Equine Mechanix

05/28/2024

With American Association of Equine Therapists and Technicians – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

05/21/2024

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05/18/2024

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05/18/2024

Here is the AAETT 2024 Conference Schedule

05/04/2024

Two years ago CNN released a photo taken by the photographer Anil Prabhakar in the forest in Indonesia. The image shows an orangutan, currently under threat of extinction, while stretching out his hand to help a geologist who fell into a mud pool during his search. When the photographer uploaded the photo, he wrote this as a caption: “In a time when the concept of humanity dies, animals lead us to the principles of humanity.”

04/19/2024

04/19/2024

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03/29/2024

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03/29/2024

Life Cycle of Blackberries

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03/06/2024

02/24/2024

One really fascinating finding in Scout's dissection was an adhesion between his liver and diaphragm!

This adhesion, made up of string-like, fibrous scar tissue, was positioned near his girth area and we believe it was the main cause of his broncing issues; not only would the adhesion have been extremely painful, but it would have restricted his ability to breath and move properly.

While we weren't able to find a horse diagnosis, we did find big similarities to a condition in humans called Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. While this condition primarily occurs in woman, it has also shown in males through lymphatic or hematological spread. Common symptoms include severe pain in the upper right area (quadrant) of the abdomen, fever, chills, headaches, and a general feeling of poor health.

This adhesion was potentially the catalyst for his immune system disfunction (he had some major issues going on in his gut and joints which would not have been picked up in x-rays), or the result of an inflammtory issue, and it shows, yet again, that there is always a reason behind 'poor' behaviour. Just because we can't see it, or pick it up through examinations, it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist deeper down.

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01/30/2024

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01/30/2024

01/30/2024

I have done this for my own little chicks and it worked fabulous

Vets made this tiny bird with deformed feet its own set of mini snow shoes.
This little mockingbird doesn't have a name. It was recently rescued by the California Wildlife Center. The shoes helped to realign its feet, getting them back to the normal foot shape for a bird. After just one week, the bird’s feet were fixed and he was able to walk around on his own...

📷 California Wildlife Center

01/30/2024

01/09/2024

A pizza shop owner found a homeless man eating out of their garbage. This was their response:

Credit: Reddit/colorfulsoul

Also read this story https://deephearting.com/toddlers-hug-for-pizza-delivery-man/

01/09/2024

When Allyson Felix became pregnant, Nike was prepared to cut the terms of Felix's endorsement by as much as 70% due to the pregnancy, and told her to “know your place and just run.” 🤯
Amid all of this, she was forced to have an emergency c-section seven months into her pregnancy because of a potentially life-threatening condition and her baby had to live for more than a month in the NICU. But two years later she’s qualified for her fifth Olympics with her daughter watching.
Felix dropped Nike and created her own brand of running shoes, the Saysh One. She is currently running in the Olympics in Japan wearing them under the banner “I Know My Place”. 😏
With 11 medals now, she passed Carl Lewis this summer for the most track and field medals by an American in history!
"I used my voice and built this company for you. So that you never have to train at 4:30am while you're 5 months pregnant to hide your pregnancy from your sponsor.”

Credit: Respective Owner

01/09/2024

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01/09/2024

"Sad night last night but today is a brighter day. The ewe (female sheep) on the left lambed a stillborn and we were unable to resuscitate it. She cried most of the night longing for her lamb after we removed it.

The ewe on the right lambed twins last week, though they were very small. It seems that today she has given one of her twins to the grieving mother to raise as her own. This is a photo of them together with their new children."

Credit: Bishop Family Farm

01/09/2024

My dad has bees.Today I went to his house and he showed me all of the honey he had gotten from the hives. He took the lid off of a 5 gallon bucket full of honey and on top of the honey there were 3 little bees, struggling. They were covered in sticky honey and drowning. I asked him if we could help them and he said he was sure they wouldn't survive. Casualties of honey collection I suppose.
I asked him again if we could at least get them out and kill them quickly, after all he was the one who taught me to put a suffering animal (or bug) out of its misery. He finally conceded and scooped the bees out of the bucket. He put them in an empty Chobani yogurt container and put the plastic container outside.
Because he had disrupted the hive with the earlier honey collection, there were bees flying all over outside.
We put the 3 little bees in the container on a bench and left them to their fate. My dad called me out a little while later to show me what was happening. These three little bees were surrounded by all of their sisters (all of the bees are females) and they were cleaning the sticky nearly dead bees, helping them to get all of the honey off of their bodies. We came back a short time later and there was only one little bee left in the container. She was still being tended to by her sisters.
When it was time for me to leave we checked one last time and all three of the bees had been cleaned off enough to fly away and the container was empty.
Those three little bees lived because they were surrounded by family and friends who would not give up on them, family and friends who refused to let them drown in their own stickiness and resolved to help until the last little bee could be set free.
Bee Sisters. Bee Peers. Bee Teammates.
We could all learn a thing or two from these bees.
Bee kind always.~
~author unknown
art: Autumn Skye Morrison
Also read this story :https://deephearting.com/experience-the-charm-of-a-golden-retriever-farm-where-visitors-can-bond-with-these-friendly-dogs-creating-a-popular-tourist-attraction/

01/09/2024

01/09/2024

The whole world paused this morning.
Do you know why? Because an 8 year old’s tank was empty.
The boys had already started their school day at their desks and I was preparing to leave for work when I noticed my littlest standing in the bathroom wiping his face.
I paused at the door and asked if he was okay. He looked up with tears silently dripping and shook his head. When I questioned if something happened, again he shook his head.
So I sat on the side of the tub and pulled him in my lap. I told him sometimes our heart tanks feel empty and need to be refilled.
He cried into my chest and I held tight.
I asked if he could feel my love filling him up?
A nod, and tears stopped...
I waited a minute...
‘Has it reached your toes yet?’
He shook his head no...
‘Okay man. We will take as long as you need. Work doesn’t matter right now. School isn’t important either. This right here, is the most important thing today, okay? Filling you back to the top. Is that good?’
*nods*
One more minute...
‘Is your heart full of mamas love now?’
‘Yeah...’
*looks in his eyes* I see it shining in there, you’re full to the top, and you’re smiling!
Y’all. You may not be 8- you may be 28, 38, 48 or whatever- but ALL of us run on empty just like he did. His weekend was so busy and so full and his little soul was just dry!!!
We all have to pause, and take a moment to refill with the good things. Scripture, prayer, sunshine, worship, song, laughter, friends, hugs. Refill your empty, or you’ll find those emotions (tears, anger, snappy words) overflowing with no reason why.
Take a moment. Refill. It’s the most important part of your day!

01/09/2024

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01/04/2024

"All he ever wanted was a chance.

And if he was given that chance, they’d never forget him.

They said Jake Pratt of Vestavia Hills would never contribute.

They said he’d never make his high school football team.

They said he’d never graduate from high school.

They said he’d never get his driver’s permit.

They said he’d never graduate from college.

Jake Pratt has proven them all wrong, and now I have the pleasure of announcing some big news!

Jake has landed a job at UPS!!!

He’s not driving a truck, but he is working up to 8 hours a day running packages to our doorsteps.

He’s walking some 15,000 steps a day.

He’s doing it with a smile.

Yes, he's now 'Jake From UPS.'

Oh, and that’s in addition to Jake working maintenance at a golf course from 6-10 a.m. seven days a week.

That big backpack blower?

Piece of cake.

Yes, Jake Pratt is making his lunch the night before each workday.

Placing his clothes out.

Turning in early.

Ready to remind us he will not be forgotten.

All he ever wanted was a chance, and the UPS folks have given him a chance.

Now, this 21-year-old with Down syndrome is showing the world what people with special needs can accomplish with hard work.

This young man is helping to make our Christmas merrier.

My heart is full as my pride in Jake runs deep.

Please congratulate Jake, and if you see him on his route, give him a yell.

All he ever wanted was a chance.

And if he was given that chance, they’d never forget him.

I have to admit, 'Jake From UPS' is going to be tough to forget."

Source: Karle WVTM 13

01/04/2024

Post from a local Beekeeper 🐝
“Its late, and maybe in the morning I'll delete this post, but I've just got home and for now I need to write this down.
Earlier this evening I received a message from a home owner to say they had a swarm of bees in their hedge, but they were worried about them because children had been throwing water at them.
By the time my fellow beekeeper and I arrived, what had been a beautiful prime swarm was reduced to a few hundred drenched bees, huddling limply around their queen.
I've already deleted the photos of the puddles of water, the dripping wet hedge, and the many, many dead and dying bees that hadn't been able to escape the attack; sharing those pictures serves no purpose.
We gently placed the bees that had survived into a collection box, and hopefully tomorrow, when they've had chance to dry out and settle, we'll check on them and if necessary feed them; they'll be exhausted and possibly (understandably) defensive. They've been through a lot.
Please, please, help me to educate your children, your grandchildren, your neices and nephews, your neighbours, your colleagues and your friends that a swarm of bees isn't dangerous - they're amazing creatures that are just looking for a new home.
Please don't let anyone harm them. Just call a beekeeper who will gladly rehome them.
Please help me to spread this message and hopefully save any more bees from being unnecessarily harmed” 😢
- A Sad and unhappy Beekeeper

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01/04/2024

"I graduated High School this week. When my dad said he had a present for me I thought I was getting some cheesy graduation card. But what I received was something truly priceless. Following the ceremony he handed me a bag with a copy of "Oh The Places You'll Go" by Doctor Seuss inside. At first I just smiled and said that it meant a lot and that I loved that book. But then he told me, 'No, open it up.'
On the first page I see a short paragraph written by none other than my kindergarten teacher. I start tearing up but I'm still confused. He tells me, 'Every year, for the past 13 years, since the day you started kindergarten I've gotten every teacher, coach and principal to write a little something about you inside this book.'
"My early teachers mention my "pigtails and giggles" while my high school teachers mention my "wit and sharp thinking." But they all mention my humor and love for life. It is astounding to receive something this moving, touching nostalgic and thoughtful."