Our industry is full of many types of people with diverse backgrounds who all share one thing, a love of horses. But there is so much more than meets the eye to many of these people. We asked multiple AQHA World and Congress Champion rider, Sharnai Thompson, who owns stallion, Hot Ones Only (Bruno) with her mother Tammy Dyer to list the Top 10 things she loves and hates. Thompson has also been cleaning up the futurities with her offspring by Bruno as well as with her three year-old western pleasure gelding, Rock County Kid. Sharnai was kind enough to share her thoughts. Check out her fun comments below!
10 Things I Love
1. Competition of any kind — This will not come as a surprise to anyone that knows me. This one goes hand in hand with another of my dislikes…losing.
2. To eat – Oreos are my weakness but I really just love ALL food.
3. My dogs – Doc and Penelope are my kids and always make me happy.
4. People that are the best at what they do – I really admire people that become great at anything – whatever it is, it takes passion and sacrifice to be great at it, and that’s awesome.
5. My Mom – She is everything behind anything I’ve ever accomplished, and there’s no way I could do it without her.
6. Football (Fantasy too) – I love football, college or pro, and I’m addicted to Fantasy. I really wish I could have played, except for the fact that I’m a terrible athlete.
7. Sunshine – Cloudy days = bad mood. God bless Texas.
8. GOOD wine – I’m not sure this needs any explanation…it’s healthy, right?
9. A challenge – This may be cliche but the biggest motivator for me is to tell me I can’t do it or it’s not good enough. Bring it.
10. Great horses in any discipline – I may not have done EVERY event, but I can certainly appreciate and admire a great horse when I see it. You know that one that’s just a freak, even if you don’t know much about that event. Ones that come to mind are Third Cutting, Spooks Gotta Whiz, and Vital Signs Are Good…you always remember the first time you saw them.
10 Things I Hate
1. Drama – Serves no purpose in life.
2. Calories – Ugh…it should take less work to burn them off too, as I’m writing this on the treadmill!
3. People lacking of character or integrity – Sometimes it’s tough, but at least always TRY to do the right thing.
4. Waiting in line – Can’t stand it…if there’s a line, there’s always a more efficient way to do things.
5. Mean people – Life’s too short to not be happy, even though I may need to be reminded of that sometimes!
6. Minivans – I understand the utility, but I still can’t stand the aesthetics.
7. Being told what to do – This is a necessity of life, and I’ve learned to accept it, sometimes.
8. Running – It’s the worst, and I have several t-shirts that reflect my feelings on this.
9. Making mistakes – Personally, I think doing something wrong, like legitimately screwing up, is an awful feeling, especially if it has repercussions for others too.
10. Haters – I’m talking about those people that if it’s not something they’re into, they make fun of or look down on others for doing it. Not cool – to each, his own!
Thank you Sharnai!
