Re: FAQs, with thanks

Jim Casey wrote:
P.S.: I saw a veterinarian palpate a mare's ovaries once. He had his arm in the vagina up to his elbow. Now *that's* a situation that could go very badly.


Now, ain't that the truth. My Vet is a delightful man, but very, shall we say "Horizonatally challenged." When he's had the need to do an "intensive" exam, he of course grabs the tail and holds it off. The standard joke is it's to keep him from being sucked in. And a few times a mare has decided he's getting a bit "fresh" and clamps down. That's the time for all those sweet nothings to be whispered to get her to relax. ;-)


LisaW
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"Then peeled the bells more loud and deep:
'God is not dead, nor doth He sleep
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men.'"
-- "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
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