Aw thanks! I hope you have a good day, too!

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Thank you! This might sound weird, but I’ve really really enjoyed nursing her back to health. It’s been such a long, hard road but seeing it all pay off like it has been is so gratifying.

Animal husbandry is something I’ve been passionate about my whole life, though. I spent my first ten years surrounded by animals being rehabbed and spent lots of time in the veterinary clinic my biodad worked at. And don’t even get me started on how often I helped my childhood neighbors with their farm work and all the stuff I did on the horse farm I kept horses at as a kid.

I come from a long line of farmers on my mom’s side. My grandfather had ducks and cows and horses and was raised by his grandparents who were farmers that had left the Amish.

I would love to have enough land to have my own livestock, but I settled for a house with a yard that’s about 1/4 of an acre. I have some ducks and they’re great but I don’t plan on getting more after they all pass because they are messy and expensive and their outside enclosure needs constant repairs and it’s all hard to keep up with. I also don’t plan on getting any more cats after mine pass. I want to just have my dogs and a horse. I can get my time with cats at the barn. There’s so many running around there lol.

I’ve had so many critters running around for my whole life so It’ll be weird without a menagerie, but it’ll fit my lifestyle better. I live alone, so keeping up with everything in all aspects of my life is a nightmare at times lol.

Holy shit I just wrote a novel. I apologize lol. My sleeping meds are kicking in and they tend to make me ramble.

They are. My bond with horses has been one of the most impactful things. Nothing compares to having a horse trust you and care for you. I have no idea what I’m going to do with myself when my mare passes. She turns 27 this year.

My goal is to get her to 30, but she’s spent 2 years being rehabbed from a deplorable state, and I don’t know how it has impacted her internally. Her weight is finally good, her teeth are wrecked but have been floated as well as they can be and she doesn’t have trouble eating, her feet are gorgeous, and she acts like she’s in her late teens. I don’t know her medical history other than what I’ve been around for, which was just shots, teeth, and farrier visits dnd little injuriess I’ve treated and thrush she had at her old barn, and that’s only going back 2 years. I was told she had at least one foal by her old owner but idk if that’s actually true.I haven’t gotten any extensive blood work and I am going to inquire about it at spring vet checks.

Colic is awful. My childhood mare died of it suddenly and the grief was almost as bad as losing my grandfather. Probably sounds silly because it’s a horse, but I was bonded with her as close as I did with my best human friend.

Something got twisted, not sure what. The vet got it untwisted, but found tumors throughout his digestive tract that needed invasive surgery to fix. At that point poor Buddy was so far gone that he wouldn’t have survived any more medical care. So he was put to sleep. It was a very sad day for everyone who knew him

Buddy was 29. His death was totally unexpected. Colic got him.

39 is such a long lifespan! I hope to get my mare to at least 30. She turns 27 in September.

The culture around women shaving is so dumb. So dumb, in fact, I don’t shave anything other than my armpits. And I only shave my armpits because I don’t like how the hair feels when sweat accumulates.

If I ever get a gf and she doesn’t like my fuzzy legs and magnificent bush, then she ain’t the girl for me.

How DARE

Imagine being so invested in the extracurriculars of other people’s kids

I befriended a little barn kitten where I keep my horse and he is my helper. I haven’t seen him in a while and I’m worried.

Oh yeah. She can definitely be a stubborn one. She may have also been upset with me because I haven’t been going out as often as I used to because of severe cold and snow. She’s a very smart animal.

I’m so glad she brings you happiness and an escape!She has done the same thing for me and I love sharing her with everyone here. She really is a light in the dark!

Ears pinned flat against their head, rapid breathing, swishing tail, turning their ass towards you and lifting a foot a lil, stomping, sometimes baring teeth, flaring nostrils.

The best thing is to look at the ears tho. This graphic is a good depiction of ear language. Ears stiffly forward and can also mean curiosity/interest, so you have to watch the tail and the rest of the body to make sure the horse is actually curious and not thinking there’s danger or some shit. I’ve included a graphic that’s a good representation of war language.

Mares have a thing called the mare stare. It’s just them making staring at you aggressively but 9/10 they don’t actually mean anything by it and they’re just being catty. Sandy is an expert at the mare stare. Whenever she gives me that look, I scold “Excuse you!” And she’ll stop immediately and have a better expression and I’ll say, “I know that you’re a bad bitch. You don’t need to tell me, you need to tell the herd.”

. A lot of people hate mares for how catty and dramatic they can be, but I love it. It’s like some real housewives drama but with huge critters that can kill you with one kick. Sandy’s herd has a mare that will constantly go from being one of Sandy’s good pals, to a total bitch to the whole herd.

Thank you! Rainbow is her theme. I even got her a rainbow unicorn horn lol. Her halter is also rainbow. She has a lighter blanket that’s rainbow as well. I think I’ve posted pics of all of her rainbow gear lol

Yes!

What even is real life anymore

I’m working with like-minded family and friends to get them armed and trained on how to use their firearms. I’m thankful that I was taught all this years ago and can provide assistance to people I care about who want to be able to defend themselves.

We are all also being very loud about the atrocities being committed and are doing what we can to support and help one another, whether that be financially, by sharing different resources such as medical and mental health stuff, helping with groceries, or just lending and ear and shoulder to cry on. All we have is each other. Our leaders have abandoned the people and actively try to tear down any resistance.

I’m disabled and unable to go protest, so I do what I can to make a difference and fight the good fight. It isn’t much, but I’m doing my best. If it comes down to it, if I need to hide people in my home because they’re being hunted by the government, I’ll be more than happy to provide refuge.

I love where I live, despite its flaws. It’s a beautiful place and is my home. I don’t want to leave it. I want to fight for it to become better.