LaunchesKayaks @ LaunchesKayaks @lemmy.world

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Oh neat! Thank you!

Lmao

I'll definitely get sunscreen on her nose. She will probably have to be warmed up to a fly mask over time before she'll wear one for the duration of outside time. She's really picky about things touching her face.

I am gonna get her a salt block and some electrolyte mineral stuff tomorrow when I pick up her weight supplement. My local TSC is the only place that carries her weight supplement reliably, so I have to ship there anyway lol

Omg thank you! That means so much! She's definitely come a very long way!

No problem! The barn and pastures could definitely be better, but they're good enough for the old girl's needs. She's actually not my horse, but her owner and ai have this deal going on where she pays board, and I make sure everything else is taken care of and do all the interacting with Sandy. Sandy's owner hasn't been out more than a few times in the past few years because of a lot of health and personal reasons. I started volunteering at the barn and then someone got me into contact with her when I expressed a desire to interact with Sandy. It's been good for all parties involved. :)

There was a nice shady spot in the pasture that pic was taken in. I usually put her in that pasture if it's open because it is the only one with shade. Her stall in the barn is also out of direct sunlight in the heat of the day. She wasn't outside for more than 15 minutes while I was there today, however. We both got way too hot for it. We did her stretching and grooming in the barn by the big box fan that was set up lol.

Oh yes!

Me too! They're by far my fave animal!

She is! She wasn't always sweet, though. When I started working with her about a year ago, she had no idea how to be loved or interact with people appropriately. She had just been standing in her stall with minimal human contact. She was so nervous of people and other horses and objects she had forgotten existed, like brushes. Now she loves when strangers visit her stall and say hi, and she gets excited when I show her my grooming bag.

She can still be a total bitch at times, however. Her breed is known for their attitude and she certainly has it. She seems to save her attitude for just me, which I'm thankful for because I know how to handle her if she decides to be unruly lol.

She gets zoomies every so often. She's really old, though. Most of the time when I put her in an outdoor pen, it's to do her exercises before she can graze and she usually tries to get me to chase her around a little as a form of play. She usually doesn't go any faster than a trot, though.

I gave her a bath a while back and she had crazy zoomies afterwards. She cantered around for a few minutes and had an absolutely great time lol.

I didn't expect her to wanna play chase today because it was so hot and humid, but I think she could tell that I had something I wanted to do and decided to impede my task for her own amusement lol. She can be very mischievous.

Thank you!

What a time for me to realize that my position in my job is no longer stable. I asked for a raise in return for getting certs they want me to have off the clock and suddenly my bosses aren't cool anymore. Place got real shitty real fast when I was like, "Hey, I'll do this shit you want off the clock if you pay me more during work hours"

They literally laughed in my face and now tensions are high between management and the employees that aren't happy here. I'm going on medical leave for 4 weeks starting next Thursday and I'm terrified they'll realize they can manage without me in that time and fire me for some bullshit when I come back

But where can I get the LEGO pipette.

I wfh and I try to get up an hour before I have to clock in. Most days I end up waking up 10 minutes before I have to clock in and I'm wrecked the whole morning.

1910!

I bought it in 2022. It's tiny but mine lol

This is exactly what I thought as going to answer. Fuckin LOVE sweet potatoes and onions

I'm getting major surgery in two weeks and I'll be on short term disability for an entire month afterwards. I'm honestly really looking forward to the time off, even if it'll be full of physical suffering. My burnout outweighs the physical trauma of having nearly all of my reproductive organs removed.

Oh wow! That's a crazy coincidence!

26, though idk when her birthday is exactly. I'm hoping to get her to 30.