Barn Rules - Something Every Horse Should Know!!!

>Here is something I received from Peggy Brown in Idaho that I thought you all might enjoy and relate to. I know I certainly did.

Rules that every horse should know.
>
> Rules of the Barn:
>
> 1. I am human. You are horse. What I say goes.
> Please take that into
> consideration when you are standing on my foot.
>
> 2. Spilled grain is not "fair game", especially
> when it is spilled
> in another horses stall. It still belongs to that
> particular horse.
> You have no reason to go in and eat it.
>
> 3. Poop does not need to be hidden. I clean your
> stall every day. I
> will find it. Do not hide it.
>
> 4. I do not need your help when I clean the barn,
> nor do I need your
> supervision, or even your presence. I have been
> cleaning the barn
> and stalls ever since you lived here. I know what
> I am doing.
> Standing at the door staring at me, will not make
> me clean faster.
>
> 5. There is no need to go into the barn and help
> yourself to the
> feed. Meals are given at specific times of the
> day. There is a feed
> schedule. You know the schedule. I know you know
> the schedule. You
> know that I know that you know the schedule. There
> is no need to
> help yourself.
>
> 6. Water buckets are not toys. Neither is the
> gate, pitchfork, wheel
> barrow, whatever is in the wheel barrow, fence, or
> the occasional
> dog.
>
> 7. The wheel barrow is there for a reason. Please
> do not try to move
> it while I am cleaning your stall.
>
> 8. Just because I go into the barn doesn't mean
> you automatically
> get food. There is other stuff in the barn. Stuff
> you don't want.
> Like wormer and fly spray.
>
> 9. Sheath cleaning will NOT be enjoyed...by
> anyone. ???
>
> 10. Water travels through the hose. If you are
> thirsty, do not stand
> on the hose. The water buckets will fill much
> faster.
>
> 11. Not everything has to be high drama. None of
> the following
> things will kill you: fly spray, plastic bags,
> balloons, hoses,
> chipmunks and other small rodents, or bright blue
> tarps.
>
> 12. Although I understand the need for you to go
> to the bathroom, it
> is not necessary to hold it in all day until the
> moment I finish
> cleaning your stall and put away the wheel barrow.
>
> 13. Accidents happen. However, I'm not altogether
> sure you're not
> trying to kill yourself. Next time you decide to
> impale yourself on
> some sort of object, please try to do it when it's
> not hailing,
> midnight, the weekend, or Christmas.
>
> 14. While I appreciate your need to be clean,
> pooping in your water
> bucket does not make my job easier, and it
> deprives you of water.
> Please find a new spot.
>
> 15. Whinnying as loudly as you can in my face does
> not make me feed
> you any faster.
>
>

That cracks me up - esp about the things that are NOT toys...my 2yo could use a refresher course...