Re: Michigan-don't knock it til ya try it

["Helga Loncosky" <hblmh@ptd.net>]

Thank goodness, this has only happened once to me, my gelding got a stone
bruise by a rocky lake. He became lame in the right front. Left pretty
quickly, had to determine what was wrong from a nerve block. I can't wait to
see the answer! Although, this is heard not being able to see the horse and
all....



Helga Loncosky
Archival Morgan Record
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Beacon Morgan Horses, Ltd.
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No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn't there to welcome me.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tivers@aol.com <Tivers@aol.com>
To: Eenergonzillen@aol.com <Eenergonzillen@aol.com>
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2000 6:37 PM
Subject: RC: Michigan-don't knock it til ya try it


>In a message dated 2/17/00 2:04:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, Eenergonzillen
>writes:
>
><< Hello, I'm glad you are so good at judging how smart people are.  I feel
>  honored that you have been kind enough to give me an IQ test.  While I
have
>  no idea what my IQ actually is...I'm sure those 12 points you just gave
me
>  have bumped me up well into the genius category.  Yes, I can feel myself
>  getting smarter!  So...I suppose that the rocks in your head are somehow
>  better than those "marshmallows" that I was born with.
>     So far, I can't tell if you have anything stuck between your ears
(like I
>  said, I've never been to good at that) but it seems as though you have a
>  large stick stuck somewhere else.  Your ego is huge....and someday, you
are
>  going to thoroughly embarass yourself
>  "and that's all I'm gonna say about that" (-Forest Gump)
>  -Renee
>
>  >>
>
>
>Already thoroughly embarrassed myself many times--one of the best sources
of
>wisdom. Interesting you should quote Forest Gump--why not Mickey Mouse, or
>Bambi? I'm taking back the 12 points of IQ on the basis that most folks
quote
>those they think might be a little more intelligent than themselves and,
>until proven otherwise, I have to assume you do the same.
>
>Actually, raw intelligence doesn't count for much. It's your ability to
>think, and your accumulated knowledge and know-how that really counts.  I
>could give you a little physiology test to see if you know anything at all
>about conditioning your equine athlete, but that would be unfair.
>
>Let's see, something practical. A problem to solve, like I get every day.
Ok,
>here's the situation:
>
>A very fit horse, trained long and hard. Perfectly sound until today.
Getting
>ready for a long hard conditioning ride and we've tapered way back on the
>exercise for the last ten days--hoping he'll peak at race time. BUT. Today
he
>goes out and after a mile of trot, starts nodding very badly, head going
down
>as the left fore impacts. Brought him back to the barn and in an hour,
before
>the vet even got there, he was completely well again.
>
>Test question: What's the problem, which leg did it occur in?
>
>Tom
>
>
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