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Twenty-Three Things That Don’t Seem Weird to Horse Lovers

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People who love horses sometimes seem like they live on an entirely different planet from other people. Below are just a few examples of things that won't make horse people bat an eyelash but confuse everyone else to their core. Have one of your own? Be sure to add it to the comments!

1. Walking around in muddy boots. They’re no big deal until you’re just about to head into the show ring or the paddock.

Ten Horse Movies that Should Have Won Golden Globes

The Golden Globe Awards on January 8, 2017 will celebrate the best and the brightest in cinema and television from 2016. But sometimes even the experts overlook a masterpiece, and that’s why we have our list of 10 horse movies that should have won Golden Globes. They’re listed below in no particular order, and let us know in the comments if we missed your favorite horse in this list!

1. “Seabiscuit” (2004)

Twenty-Five Signs You Spend Too Much Time Around Horses (también en Español)

25) You are completely unfazed by the random, inexplicable bruises covering your body. Barn wounds are totally normal.

24) If a horse has a slight limp/temperature/cut you call the vet immediately; however, you could have a broken limb and still justify avoiding a trip to the doctor.

23) Hay in your hair? Just consider it a deconstructed hat.

22) You do not own a pair of jeans that isn’t stained from dirt/horse snot/hoof oil/poultice/other barn debris.

Your Pigskins and Ponies Picks for Dec. 26-28

Welcome to ABR’s Pigskins and Ponies column, where winners play!

Horse racing is my means to an end, and I love the sport like no other, but I admit it, like most of you, on a Sunday afternoon in the fall, it’s hard to pull me away from my couch … and NFL RedZone.

I have a wanted sign in Las Vegas and am feared by fantasy football mavens nationwide, but when it comes to the college game, I choose to punt.

That’s where Derek Cooley comes in. The dude is a loaded gun of university knowledge.

How a Racing ‘Jingle’ Became a Famous Christmas Carol

Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh

Over the fields we go

Laughing all the way … Ha, Ha, Ha!

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