A horse died before it was born
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You know your barns ghetto when...things are held together with ducktape and glue.

you know your barns ghetto when you use sticks to hold the jump cups on the standards.

You know your barn's ghetto when...the covered arena leaks.

you know your barn is ghetto when dead birds hang from the ceiling of the barns

you know your barn is ghetto when... your BO wont let you use crossties because shes afraid the barn will fall over (yes... true story)

You know your barn's ghetto when...

Baling twine solves all your fix-it problems.

You know your barn is ghetto when...You have dead Christmas trees as jump fillers.

you know your barn is ghetto when... ace is as common as hay (yes, true story again)

you know your barn is a ghetto when your stall doors are close with string

you know your barn is ghetto (and cheap!) when anything but coastal hay is unheard of.

You know your barn's ghetto when...the grooms are packing heat!

you know your barn is ghetto when the electric wire on the fence doesnt work, so there are calls at 2 am that the horses are running through town again.

you know your barn is ghetto if the trainers name is bubba

Hmmm.... sounds like the last barn I was in.

Wish I was joking.

your jumps are set up on the rail using horses stall bars and twine as a standard

there are dead insects and godknowswhat in the water cooler and cups

You know your barn is ghetto...when stirrup leathers are used in place of rope(such as the side rail of the washrack).

PS. All mine are actually true.

you use twine as martingale extenders and other head-keeper-downer contraptions

(all mine are true too, sadly)

when all horses, no matter the age, get fed senior feed with a side of mice

the "nicest horse in the barn" has been lame for 2 years.

You know your barn is ghetto when...you have to swirve to the 'wrong' side of the road to avoid pot holes.

when the "grand prix prospect" is a POS horse that cant even clear a level 1 course.

when the barn locks up food, hay, shavings, etc so you can't take care of your horse

You know your barn is ghetto when...when the truckers honk their horn at you.

when the BO locks the field gates and outdoor ring gate because they don't want horse hooves messing it up

ALL TRUE for me, baling twine is seriously the best thing in the world, it solves ANY problem. Our driveway is crazy bad, but the town owns it i think, so not our fault lol. One year, we had a baby bird hang itself from the chicken wire, his head got caught in the hole.

but alas, I love my barn so much

You know your barn is ghetto when...there is no green grass insight.

caution tape is used for fencing

2 of your 4 "paddocks" are rocky cliffs with green pools of slime and trash and the bottom

You know your barn is ghetto when...you can't turn out your horse with out asking the BO.

when the benches for viewing are practically on the rail so your feet just about get trampled on

You know your barn is ghetto when...the spectators sit on old broken plastic chairs IN the CORNER of the arena.

when stalls are so small horses over 16 hands have to stand diagonally

...when you wouldn't be boarding there if it wasn't for the excellent trainer!

amen to that!!

haha kendra you and i are in close competition for the most ghetto barn

when going down the long side of the rail takes about.. oh... 7 strides

Hahahaha wow. My old barn's arena was pretty bad (there was a huge tree growing in the middle of it, but they built a bank around it ) but it deffinitely wan't that bad.

I know...I think my barn wins the most ghetto.

...when the washrack drain doesn't drain and becomes a green swamp.

you know your barn's getto when all of the pigeons in NJ decide to hibernate in the indoor and make annoying "hoo....hoo" sounds. oh yea- did i mention that they get in the way when you ride, don't move when you come full force at them, poop on your shoulders, and if u do run one over you have to pay for its vet bills?

hehe i love my barn

Funny - the other day I said .. man I would like to lock up the hay because the BOARDERS have no respect for the amont of money that is spent for this stuff. they abuse hay all the time.. I understand they are boarders and I am soooo generous with hay - that is when the horse actually eat it ...

So, although, not ... I would not mind being a getto barn for this reason alone!!

You know your barn is ghetto when you use those foam rubber pool "noodles" for jump poles.

You know your barn's ghetto when you use bathtubs for water troughs. (I'm from Maine, I only speak the truth.)

you know your barn is ghetto when the entire roof flies away during hurricanes

You know your barn's ghetto when the stalls in the back are always flooded.

you know your barn is ghetto when the lesson saddle dates back to the B.C.s

You know your barn's ghetto when the schoolies date back to BC.

you know your barn is ghetto when the 400 lb trainer gets on the 35 year old school pony to make it canter

you know your barn is ghetto when the "pro rider" asks you to ride the crazy horse because you make him behave better.
(gah, i rode it for like 2 weeks, and then the owner comments on how good he has been lately, and how melissa is doing so wonderful training him )

You know your barn is ghetto when rusty hubcaps are considered excellent cross-country jumps.