Eventers require roughly three times as much clothing and gear as our hunter/jumper and dressage brethren. It’s a lot to keep up with, and when it comes to packing… #EventerProblems.
So done with packing for the northern trek home. #arewedoneyet #eventinglive #eventerproblems #somuchstuff #bringmebeer #needhelp #packing #sillyhorses #whydotheyneedsomanyclothes A photo posted by Ellie Luther (@elllzbellz) on
I thought horse shopping was frustrating… Then I started saddle shopping. And I have to find not 1 but 2 because ya know, #eventerproblems
— Lauren Drew (@LaurenxDrew) April 18, 2016
Trying to pack to go home from 4 months in Ocala like.. #allridingclothes #howsitgonnafit #eventerproblems pic.twitter.com/4rcjg5mRhr — Anna Kate Conley (@_AnnaKat3) April 17, 2016
Good luck with that, guys! And now, a brand new batch of reader-submitted struggles:
“What if he spooks?” Said Fiancé. “Eventers never spill their beer.” #ottb #eventinglife #insanityinthemiddle #eventerproblems #goeventing A photo posted by Kelly Walker (@neruda13) on
You might be an eventer if… Your favorite canteen rattles in your drink holder, so naturally you vet wrap it. #eventerproblems #vetwrapallthethings #yesitsmycolors A photo posted by Elena Sloop-Wildes (@wildsloop) on
Fence posts are handy. #eventerproblems #eventing #thoroughbredsofinstagram #learneq #teamsupercool A video posted by heartbite (@heartbite) on
The comment on this part of my test was “problems” with a score of 3. #eventerproblems A video posted by Koda And Reilly (@rk_eventing) on
If, by chance, your horse jumps the first fence on course with his eyes closed, he may be so surprised that you’re in stadium that he biffs the second one. #ottb #notoriousottb #eventerproblems A photo posted by Nicole Sharpe (@nicolegizelle) on
“I love eventing” said deliriously on my 5th day in a row waking up before 5:00am for #ocalainternational #dying #coffee #eventerproblems — Ellie Luther (@luthballs) April 17, 2016
Replace the old Subaru with 181000 miles on or buy a new trailer? Bye bye annual bonus. #eventerproblems #OTTB pic.twitter.com/ErqmsEKbmG
— Jon Bicho (@TBEventr) April 17, 2016
The look you get when the barncat gets fed last #eventerproblems #barncat pic.twitter.com/bCX5OcYDKc — Jon Bicho (@TBEventr) April 17, 2016
I’m laid up from shoulder surgery but my horses are doing their own gallop sets to stay in shape. #eventerproblems
— Kelly Parsons (@KellyBear172) April 17, 2016
Everything was good until we ran into the 4th fence #eventerproblems — Baby Eventer (@BabyEventer) April 18, 2016
How is galloping through a water complex totally ok, but walking through this little puddle isn’t? #eventerproblems pic.twitter.com/X7fntueqRn
— Bobbie Jones (@BobbieJones3day) April 18, 2016
“What are u doing?” “Going fasttt” “SLOW DOWN!” “I can’t hear you,I’m going too fasttt!!!”#eventerproblems #horses pic.twitter.com/quRCp7RaEc — Ashley&Monty (@superpaintmonty) April 20, 2016
When a show jumper tells you you are such an ‘Eventer’ when you drink Pimms for pre drinks … #Eventerproblems !!
— Francesca Gorni (@FGEventing) April 20, 2016
What I spend my Friday nights doing….. #EventerProblems #PracticeMakesPerfect #OTTB pic.twitter.com/yqV3eF362r — Ella Rae (@Ella_Raee) April 22, 2016
And two bonus struggles from EN staffers:
When your phone auto corrects “pay” to “Pau” #eventerproblems
— Jenni Autry (@jenniautry) April 18, 2016
Home from a horse show and too tired to make dinner. Only managed opening a bottle of wine. #eventerproblems — Leslie Threlkeld (@LAThrelkeld) April 18, 2016
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