He's growing up too fast.
Thirteen today.
Stop growing up, Flint!
Apr 18, 2012
Apr 12, 2012
Horse Problems
I need a little advice from the fellow horse people in blog world. This I rarely ask, because there are so many different opinions and people chomping other peoples heads off, but I am willing to listen!
I have this horse.. (obviously!) and she is terrible. Haha!
Ok not really terrible... she just needs some major work.
She's just like her mother was. Spunky and wild.
Anyways, the problem... Sometimes she is hard to catch which is very frustrating. It is frustrating for all horse owners at times. I have patience and I just continue to walk after her where ever she heads until she finally gives in. I don't beat her or punish her once I catch her, I simply halter her, pat her, and walk towards the house. That can be fixed by just spending time with her- catching her, releasing her, catching her, brushing her releasing her. BUT then thing is.... when you do get them to where you can catch them and you start riding them again... that is where the problem comes in! They think, oh well if she is going to start riding me again I'm going to not let her catch me again! So... how do you fix this?!?!
This horse also has trust issues. I worked her in the round pen the last two days and she did great until the part where she is supposed to follow me around where ever I go. Some people call it hooking on. I let her go in the round pen and she turns away from me. I drive her away.. change directions.. and make her go the speed I want her to go. Then as she starts lowering her head/chewing/licked/relaxing/turning her ear in towards me I turn away and release the pressure. She almost (not almost...)... she never walks towards me, but she will turn towards me. I will walk towards her and she will let me pet her but it's like she is scared of me- but my approach/stature is a relaxed as I can be. She is really tense and holds her breath, but as she relaxes I will turn away from her. She usually takes off running or walking again by herself. After a while she would let me walk up to her but she would never follow me. It was just frustrating me because I've never had a horse not follow me and I honestly don't know what to do about it.
So, what would you do? Would you continue catching her and loving on her, would you work her more in the round pen? Would you sack her out or something similar to get the scary mode out of her?
I'm at a loss. Sort of!
I'm going to go out and catch her in a little bit and just rub all over her and be sweet to her and let her go.
It also doesn't help that I have 5 other horses running around with her egging her on!
I have this horse.. (obviously!) and she is terrible. Haha!
Ok not really terrible... she just needs some major work.
She's just like her mother was. Spunky and wild.
Anyways, the problem... Sometimes she is hard to catch which is very frustrating. It is frustrating for all horse owners at times. I have patience and I just continue to walk after her where ever she heads until she finally gives in. I don't beat her or punish her once I catch her, I simply halter her, pat her, and walk towards the house. That can be fixed by just spending time with her- catching her, releasing her, catching her, brushing her releasing her. BUT then thing is.... when you do get them to where you can catch them and you start riding them again... that is where the problem comes in! They think, oh well if she is going to start riding me again I'm going to not let her catch me again! So... how do you fix this?!?!
This horse also has trust issues. I worked her in the round pen the last two days and she did great until the part where she is supposed to follow me around where ever I go. Some people call it hooking on. I let her go in the round pen and she turns away from me. I drive her away.. change directions.. and make her go the speed I want her to go. Then as she starts lowering her head/chewing/licked/relaxing/turning her ear in towards me I turn away and release the pressure. She almost (not almost...)... she never walks towards me, but she will turn towards me. I will walk towards her and she will let me pet her but it's like she is scared of me- but my approach/stature is a relaxed as I can be. She is really tense and holds her breath, but as she relaxes I will turn away from her. She usually takes off running or walking again by herself. After a while she would let me walk up to her but she would never follow me. It was just frustrating me because I've never had a horse not follow me and I honestly don't know what to do about it.
So, what would you do? Would you continue catching her and loving on her, would you work her more in the round pen? Would you sack her out or something similar to get the scary mode out of her?
I'm at a loss. Sort of!
I'm going to go out and catch her in a little bit and just rub all over her and be sweet to her and let her go.
It also doesn't help that I have 5 other horses running around with her egging her on!
Mar 28, 2012
Ironic?
Am I the only one that thinks it's ironic that the last post I have posted before this one was about how I had so many jobs?! THAT is how busy I am. I have no time for my camera (sadly) and hardly anytime to blog! I try to spend all my extra time with my horses and Josh and friends.
I have ridden a good bit lately and have been able to keep all my horses in pretty good shape! (Not skinny wise, just riding wise!) My horses are forever fat.
I think I can scrounge up some cell phone pictures that have been taken over the past month.
So that is about all I have been doing! Horses, friends, and boyfriend!
I'm just too busy to really document anything on this blog without doing a dump of pictures!
Plus, you don't want me to document my hospital job.... I will though.
Pee, poop, and food trays.
That about sums it up! :)
Haha I'm kidding! But... not. I can't believe how well I am able to put up with some things. I could hardly clean out a dog kennel without gagging when I worked at the vet, but I can (most of the time) clean up anything and be perfectly fine with it. There is also a little more that goes with it! Like meeting patients and getting to make them feel better by simply giving them a bath or washing their face. It is amazing what little things we take for granted until you can't do them for yourself anymore.
I love my patients. All of them. They are so sweet and they love the attention I give them. Some of the people that have been working there for a while always say 'come on, hurry up, move along, we have stuff to do, we don't have time to sit here and talk!'... but, that is ALL those people want... someone to talk to for just 2 or 3 minutes. I always just stand there and make a little conversation and tell them that I can do anything that they need. I promise you my patients are more willing to do things my way when I spend that extra 3 minutes talking to them and treating them like a person instead of a patient. Plus, being nice pays off!
Not only do I love my patients, but my patients love me. I get non stop compliments and that just makes a person feel good about what they're doing. Not only do I get compliments on my work ethic... I get them on my personality and looks. My hair is a big hit. Everyone loves my hair. The cute little old lady I had yesterday would say every time I came in her room, "Hey darling! What took that pretty face of yours so long for you to come back into my life?!" She was so cute!
I also had an older man tell me the other day as I was giving him a bath that he didn't want me to have to do that, because I was too pretty to wash him up. He said, "I guess we will have to take that plunge, huh. Well, I guess I'm okay with that because I'm sure every man in this county would like you to wash them up and I'm just the lucky one!" Hahaha! It was so funny because he didn't mean it in a pervert-ish way, he was just trying to not make it awkward. It made me laugh! This patient was there for a long time and I had him every week. Needless to say, he was my first patient I said goodbye to and cried when I left that night, knowing he was going to be gone home the next time I came back to work. I was SO glad he got to go home! He was so sweet and genuine. He reminded me so much of my MeMa in a way. And, I never thought I would see so many people that remind me of her. I use to never get teary eyed talking to patients before she passed away, but now I do.
Now that you know what I do on a daily basis, maybe you can just imagine I write a lot of blog posts about it! :)
I am off to work. This weekend I will be on my first night shifts... then Sunday I leave for the BEACH!!! I haven't been to the beach in years! SO excited!! :)
I have ridden a good bit lately and have been able to keep all my horses in pretty good shape! (Not skinny wise, just riding wise!) My horses are forever fat.
I think I can scrounge up some cell phone pictures that have been taken over the past month.
I found out that my dog loves me very much. I'll be coming down the driveway and once I hit the pavement he comes BOUNDING across the yard like a little deer and promptly puts his butt down right outside my door until I step out... then he showers me with kisses. He is so sweet, that Latch.
I already told you I went riding a lot. That is me up there in the front and then Josh's friend Cody and then Jaclyn is taking the picture. Josh and Cody were on spring break a couple weeks ago and Josh had to stay in Athens to work. Cody came home and he spent a lot of his time with me riding horses and just hanging out over his spring break. Josh was very very missed, but it was nice to have people to ride horses with all the time!
Cookie helped me clear a dead tree off of Flint's pasture trail. When I say help, I mean she sat on a log and watched me.
Another pony ride! Cody, Jaclyn and Katelyn. And my baby's ears! :)
I love this horse.
And this is my newest friend and favorite coworker! Rosa :)
She looooves riding horses and she is a natural!
Another day of riding with Cody! haha
I think he came a total of 4 or 5 times in one week. We are pretty much bffs now.
And this is Buck. The little mustang/quarter horse I am training for a neighbor! He is so pretty! He was running along side of us when we were riding up the driveway one day... getting his exercise!
Here is a picture of Buck out on a ride!
And... Last but NOT least.... Boyfriend :)
I visit him as much as I possibly can. If I don't have to work on the weekends... I am most likely going to be in Athens with him! No place I'd rather be! I won't see him this weekend :( I'll be working night shift... but I will see him next weekend when we head to the Masters! :)
Plus, you don't want me to document my hospital job.... I will though.
Pee, poop, and food trays.
That about sums it up! :)
Haha I'm kidding! But... not. I can't believe how well I am able to put up with some things. I could hardly clean out a dog kennel without gagging when I worked at the vet, but I can (most of the time) clean up anything and be perfectly fine with it. There is also a little more that goes with it! Like meeting patients and getting to make them feel better by simply giving them a bath or washing their face. It is amazing what little things we take for granted until you can't do them for yourself anymore.
I love my patients. All of them. They are so sweet and they love the attention I give them. Some of the people that have been working there for a while always say 'come on, hurry up, move along, we have stuff to do, we don't have time to sit here and talk!'... but, that is ALL those people want... someone to talk to for just 2 or 3 minutes. I always just stand there and make a little conversation and tell them that I can do anything that they need. I promise you my patients are more willing to do things my way when I spend that extra 3 minutes talking to them and treating them like a person instead of a patient. Plus, being nice pays off!
Not only do I love my patients, but my patients love me. I get non stop compliments and that just makes a person feel good about what they're doing. Not only do I get compliments on my work ethic... I get them on my personality and looks. My hair is a big hit. Everyone loves my hair. The cute little old lady I had yesterday would say every time I came in her room, "Hey darling! What took that pretty face of yours so long for you to come back into my life?!" She was so cute!
I also had an older man tell me the other day as I was giving him a bath that he didn't want me to have to do that, because I was too pretty to wash him up. He said, "I guess we will have to take that plunge, huh. Well, I guess I'm okay with that because I'm sure every man in this county would like you to wash them up and I'm just the lucky one!" Hahaha! It was so funny because he didn't mean it in a pervert-ish way, he was just trying to not make it awkward. It made me laugh! This patient was there for a long time and I had him every week. Needless to say, he was my first patient I said goodbye to and cried when I left that night, knowing he was going to be gone home the next time I came back to work. I was SO glad he got to go home! He was so sweet and genuine. He reminded me so much of my MeMa in a way. And, I never thought I would see so many people that remind me of her. I use to never get teary eyed talking to patients before she passed away, but now I do.
Now that you know what I do on a daily basis, maybe you can just imagine I write a lot of blog posts about it! :)
I am off to work. This weekend I will be on my first night shifts... then Sunday I leave for the BEACH!!! I haven't been to the beach in years! SO excited!! :)
Feb 29, 2012
New Job!
This is going to be a 'no pictures' kind of post! Sorry! I think it's my first one in a long time, but I don't have anything great really to show you....
Just tell you!
I got a new job!!
Well, 5 to be exact.
Sort of.
Pottery Studio, Dad's RV park, Hospital, biomedical waste disposal, and feed store.
Hospital job! Yay!
Well, I thought of one picture I could share! :)
My new badge!
I am one of our local hospital's newest PCTs. AKA, Patient care tech or Nurses Assistant. I applied in the beginning of February, got an interview the day after I applied, and found out I got the job 4 days after I interviewed. It was a blessing for me to get this job! A) money B) hospital experience C) I'll be able to transfer out to an RN position whenever I finish school!
I will be taking vitals and doing patient care in this job. It is 90% customer service. I am a big part of a happy patients!
I finished orientation today and will start my first shift Wednesday at 6:38 am!
I also made a new friend during orientation! A girl that is a PCT as well that will be working on a different floor, but we have a lot in common! She is only less than a month younger than me and she loves animals and painting! (I should get back into painting... if I had the time!) She acutally came and rode horses with me today. Of course she loved it! She is from another state so she doesn't have many friends here yet... of course me being who I am, I immediately told her about all the yummy food around here and told her to come over or call or text whenever she wanted. I'm sure I'll be seeing a lot more of her around!
About the other jobs. I still work at the pottery studio that I worked at 2 years ago. I am more of a fill in girl than an all the time girl.
I may be looking into taking a job driving a van picking up biomedical wastes. The guy that owns the company stays at the RV park and was telling dad he needed help, so I was volunteered and I think it would be pretty fun! It's supposed to pay well.
Then the feed store... I got a call yesterday from the manager saying the owner told her to call me to see if I wanted to work for them. I told them I would have to talk to my dad since one of the days they wanted me to work is one of the days I work for him! We'll see!!
So, I have 3 jobs. Maybe 4. Maybe 5. I hope not 5. haha! Probably just 4. Doubt I will end up doing the biomedical thing!
So that is where I stand on my multitude of jobs. February must be my 'lucky month'!
Just tell you!
I got a new job!!
Well, 5 to be exact.
Sort of.
Pottery Studio, Dad's RV park, Hospital, biomedical waste disposal, and feed store.
Hospital job! Yay!
Well, I thought of one picture I could share! :)
My new badge!
I am one of our local hospital's newest PCTs. AKA, Patient care tech or Nurses Assistant. I applied in the beginning of February, got an interview the day after I applied, and found out I got the job 4 days after I interviewed. It was a blessing for me to get this job! A) money B) hospital experience C) I'll be able to transfer out to an RN position whenever I finish school!
I will be taking vitals and doing patient care in this job. It is 90% customer service. I am a big part of a happy patients!
I finished orientation today and will start my first shift Wednesday at 6:38 am!
I also made a new friend during orientation! A girl that is a PCT as well that will be working on a different floor, but we have a lot in common! She is only less than a month younger than me and she loves animals and painting! (I should get back into painting... if I had the time!) She acutally came and rode horses with me today. Of course she loved it! She is from another state so she doesn't have many friends here yet... of course me being who I am, I immediately told her about all the yummy food around here and told her to come over or call or text whenever she wanted. I'm sure I'll be seeing a lot more of her around!
About the other jobs. I still work at the pottery studio that I worked at 2 years ago. I am more of a fill in girl than an all the time girl.
I may be looking into taking a job driving a van picking up biomedical wastes. The guy that owns the company stays at the RV park and was telling dad he needed help, so I was volunteered and I think it would be pretty fun! It's supposed to pay well.
Then the feed store... I got a call yesterday from the manager saying the owner told her to call me to see if I wanted to work for them. I told them I would have to talk to my dad since one of the days they wanted me to work is one of the days I work for him! We'll see!!
So, I have 3 jobs. Maybe 4. Maybe 5. I hope not 5. haha! Probably just 4. Doubt I will end up doing the biomedical thing!
So that is where I stand on my multitude of jobs. February must be my 'lucky month'!
Feb 22, 2012
Feb 8, 2012
Pet Photography
Ever since my Mema died, I have been so upset of not having photos of us together. I wish I would have taken more photos with her and I wish I had MORE photos of her.
This is what made me decide that I need more photos of everything. My family, my boyfriend, and my animals. And then I decided I need to get an external hard drive.
Hey, there really isn't anyone taking pictures of pets around this town. Hey, I think that might be a good idea.
I pondered on it for three or four months... I fiddled around taking some pictures and I finally decided to just post some. Maybe people will ask for it, maybe people won't. Even if I don't take pictures of other people's pets... I can enjoy taking pictures of my own! I have plenty to do that with! I even asked Jaclyn if she wouldn't mind taking pictures of me and my horses. Just so I can have them. I would do the same for her with any of her pets. I only have one photo of me and my horse Scout and it is in a frame in my room and it has never been replaced as all the other photos have. I hold it very dear to me (even though it is a horrible picture of me! one of those self timer pictures!). If I don't have pictures with them, at least have pictures of them.
All I do is take photos of my animals anyways, why not do it for others?!
So enjoy!
This is what made me decide that I need more photos of everything. My family, my boyfriend, and my animals. And then I decided I need to get an external hard drive.
Hey, there really isn't anyone taking pictures of pets around this town. Hey, I think that might be a good idea.
I pondered on it for three or four months... I fiddled around taking some pictures and I finally decided to just post some. Maybe people will ask for it, maybe people won't. Even if I don't take pictures of other people's pets... I can enjoy taking pictures of my own! I have plenty to do that with! I even asked Jaclyn if she wouldn't mind taking pictures of me and my horses. Just so I can have them. I would do the same for her with any of her pets. I only have one photo of me and my horse Scout and it is in a frame in my room and it has never been replaced as all the other photos have. I hold it very dear to me (even though it is a horrible picture of me! one of those self timer pictures!). If I don't have pictures with them, at least have pictures of them.
All I do is take photos of my animals anyways, why not do it for others?!
So enjoy!
All photos copyright of "MKM Photography"
Feb 7, 2012
Silly boy!
Today after a nice relaxing ride on Flint... I was taking pictures of my horse because I think he is the cutest horse in the world.
This precious thing always acts like the world is coming to an end and that I have run him too hard. He shows this by yawning 20 times in a row. Then making a moaning sound.
I was steady trying to get a picture of him yawning... but I never really succeed. This is all I got.
But I kept on taking pictures anyways. He is SO. Dang. Cute!
How could you not love a face that cute?
Then the clever horse decided to do a little shake... the whole body shake.
and shook his saddle right off! He proceeded to turn around making sure the deed was done.
Then he looked at me as if he was saying can I please go get in my pasture now?!
I didn't get a picture of that look cause I was laughing so hard!
What a Cutie. :)
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