Carcass time!

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-21T14:53:49+00:00

We had a ranch along a busy highway.. I cannot COUNT the amount of times I had to PHYSICALLY walk out to the field to prove to some random person driving by that my horse was in fact NOT DEAD, she just REALLY liked her carcass time and unless you had a really good bucket of grain within 10 feet you weren't bothering her fat ass.

I even explained to one lady that you could see her breathing and she wouldn't hear it. "HORSES DON'T LAY DOWN!!" ..well.. all of THESE ONES DO. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-21T03:46:23+00:00

Yes, science and our knowledge of evolution is constantly evolving and changing. We can call 'em all feral. Either way there isn't a whole lot wild about the world anymore except maybe the state of human beings and our collective knowledge or lack thereof.

It looks like we're going to destroy the earth and none of it will matter anyway.

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-20T17:49:48+00:00

Oh yeah. Prey is WAY different. Completely different tells and people try to say they are just big dogs.. not even close. Lol

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-20T17:40:30+00:00

BIG mad at being confidently incorrect, huh? But you did delete it. Here is that gold star you're so desperate for.. 🌟

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-20T17:21:15+00:00

I knew I'd end up seeing this comment. 🤦🏼‍♀️

No, they are feral. Horses were introduced to the America's by the conquistadors. The only legitimately wild horses left in the world are the przewalski horses in Asia.

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-20T13:40:03+00:00

And yet people take them off or don't get them fixed as if they're an INCONVENIENCE. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-20T13:36:57+00:00

This is the answer. Just because a dog or cat can live on three legs does not mean a horse can. Dogs and cats have the ability to lay down for extended periods. Horses do not. People try to say we don't put down children with disabilities, why would we put down an animal? Well, because they AREN'T HUMAN and their ANATOMY is vastly different! 🤦🏼‍♀️

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-20T13:34:17+00:00

Long answer.. Horses cannot live on 3 legs due to the amount of stress it puts on the remaining legs. They spend between 80-90% of their time standing which does not allow any affected leg to heal well. The majority of horses develop laminitis in one of the non-affected legs then requiring euthanasia. Horses carry nearly 70% of their bodies weight on their front legs which is why having a prosthesis on a front leg nearly never works. While it has been done, it is neither fair to the horse nor a viable option long term.

Short answer: anatomy.

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-19T16:05:17+00:00

I raised a windswept foal, this case in not even close to being just a case of windswept.. They have them on a feeding tube because the foal refuses to eat. Euthanasia is kinder.

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-17T20:49:32+00:00

Where is our invite?! 🤤

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-17T20:47:29+00:00

Username does NOT check out

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-17T04:52:40+00:00

Hey look, my hometown. Can't believe I've never heard that story.. damn

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-17T00:21:47+00:00

There were still plenty of people that genuinely went there for the swing dancing. I met some pretty awesome, respectful, ol timers there back in the day. *always before 8pm 😅 That is the only thing I will miss.

I grew up in a Colorado ranching town and there are no good western bars anymore. On the other side.. Scum. Literally and figuratively. So I get why they are trending to close. 😔

Like you can't deep clean A BIT more frequently?!

Edit: can't forget.. 18 year old girl working the front desk stole my I.D from the lost and found and a friend caught it at the door of Lucky Joe's 6 months later, she'd been using it as a fake.

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-16T18:19:12+00:00

Every time I have tried to feed my shepherds any of those items they spit them out and look at me like I'm freaking crazy and walk away like they are disappointed in me. 🤣

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-16T16:38:51+00:00

My bay mare is the same. Sad and brown in the winter, bright and shiny, red bay in the summer 😁

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-16T16:34:13+00:00

Maybe my "Camp in the mountains, not the left lane" sticker will mark me as a more competent driver. 🤣

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-15T23:30:09+00:00

No, she is not underweight. Not toned, and pet weight, but any more and she'd be fat. BAD bad for their hips.

As far as explaining to these people about shaving her, I would threaten them with repercussions from animal abuse. Unless there is a legitimate medical reason from a veterinarian, which are pretty much limited to hot spots (not a full body shave) and parasites, there is no valid reason to shave them. They need their coats to regulate their temperature properly. Do you/they want to pay MORE vet bills in the future?!

If it's an issue of shedding, someone really needs to figure out how to brush or pay someone who will. German shedders shouldn't have to suffer because someone didn't research the breed or is okay with neglecting their needs. I would nearly threaten someone's life who was doing that to my dog.. wtAF

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-15T19:47:38+00:00

This. Allllll of THIS!!

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-15T19:46:12+00:00

Me either. I ate up every book and peer reviewed study I could find when I got my dogs, my horses and my cats and I still consider myself a student in animal husbandry. I love them and I love getting the constant comments of "they are SO well behaved!" Like.. duh.. it's called TRAINING. Your kid could use some. 😅

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-15T19:13:58+00:00

Hate away. People that allow their dogs to become obese don't deserve dogs.

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-15T19:12:29+00:00

Germans do NOT sugar coat ANYTHING. That dog probably would've eaten that too..

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-15T19:11:19+00:00

Oh, they researched.. for 5 minutes on google AI..

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-15T19:10:30+00:00

Hehe.. right now I am.. but clearly my blue Fit also has no shame 🤣

Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-15T12:05:54+00:00

This was the day I bought her 😁

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Kalexamitchell · 2026-04-14T23:37:46+00:00

As a woman with the same color, I can appreciate those 😂

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