The Frugal Equestrian

Don't start scoffing immediately at the oxymoron in the title. After 2 weeks at HITS Thermal weeks V and VI, 2015, I paid diligent attention to all aspects of frugality at a horse show. If the following steps are followed assiduously, one might be able to save a buck fifty, or a down payment on a latte.

Wake up at 5:30 am and braid your own horse's tail.

Wake up at 4:30 am and braid your own horse's mane. Some suggestions are easier to sustain than others

Thermos in your morning coffer and cooler in your afternoon beer, the bookend beverages of the equestrian set.
Learn your course.

Don't scratch for wind or rain, late scratches are not credited and what's wrong with a little excitement anyway?
Wear last year's hunt coat. HW variation: Wear last millennium's jacket. Duct tape works great on fraying edges and torn lining.
Only buy one picture - they all look the same anyway!
Have fun. Proven to cancel out most of the fiscal anxiety of the sport.


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Joan - Hugh - Brenda - Bailey