i've been starting this list in my head for a while, and thought it was time i got it down some where...

-around five o'clock every afternoon, having a diet coke becomes imperative

-you work for over 6 hours and think nothing of staying at the barn to ride two (or more) horses after work

-after riding and working, you decide to bring your tack home to oil it as it is now 8 and you need dinner

-the look on a kid's face after tasting electrolytes (they're just like gatorade! really!) is the highlight of your day

-the look on a horse's face after eating some random piece of snack food is almost as good as the kid's

-any bit of obviously wrong information in a horse book can bring on 15 minutes of laughter

-you make sure your horse has all the best food and supplements, yet can go an entire day eating nothing but luna bars and gatorade

-you no longer understand why the campers complain about sore muscles

-when say they're going to play a game the campers roll their eyes and look afraid

-your most commonly said phrases are "don't coil the lead around your hand" "sit up straight, look up, heels down" "why is xyz not put away yet?" and "why hasn't someone put xyz away yet?"

-you decide to go on an hour+ trail ride at then end of the week because you are too lazy to "really" ride

-your friends have stopped caring if you hang out with them in your barn clothes because they know once you go home you will collapse and be dead to the world

i forgot to say...add others you come up with

Yuh, those are very true for me. Mostly the first one. I work all day and then I still ride both of my horses. And then I work some more. haha. xD

And this...

-Most of your water intake comes from a hose at the barn

Everytime I fill up a bucket I usually take a swig from the hose. haha. We never have waters at the barn! xD

To True of my stent last summer as a stable hand.

And when you come home with shavings in your tennis shoes because you were too lazy to wear boots :] That happened to me all of the time, haha.

^^ Oh my gosh, yes. I hate shavings. haha. xD

-All of your shoes are caked in mud/poo/etc. hah.

^^Definately.
--And all your Tshirts have been slobbered because you were having "bonding" time.
--You are too lazy to clean up at home but will be the first one to offer to sweep the whole yard or oil the whole tackroom.

tangopony i think you just described me!!!! i'm sure i dont have a t-shirt that hasnt been slobbered on by a horse......
my room looks like a bomb hit it but the horses stalls are always immaculate....

lol.