Way back many years ago there was a bloghop going around where you had to pick a fictional character that was like your horse. I picked April Ludgate for Henry, which I still think is pretty accurate, but after binging all 6 seasons of Schitt’s Creek, I think I actually have to amend my opinion and change it to David Rose. Henry’s definitely got the sarcasm of both April and David, but his flair for the dramatic pushes him over into David territory I think. For example:

When I ask him to do literally anything he doesn’t want to do

When Trainer and I are discussing his weaknesses and things we need to work on

Trainer to Henry in dressage lessons

When we have a rail

When we go out for XC

Every time he saves my ass on XC:

When he morphs into a cracked out dolphin and starts bucking and squealing, and I’m like “HENRY STOP IT” but also I can’t stop laughing

To Presto, every time we pony him

To Presto, when he sees me give Presto a cookie

The general response to “Henry, quit being rude.”

When he spooks at something really stupid and I laugh at him

His thoughts on having to do an entire four minute dressage test

When we go to places with cross country jumps but I make him do dressage instead

Every day when I get on and I’m like “Okay, let’s just have a chill ride…”

When I come out of the tack room AGAIN without a cookie

When I turn him back out and he mugs for one more cookie but I tell him that I don’t have any more

Every time I take a day out of HIS blog to post about some dumb mare and foal and don’t talk about him at all

And last but not least, his general life philosophy

I rest my case. Also, best David compilation video on the internet: