During the course of the day yesterday, I was treated to a tidbit that had me flabergasted, flumoxed, poleaxed, and laughing my derriere off by turns.
I heard that there is a person with magical abilities. (Specifically, X-RAY VISION!!)
I heard that this magical person can look at a young horse, and tell if they are going to develop Navicular Disease or not later in life.
Dey wuz serious abouddat?
Yeah- they WUZ serious abouddat.
Very very basically here kids, Navicular Syndrome is heel pain.
Navicular Disease is changes in the Navicular Bone. Which starts as heel pain.
BOTH ARE MAN MADE.
(If your hoof care provider does a piss poor job of caring for your horse's hooves, and does NOT address the heels properly, YES-- There Will Be Heel Pain.)
Period.
So Oh Ye of Magical Abilities, if you can look at a two year old and tell whether or not the horse will develop either of these issues later in life, and whether or not they should reproduce because of your magical finding, you are missing a Golden Opportunity to make a shit load of cash.
Just imagine.... all those equine vets with years and years of service.. of study devoted to the health and well being of horses... And all those hoof care providers who study endlessly, striving to become as educated as they possibly can on the equine hoof and limbs... Why, they're missing out on your infinite wisdom. Why should we study and learn, when all we might need to do is consult with you for a two minute evaluation? Why glory me- just THINK of all the time that could be saved.
Bless your heart you Magical Person you!
Yes, SarcastaWench is alive and well today at The Asylum. Blame it on two sick children, mass quantities of vomit, a headache from Hades, and the fact that today is Monday in all it's dubious glory.
May the Force be with us all. If it's true, and the old adage of "So Goes Monday, So Goes The Rest Of The Week,"... well.... y'all, bend over and kiss your butts goodbye. It's going to be one hell of a ride.
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SarcastaWench has highlighted some excellent points!! Holy crap, I hope things settle down in The Asylum soon! Take care of yourself!
Oh Wolfie- if only settling down were meant to be around here....
Alas, it isn't. The insanity level increased ten fold in just an hour.
Currently, both Children are grounded. Both Children are washing the kitchen floor. Again. For the rest of the DAY.
And Granny (my Mom in law) has threatened to send my Pop in law over to help the children wash the floor, as apparently he too has 'Tude-itis. Ahhhhh Monday. Fun. Never. Ends.
Good points - question: is there any genetic or confirmational component/predisposition to navicular?
I t.o.l.d you that would get your Irish Dander up...LMAO!!!
Lol, send that person over here. I'd like to see that.
I won't go into the "animal healers" I've seen work, or "animal intuitives" lmao. I'm sorry, but honestly, people pay people to come out and do that? I (sometimes) wish I was dishonest enough to take people's money that way. Although I'm sure these people who do it believe in themselves fully. Sigh..
Girl, chin up. Sounds like your house is from hell right now. It'll get better, I know it will. Winter is coming!!!! Cool temps!!!
whoa that seems so nuts!! I didn't know navicular was caused by humans..I thought some horses were predisposed for it. Interesting.
Kate- The biggest predisposition to heel pain issues is improper management of feet. Those hooves may be club footed, underrun heels, etc etc etc. But the biggest issue is management. Bad trimming.
Kristen- you've already dealt with the heartbreak of mismanagement of a hoof pathology. ANY hoof can develop heel pain problems, if the hooves are improperly trimmed. ANY horse. We'll look more into heel pain in the next few days.
hee hahaha heee hhhaaaa oohh hee heee!!! You've made me smile...
Sure hopin' things calm down a bit for you sweetie.
lol!!I wonder if they can use their x-ray vision to see if theres air between peoples ears too?
Hey, where can I get me some of these Magical Powers? Maybe it will tell me what the next lottery numbers are!
Oh you seriously crack me up!!
I sure hope you and the kids are feeling better soon!!
Even more valuable would be the psychic who can look at a mare and know whether the foal in her womb will develop navicular. Or better yet...any foal she may conceive in her lifetime.
Your kitchen floor must be clean enough to eat off of.
Holy Crap! Reminds me of the "Fallen Angel" guy way back when who came into my work one day. Claimed he was blind and proceeded to follow me around the store (big box bookseller). Said he could tell where I was by my perfume (um, not wearing any!)
Ye-ea-hh! Sounds like your magical guy has the same mental illness!
What Sydney said ^ !
You know that saying "There's a sucker born every minute"? Sometimes I think that in the horse world the rate is higher. Why else would these crazies persist? They must have some fish on the line!
Gotta chuckle out of your post.....not the sickness and stuff sorry for ya. I think we were reading the same blog from the person with the magical powers.
I musta missed what started this but I could tell your dander was up. LOL Glad I wasn't your kids on Monday, my knees would be hurting, bigtime.
I'm all about the force. Way to shatter my dreams. LOL. Just kidding.
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