15. Knowing You'll Never Be Able To Keep Your Horse In The House
Pah, rules. If only you could persuade your family or housemates to make room for your four-legged friend; don't they realise how agonisingly heart-rending leaving them at the barn is?
14. Trying To Find Jeans That Actually Fit Your "Riding Thighs"
When you start riding you discover secret leg muscles you didn't even know existed; and boy do they make stair-climbing feel like an expedition to Everest's peak.
13. When You Groom Your Horse To Perfection And They Do This The Moment They're Outside
Then there's that moment you realise that mucking your horse's stable out is completely futile, as he drops a barrage of new poop the moment you're walking off with the wheelbarrow.
12. Torturing Yourself By Browsing The "For Sale" Ads
There are so many beautiful horses in the world, and we just can't afford them all. It's tragic. Not to mention the never-ending desire to buy all the things in the tack shop, and only being able to afford a sugar cube. We're pretty sure saddle pad addiction should be classed as an actual disease.
