So true!!! ❤

indeed

Well said!

Euthanasia is sometimes the only caring option.

Thank goodness for this wonderful lady! I wish I knew her name! But I haven't come across it yet, in spite of watching so many of her videos. I'm so glad for poor Skeletor that he will have the most happy and rewarding life possible, with his mom taking great care of him! ❤❤❤

Absolutely!

One of my two cats is disabled. She took a fatal disease and I spent a lot of money to save her. Somebody told me to let her go and "take a new one", as she was an object. You are right, disabled animals deserve to live, like disabled humans

@@liviacotto7647 It's so shocking that people would have that response! A much loved animal is no more replaceable than a child is! Having been the mother of many cats, I've also seen quite a few illnesses. But as long as I was sure that they were not really suffering, and would not feel ready to leave, I too did everything in my power to keep them alive, safe, and happy! At times it cost thousands of dollars. But taking on a pet means committing to them, until their death, or until they are really suffering. Inconvenience is a part of that, sometimes GREAT inconvenience, or great expense. If we are not willing to make that commitment, we have no business aquiring a pet of any kind! I see far too many people around me who dispose of pets, in 1 way or another, when they become inconvenient. I'm just sickened by it! I CONSTANTLY see dog owners who neglect their dogs. In fact it seems like most dog owners completely neglect their training and proper socialization. That is SO unfair to the poor dogs, but the owners have not ever given the needs of the dogs a single thought. They've only considerred what the dogs can do FOR THEM! Blesss you and every caring animal owner like you! We do not actually own them. As a group, we humans have denied the animals their natural surroundings and lives, and so WE OWE IT TO THEM to provide as close to it and as happy a life as we can possibly give them. ❤❤❤

I believe it is one of the great failings of our culture that our default setting is to view those with different abilities as limited by what they can’t do instead of valuing all that they can do and all that they contribute. And yes, animals are treated worse in this respect as “property” and as “replaceable”. But those who work with and on behalf of such animals understand that these animals still give far more than they receive. Check out the work of “This Old Horse” in Minnesota for some great stories of “rescue” horses rescuing people….

THIS.

I'm 67. I owned horses before I got divorced at 34. And then could no longer afford them. The past 33 years I've been working to purchase my homes one for me and another for my Son and his family to stay in. In the next couple years we plan to sell and purchase a small farm. I'll retire and take care of kids and farm while they then work to finish paying for the farm. Lol. I get the fun job. A pony for the kids a horse for me and raise these kids in the country like I was. It's never too late. My goal after that is to be buried under a Black Walnut tree and feed the squirrels.😅 Take care. From West Virginia.

Ahhh I loved your comment !! Did you guys get your little farm ? I sure hope and pray so !!!! I bet West Virginia is a gorgeous place to trail ride !!! ( it’s on my bucket list -lol)

@@leanneadams2549 Not yet. I'm hoping to look next year. Grandkids will be 8 years old. Boy and Girl twins. The Loves of my life. Animals kids and good work. I think collecting eggs and produce from garden like I did as a child will give them initiative to appreciate nature and the effort it takes to grow things yourself and care for things that will take care of you. So hopefully real soon. Take care. God Bless. Look up Dolly Sods Wilderness in Wva.

I really enjoyed your comment and it makes my heart happy that the internet allows you to follow your passion at least through a screen! I am only casually interested in horses, but I love this channel. Montana is so beautiful, but to me too cold in the winter to move there.

It's so very nice to hear of your life. Yes, Montana has beautiful mountains - the Rocky Mountains. Absolutely stunning to drive through. Well, I'm old and my camping days a over, but I have my memories of a driving tour from California, to South Dakota, then up to Canada. On the way, we camped in the Bighorn Mtns. of Wyoming, then drove into Montana and went to a rodeo in Butte!🤠

I'm "glad" this roll-over happened to you, if it had to happen at all, so that you could tell the story of becoming a specialist nurse. We really need the nurses. Thank you big time: Pay-it-forward gratefulness is still alive.

55?

21-22 for degree 1. All the core classes done makes the second (nursing) degree fast. 23-25 is not out of the realm of reasonable. +30 years work = 55. So the math checks.

@@catwoman2596 Why are you asking?

Yes, lots of 'worthless discards' at auctions unfortunately. I won't watch any channels that breed and celebrate (over)breeding. Either they don't know or don't care what happens to those precious lives. I wish all horses could be so loved.

@@kittycuddler5973 I agree SO STRONGLY! It's so irresponsible for people to breed horses just for fun or profit. I can't think of any good reason to bring a new horse into the world, when so many are just being discarded! I'm not religious, but I do think there are a small number of sins (for lack of a better word). They include reproducing of people or animals if there is any chance of their not being valued, loved, and taken good care of until their dying day. I do see some of that on KZfaq. And TONS of it at the auctions! The US is grossly irresponsible in the way that most states allow anyone to have any kind of animal, under almost any kind of conditions! The amount of horrible suffering that results is just awful! And the way they allow racing, rodeos, and Big Lick is also despicable. And don't get me started on the lack of gun laws! When is the US going to wake up to human responsibilities? It's like 350 million toddlers, all thinking they should all be allowed to do anything they please! It's just like a bad movie!

I literally can't sleep when I hear that word. Now, life is good again. He deserves the best care and pasture life even if he can't every go under saddle one day.

@@virtualselfie6899 The idea that a life is only viable if it makes money for somebody is a dispicable way to think!

. . . and CC. 🥰😍

@@littleozarksfarmstead What is a CC?

@@phoebebrown2883 ‘Clever Cowgirl’

​@@phoebebrown2883Clever Cowgirl!

@@phoebebrown2883 The Clever Cowgirl . . 🙂

=white knuckling over treacherous mountain passes with active avalanche warnings 🤣 Not my favorite!

You are amazing every day! I am white knuckled on flat well-maintained roads with the trailer behind 😂

@@TheCleverCowgirl Please consider using homeopathy for Skeletor as some remedies can heal bones etc., a knowledgable homeopath can be very helpful and costs are usually very affordable.

@@TheCleverCowgirl With a horse in a trailer! Yikes! I'm so glad you had your dog for company and support. I'm often amazed by your inner strength. And I sure hope your back and arm are better now. Those things can be slow in healing, especially if you don't get to rest them. Thank you for caring so much about the horses, and doing all you can for them. Too many people only care what animals can do for them! I know poor sweet Skeletor will have the best life possible, and I hope you get a lot of joy from helping all of these wonderful animals! You deserve to have tons of joy! ❤❤❤

I absolutely agree.

What a painful decision to have to make! But it's better to have somebody that loves them make it than it is for them to suffer! I'm grateful that I was able to say goodbye to my last cat. I won't get another one, because I might not outlive them, and then what would happen to them? It wouldn't be fair to them, so I'm living alone now. I'm sad and lonely, but I do have more freedom than I have ever had before to come and go for weeks at a time! No worries about whether or not the person I chose to care for them is really doing it right! Before I could only stay away for 3 nights maximum. So it's not all bad. And I have wonderful memories of my babies! ❤❤❤

He’s my favorite goofy goober 🥰

Same. I think my brain woke me up knowing this video was available soon.

He looked at me like I was crazy when I asked him 🤣

@@TheCleverCowgirl did he give you a rough time line on how long it would be before you'd be able to back him?

I am actually still waiting on the bill 😬 I am going to go over it in a future video when I lay out his treatment plan. I do think it is important as alot of people buy this type of horse hoping for a bargain and then can not offer the proper level of care for them when things go awry!

@@TheCleverCowgirl Very good idea! That info is so important. And if it prevents someone from buying a horse, and then selling them off carelessly, or worse auctioning them, that will be a great thing!

Thanks for telling us! I will check out the Black Horses channel. ❤

I'm so sorry for your loss! That decision is unbearably painful to make! So much so that I can't do it again. A year ago I lost my last cat. I decided not to have any more, because I can't take the pain of losing another one. My heart goes out to you. ❤❤❤

As someone who has worked at a therapeutic riding program let me stress that they need *sound* horses--not horses with soundness issues. Most facilities cannot afford to maintain horses with soundness issues as the finances are just NOT there.

Oh for sure!

Yes

You r sooo to the point! I luv That.

An ultrasound wizard!

It's a good lesson for anyone who wants to buy from auctions. Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't. You have to go to auctions prepared for poor outcomes if you are buying without xrays or a prepurchase exam, even if you have experience.

I know about Belle at Free Spirit Equestrian, and there's also Rising Star at the Friesian Horses channel. I forget what Rising Star has, but it's pretty serious. They are both getting the best care possible though, by their human moms, who are both such great people. And luckily Oliver at Homestead Horsemanship has been pretty much cured of his PME! I don't know the exact name of it, but it's a neurological disease that affects horses in the US, and is spread by possums. The horses eat grass that possums peed on, and they get the bacteria or virus that way. It requires both possums and horses to complete its life cycle. Once inside a horse, the disease attacks the myelin sheath of the spinal nerves (just like MS does in people, but the root cause of PME is different.) It can cripple them completely, and maybe even kill them, if it's not caught. But it is treatable if it's caught in time. The first symptoms can be weakness and wobbling of the back legs. Often the front or back feet will drag, but you might not notice unless they walk on concrete, then you will hear the hooves drag, even if you don't see it. Oliver was so bad that he could hardly walk or stand, but by the time the vet was able to see him he had been eating well for a few days, so he was stronger. He wouldn't lie down for the first days either, because he knew he would never get up again. He had seen the other horses dying all around him, at the place where he came from. If somebody knows the correct name for PME, please tell me what it is. Oliver is a 2 and 1/2 year old Clydesdale who the Rosa family and their viewers rescued. He was so close to death from both PME and starvation that he would not have lived another day. There were other horses dying all around him, and he could hardly stand up. He was skin and bones, and was only about a year and 1/2 old. Luckily JR had experienced another horse with PME, so he recognized it and had a vet look at him ASAP. The correct meds and a lot of high quality food saved Oliver's life, and now he is a healthy happy stallion who is learning to drive. His PME was caught in time it seems, although JR and the vet still keep a close eye on him. Oliver is such a happy story and he is so much loved by all of us who visit Homestead Horsemanship. JR is such a caring owner and trainer! He keeps saying that they are not a rescue operation, but yet they keep on rescuing horses! LOL! ❤❤❤

@@cattymajiv the Homestead also has there stallion Bob which never got 100% from PME and sometimes his foot gets stuck and he has to run and buck for it to go back to normal

Kind of crazy! They have some truly tricky anatomy