblems #ineedaboat pic.twitter.com/masAxAqDhX
— Ashley Hays (@ashmhays) March 9, 2016
@2GallopOfficial I know just when it starts drying nicely we have another deluge.#EventerHour #NeedAnArena #EventerProblems
— Charlotte Jeffes (@Charlottejeffes) March 8, 2016
#stormwatch #timelapse #mustridebeforeitrains #californiaproblems #eventerproblems
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Which leads to… mud.
Oh, the horror!!#mud #aweekvacation #eventerproblems
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Losing that winter weight
Bad footing
Mark Phillips: “Water or mud?” Rider picked the water. #eventerproblems
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No spring break for you!
When it’s spring break but you have to get up extra early because horses. #Equestrianproblems #eventerproblems
— Ilana (@prayifitsapony) March 12, 2016
Your first tan “tan” of the year
Works with horses all day. “Wow I’m getting tan” *takes a shower* “well there goes half my tan” #eventerproblems
— Anne Czerwonka (@anneczer1) March 16, 2016
What happens when you ride in a tank top ..also what happens when you want to be on @eventingnation #eventerproblems pic.twitter.com/4OoxwQsjvp
— Emma Boswell (@emma_boswell13) March 14, 2016
Just four days and the watch/glove tan is too real. #eventerproblems #sunnysouthcarolina #aikensc
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The waiting game
Rode around a 3* XC course this morning
Via helmet cam. Still a rush, can’t wait to get out there! #eventerproblems
— KJ (@eventer007) March 13, 2016
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Go away already, winter! It’s supposed to be spring!
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Walking my cross country course for tomorrow in the SNOW #wtf #eventerproblems
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1st March eventers be like “So long winter!”
9th March eventers be like…. #eventerproblems #greatbritishweather pic.twitter.com/hEWa3V9SiX— Nicki Strong (@HSEquestrian) March 9, 2016
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