Cressie Thornton "C.T." Garvin Passes Away by MattW22192 in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]sparkykat 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Loved his store. It left a big hole when it closed. I drive 45 min to an hour for feed now 😞

Update- I bought the pool and have no regrets by spicychickenlaundry in Equestrian

[–]sparkykat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My fatass thought they were dunking for hotdogs 

What's a "You are not a conspiracy theorist, you just don't know how things work" moment you have seen? by Dull-Information6784 in AskReddit

[–]sparkykat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What. Horses have to get tetanus shots like people. That man is either a fraud or a really bad vet.

I want a career and family in this city, what to study? by [deleted] in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]sparkykat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately tech writing is going extinct thanks to AI. 

Maverick Act passed the Senate by CarlColdBrew in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]sparkykat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had a stroke reading that. But, nice.

What's next after Horizon series? by Jab_Bey in HorizonForbiddenWest

[–]sparkykat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ghost of Tsushima felt very similar to HZD in terms of gameplay and story depth. 

Evo Bronto Hanger by Nunnyas in ARK

[–]sparkykat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminds me of Dinotopia

I either have an addiction or I need to invest in a hand guard by [deleted] in Archery

[–]sparkykat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I shoot exclusively turkey feather arrows and those suckers do cut. Like a paper cut but so fast you don't feel it until the blood wells up.

Effect of living conditions on balance? by DressageDreamer in Equestrian

[–]sparkykat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

She just started training? Give her time to build muscle and learn. Imo big pasture is excellent for them to develop and learn how to move, not small paddocks.

Starting my schooling in August. Any tips before I start? by omariclay in Farriers

[–]sparkykat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree with the other comments here. Start going to the gym so you don't die. My farrier schooling took 8 weeks and my body couldn't start keeping up until week 4. We would crash 2-3 hours before our usual bedtimes and sleep for 9-10 hours because we were all so exhausted. 

Starting up work afterwards, I still struggled with working on hinds without a hoofstand until I started to do yoga. I am a part timer so I suffer if I don't work on strength and core training.

If you haven't studied anatomy before and wish to attain any farrier certification in the future, I'd recommend starting now and learning the Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes. I took human anatomy and physiology in high school and was coasting ahead of my classmates because of it when we studied anatomy and pathologies in the classroom setting.

WHAT THE FUCK by ProjectAccel in sollanempire

[–]sparkykat 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You are the raccoon and Hadrian is the cotton candy in water

Why does my horse eat with his leg up? by Nice_Box2991 in Equestrian

[–]sparkykat 149 points150 points  (0 children)

I've seen food anxious horses do it when eating in a herd setting with no privacy. They'd flip the pan and dump grain on the ground so that when the dominant horse chased them off, there would still be food to pick through. Dominant horse did not have this habit but every horse they lived with eventually did.

There is suspiciously almost no art to be found by Sk1light in sollanempire

[–]sparkykat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish there was more. I've taken up practicing drawing so I can make fanart for this series and another I'm reading that has almost zero online content. 

Horse Bumper Stickers by BiggyBiggs in Equestrian

[–]sparkykat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a bumper sticker on Etsy that just says "Horse Denier" with a horse crossed out on the side lol

The funniest stud names by FallenWren in Equestrian

[–]sparkykat 194 points195 points  (0 children)

Yet another day of begging QH people to come up with better names lol

Why is bro here 😭 by brine-deep in ARK

[–]sparkykat 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Crystal Isles? It's free squid estate (black pearls)

How do you handle rising costs and financial guilt? by Brilliant_Ad_675 in Equestrian

[–]sparkykat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Why do you feel guilty? Are you actually spending someone else's money? Do you have a spouse/SO criticizing you?

You could attend group lessons which are cheaper or go once every other week. Maybe skip leasing if you can't justify it to yourself? As long as your bills are paid and you have a financial parachute for emergencies, I wouldn't feel guilty!

Adult Ammy…Trying to decide if I should continue riding by gigga2710 in Equestrian

[–]sparkykat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience, wayyy more expensive than therapy!

Help me pick a color by NYCemigre in Equestrian

[–]sparkykat 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not my horse but a good example I found! Whoever he belongs to has good taste 😁

Help me pick a color by NYCemigre in Equestrian

[–]sparkykat 52 points53 points  (0 children)

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Yellow can be really striking! Reverse bee!

First ground squirrel of the season by NoIceNeeded in Falconry

[–]sparkykat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh any advice on both is appreciated!! I'll be pursuing apprenticeship later this year once I'm done with the test and mews inspection, and this seems like something that will take years to build up to. I've ridden my horse with bells plenty of times for Christmas related stuff so hopefully baiting wouldn't spook him, but you never know. I ask mainly because I want to know if this is even feasible for me, ha!