Murphy's Horse Laws

• If you don't thoroughly check your trailer before hauling, your truck will break down. Sent by Cecilia Porter.
• There is no sterile barn cat. Sent by Cecilia Porter.
• No one notices how you ride until you fall off. Sent by Cecilia Porter.
• The least useful horse in your barn will eat the most, require shoes every four weeks, and need the vet at least once a month. Sent by Cecilia Porter.
• A horse's misbehavior will be proportional to the number of people watching. Sent by Cecilia Porter.
• If you left the water in the barn, you did. Sent by Cecilia Porter.
• If you're wondering if you latched the pasture gate, you didn't. Sent by Cecilia Porter.
• Hoof picks migrate. Sent by Cecilia Porter.
• Tack you hate never wears out. Sent by Les.
• Blankets you hate cannot be destroyed. Sent by Les.
• Horses you hate cannot be sold and will outlive you. Sent by Les.
• Clipper blades will become dull only when the horse is half finished. Sent by Les.
• Clipper motors will quit only when you have the horse's head left to trim. Sent by Les.
• If you approach within 50 feet of the barn in your "street clothes", you will get dirty. Sent by Les.
• You can't push a horse on a lunge line. Sent by Les.
• If a horse is advertised "under $5,000," you can bet he isn't $2,500. Sent by Les.
• The number of horses you own increases according to the number of stalls in your barn. Sent by Les.
• An uncomplicated horse can be ruined with enough schooling. Sent by Les.
• You can't run a barn without baling twine. Sent by Les.
• Wind velocity increases in direct proportion to how well your hat fits. Sent by Les.
• There is no such thing as the "right feed". Sent by Les.
• If you fall, you will land on your most recent injury site. Sent by Les.
• If you're winning, quit. Sent by Les.