This is the most common question I get when a new aquaintance finds out I have horses.
I have a challenging time answering this seemingly simple question……………..
I typically say,
I have at least twenty ten breeds represented on my property.
To which I usually get a strange look.
Then I say something cute like, if you name it, I’ve probably got one.
Then they reply, “Oh do you have ROPING HORSES?”
“Oh do you have TEAM PENNING HORSES?”
About then is when I remember where I live, and that those are the ONLY “KIND” of horses around here. People don’t seem to understand that horses can be different breeds.
Then I have to explain different Dog breeds……………………
…………..and that horses can also come in different breeds.
Then I get the question, “Oh………….so what breeds do you have?”
Me bracing myself, “I have mostly Thoroughbreds.”
The blank stare…………and then…….”Well, yeah, but Thoroughbred WHAT? Thoroughbred Quarter Horses???”
That’s when I change the subject……………………
Now!
Just so we are clear on this topic. FRIENDS do NOT make FRIENDS count their horses.
Just sayin’!!
I see nothing wrong with the answer to how many I have as, “I don’t know……..
Or, “How many??………More than one.”
But invariably they all want to know just HOW MANY I have.
And for the record…………