Cowgirl Sisterhood

FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
COWGIRL FRIENDS: Always bring the food.
FRIENDS: Will say 'hello'.
COWGIRL FRIENDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss.
FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
COWGIRL FRIENDS: Call your parents Mom and Dad
FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.
COWGIRL FRIENDS: Cry with you.
FRIENDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.
COWGIRL FRIENDS: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together.
FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.
COWGIRL FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.
FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
COWGIRL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds' back-ends that left you.
FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
COWGIRL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, 'I'm home!'
FRIENDS: will visit you in jail
COWGIRL FRIENDS: will pro! bably sp end the night in jail with you.
FRIENDS: will visit you in the hospital when you're sick
COWGIRL FRIENDS: will cut your grass and clean your house then come spend the night with you in the hospital
FRIENDS: have you on speed dial
COWGIRL FRIENDS: have your number memorized
FRIENDS: Are for a while.
COWGIRL FRIENDS: Are for life.!!!

1. We DO NOT need to show up with our hair done, make up or wearing a clean shirt.  All we need is a destination.

2.  Moaning. groaning and complaining about aching muscles is perfectly acceptable as is taking Motrin prior to a ride.

3.  Helping someone on or off the horse doesn't mean the rider is an invalid.  It only means the horse got taller overnight.

4.  No one will comment on how big someone's butt looks in a saddle.

5.  Everyone will wait patiently while someone dismounts and adjusts equipment.  Everyone will also wait until that person remounts- no matter how long it takes.

6.  When a horse acts up, we will accept that the horse is having a bad hair day and it is not the rider's fault.

7.  Mentioning that it is too wet, too dry, too muggy, too buggy is not whining. It is merely a form of self expression.

8.  Wanting to be first, last, walk or just stop does not mean the rider is a wimp.  Sometimes it is neccessary to show the horse who is boss.

9.  We will DEFINATELY take time to discuss who is dating who, who is cheating on who, and any other relevant info which needs to be passed on.

10.  We will acknowledge that horses are strange animals and sometimes for no reason we can fall off of them.  If this happens to any rider in the group, the other riders will make sure she is OK and then not mention it to another living soul, especially husbands and significant others.

Disclaimer*** All other riders should be aware that we may frequently "take the scenic route" not knowing where the scenic route leads.  This can result in a much later return to camp than expected.  So don't follow us- we're lost.