Just Kit Sunday #48

What have you found there Kit?

 That's a pretty big hole.

I really don't think you want to meet the mouse that lives down that one.  

In Bloom at 4R's

Congratulations

A couple of weeks ago we got an invitation to an awards banquet for the College of  Agriculture & Applied Economics stating that V had won a scholarship.  YAY!  is what I have to say about that.   There were several departmental scholarships and V didn't know which one she had been awarded.  

Apparently, there was lots of money to give out at the banquet, $80,000 worth of scholarships.  V was chosen as the recipient of the Wayne Purcell/David Kenyon Marketing & Price Risk Management Scholarship to the tune of $800.   V was double majoring in Animal Science but found out she could finish a year earlier if she just minored in Animal Science.  Last year, at the Animal Science awards banquet I knew at least half of the people there.  This year in Ag Econ, I knew no one except for the ones I came with.  Congratulations V, and keep up the good work.

Good Fences #6

 Every Good Fence needs a cat. Kit Kat that is.

 Kit followed me down to check on the goats the other day and wanted a better view of the kids playing on the water tank.  We lost one it the tank a few days ago and I had to rework the pallets to block it off better.  They can still crawl through the fence to jump up on the other side but only the bigger ones can do that so maybe they will have more balance by the time they can do that.  They can also crawl through the center but they have to do it slowly so maybe they can plan their footing better and not fall in.  It is impossible to protect them from every danger.

Kit enjoyed his visit with the goats,

and enjoyed the fence.

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4-H Lesson, Equine Dentistry

E managed to drag herself down to the 4-H meeting Sunday after staying out all night for the prom.  I had one of our local equine vets come and talk on dentistry and demo teeth floating.  Dr. B is also a board certified vet anesthesiologist, chiropractic and acupuncturist.  

 My original idea was for her to work on Hank.  She had told me before that she had done Hank's teeth for a previous owner and his were usually bad.   But when she checked his teeth Sunday, she said they were fine.  So I thought I would try Otoelene since she should be shedding caps.   Dr. B said she did have some sharp points and would be a good idea to float her teeth.

 She did one side then let the kids feel the difference between the side she floated and the non floated side.  Otoelene is sedated by the way.

 E very reluctantly checked out Otoelene's mouth.  She said she just doesn't like touching gross things.  I guess she has a different definition of gross than I do.

 And this little girl was so cute.

She looked so pleased to have been able to put her hand in a horse's mouth.

After Otoelene, I had her check Brother who wasn't too bad.  Maybe I'll have her come later to do him but I didn't want her using all of her Sunday afternoon doing horse teeth.  Then E caught Pep for her to be checked.  She said her teeth weren't too bad either but she had a malalignment of her TMJ.  If you pressed on the jaw ligaments on the left side of her face she was fine but she tossed her head and jerked away when the right side was pressed.  Dr B opened Pep's mouth and pulled the jaw back into place.  It sounded like someone cracking all of their knuckles at once.  But the relief on Pep was instant.  I guess it is one of those things where you don't realize there is a problem until it's better.  I'll have to keep a check on Pep's jaw to see if it is a reoccurring problem.

I think everyone learned a lot including the parents and grandparents that came.

Junior Prom

E's Prom was Saturday.  There is much more preparation that goes into getting ready for it than there was back in my day.  Or maybe I was out of it back then too and didn't know all of the stuff you were suppose to do.  That actually seems more likely now that I think about it. 

 Anyway, E was beautiful.  She got ready and put her dress on so I could take pictures of her but she was going to dinner first just dressed casual.

 I even got a picture of her with her horse.

 There hairdresser commented on the shear volume of hair that she has.

Then she changed back and left with her date.  Haven't found out yet how the dancing worked out with that size difference.  And bonus Kit Kat checking out the truck.  They went to Tokyo for dinner then to RR to change and pictures with his mom (I'm suppose to be getting some of those emailed)  then prom in Marion, then after prom back at RR, then home at 3:30 AM.  She said after prom was more fun than prom.

Just Kit Sunday #47

Just Kit Kat.