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well i now have a job..sorta…i volunteer at Jolene’s Horse Rescue here in lancaster CA..its extremely exhausting work but rewarding, the owner is GIVING me a horse named symphony, hes a thoroughbred/warmblood cross and is 16 hands..he makes me look tiny lol, besides mucking stalls and cleaning tack and doing all that other work..i get to ride and work with whatever horse i want out of the 23 that are there..so i guess its kinda like owning all the horses..damn i love this job 😀
TrottierJS wrote:wow.. sounds like a wonderful opportunity!
oh it is, and the owner adores me because i have so much experience, anyway i will post pics of symphony and me tonight when i get home 🙂
Noob question, but 16 hands, that’s 16 of your hands from neck to bum in length?
Snapdragon wrote:Noob question, but 16 hands, that’s 16 of your hands from neck to bum in length?
no, its how tall a horse is, not how long
Dracomancer wrote:Snapdragon wrote:Noob question, but 16 hands, that’s 16 of your hands from neck to bum in length?
no, its how tall a horse is, not how long
Correct me if I’m wrong, but it’s from the ground to the shoulder – right? Why don’t they include the top of the head?
SilverArrow wrote:Dracomancer wrote:Snapdragon wrote:Noob question, but 16 hands, that’s 16 of your hands from neck to bum in length?
no, its how tall a horse is, not how long
Correct me if I’m wrong, but it’s from the ground to the shoulder – right? Why don’t they include the top of the head?
i THINK you are correct, its been so long since i used the terminology, but in feet hies 7 and a half feet tall, i will ask the owner today how to exactly measure hands to make sure im correct
Kujacker wrote:Wish I had that job. Horses are love.
you could always make a donation to us 🙂 lol were in need ot donations majorly for feed and to get a ferrier to come out to trim hooves ( yay for shameless advertising!) heres the link to the rescue if ya wanna pitch in! 😀
http://www.jolenehorserescue.com/Ugh. The nightmare page is so sad :cry:.
And I knew what Premarin was made from pregnant mare urine, but not the rest of the details. That bothers me. I won’t be filling any prescriptions for it when I finally get my pharmacy job (I have that right, just as others don’t have to fill for Plan B if they object).Great job!! And a FREE HORSE!? SCORE!! Yes, hands is measured from the floor to the whithers. They dont measure the head because male horses have bigger heads than female horses, so it ouwld not be fair. 😉
A hand is measured from the ground to the top of the withers and is equivilant to 4 inches, that being the measure of a mans hand across the palm.
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