Open Question: Am I being mean to make my horse still ride?
I have a 32 year old Arab gelding that I’ve owned for 5 years and I learned to ride on. I ride him Ty western and I only trail ride rarley out of a walk. I ride once or twice a week and I rotate between him and my 7 year old Quarter horse. He has mild arthritis in his back hocks from barrel racing and my vet has cleared him for gentel riding . He LOVES to go and comes running when he sees me come up to the field with his saddle.
He only wears a halter no bridle that’s how calm he is.
Today my friend called and said she was going trail riding and her boyfriend is a total newbie to riding and Ty is basicaly the definition of bomb proof so she wanted him to ride Ty. He stays calm no matter what happens and will take commands from me even if I’m not on his back so she wanted me to bring Ty down along with my Quarter horse so we could riding together.
Well I got there its abotu 5 mins from my house and I found out that my friend had a bunch of people over with their horses. One of these girls who I don’t know had trailed her Warmblood mare and was saddling her when I rode up on my horse leading Ty.
My buddy mentioned that Ty was 32 years old and will be 33 in June. This girl then started saying what a horrible owner I must be making an old horse work like that. That an old horse like Ty should have been put down instead of making him suffer through old age. I must not care about Ty at all.
I basically started crying because it really bothered me. Ty was my first horse and I’m extremly close to him. My friend jumped in saying that Ty was well cared for and how much he loves to go but this girl wouldnt stop.
She asked what Ty was used for and I said he use to be a barrel racer when he was younger but had been used for trails since i’d gotten him. He took a bad fall around a barrel and can’t make tight turns anymore.
Then the girl started saying that no horse should be allowed to keep taking up space if if can’t do anything.
My friend kicked her off the property but it got to me. Am I being mean riding Ty despite his age and the fact he;s worked his whole life and hard?
My vet has cleared him for riding his only problems being arthrits and a mild heart murmur caused by age. He’s at a great weight just a touch on the thin side but my vet says he’s seen 15 year olds in worse shape. He never goes to far maybe 4 miles a week if that and he normaly carries me a 140 rider at a walk.
Was this girl just being mean or am I being cruel to Ty

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:52:03 GMT

Open Question: This is how she feels, a good relate-able quote or no?
You see it all the time, the damp cheek, the spreading pain, the average tear. Everyone assumes it?s typical or not important but that little droplet represents an ocean of emotions, all sadly being depression. You see it so often, misery is like a disease spread around ever so easily but once you get it, it?s impossible to diagnose. Sure, you will have those times where your beaming with joy, glowing with your happiness but then you?ll catch it again as the smiles fade. Sometimes it lasts for a long period of time but the best treatment is love. However romantic that sounds, the main cause is also love. Not necessarily ?love? but the feeling being mistaken for affection. The horrible moment when you discover such passion was not felt by the other lover. All over your body you feel aching and right in your chest where the skipping of heart beats use to take place is little footprints making a trail over the cracks that one person inflicted on your heart. The memory?s of the good times are buried in your thoughts so deep down it seems to take eternity to dig them back out. Eventually you do, the fun you had with them is at long distance and no longer do you need to shred a tear over how much you want them back, because you have forgotten. Not literally, but now every 3 worded phrase expressing a lifetime of lies means hardly anything to you, how amazing they are is no longer on your mind. Finally the grin isn?t upside down whenever their name is mentioned, you are full of relief that you are no longer standing there waiting for them to come to you with open arms. You think you are finished, you think you have won. One glance at you with that wonderful smile you have missed for so long and all that time wasted on forgiving and forgetting is worthless to you now, because your right back to the beginning all over again. That?s the worst part, being forever strung along. Everyone says time is the perfect medicine to a failed relationship but what they forgot to tell you is whenever you hear their voice you will still skip a heartbeat. Whenever your in their presence you will still have the butterflies in your belly do back flips. Whenever you get a message from them you will still get excited because for one moment you are on their mind, but they will still always be on your mind. It will still make your day if they make you laugh. You will still be speechless when you see them and you will still care if there?s someone else in their life and your just another person of the many to come and go through their life. If it was true from the start, you will still love them, that?s the worst part of love. Just them slowly drifting away from you and we go see it again. The damp cheek, a world of pain portraying itself on one sad face. But when you miss me, remember this, I was never the one who walked away.

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:18:22 GMT

Open Question: Im a 14 year old boy my resting heart rate is 98bpm?
I have chest pain all the time at night and also have a murmur I had a silent heart attack last year that I did not get treated. Because before that i never had chest pains I been having chest pains all the time the worst at night my.heart flutters and skips a beat my dad died of a leaky aorta heart disese runs in the family

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:53:07 GMT

Open Question: Have you become addicted to the messages of Coke and Pepsi, or do you listen to your doctor?
By Dr. Mercola
Soda, which is loaded with sugar primarily in the form of high fructose corn syrup, is a leading contributor to the rising rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases facing Americans.
So when I say that drinking a can of soda is just as bad for you as smoking a cigarette (and maybe even worse) it is not an exaggeration.
Drinking soda is in many ways worse for you than smoking, and it is only because of massive marketing campaigns from the industry that these sugary beverages are deemed acceptable for our most vulnerable members of society ? our kids.
In the 21st century there would indeed be an uproar if tobacco companies attempted to target our kids, but the soda companies do it everyday.
It’s time to wake up and face the facts: the soda industry is out for your children, and the message they send is every bit as damaging (and manipulative) as the one spewed by Big Tobacco.

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:45:55 GMT
Open Question: In New York Or New Jersey?
I have a two year old and my other baby is due in march 21. Right now I live in CT & I love it here but because my fiancee got laid of work and I cant work at the moment we need to move to NY Or NJ. hes was great job offers in both places paying him at least 800 to 1200 week. because of my kids i don’t know where would be better. My two year old here goes to doctor for his heart murmur and theraphy autism’s any help please?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:03:33 GMT

Open Question: Had a panic attack and i still feel chest pain.?
I had a panic attack so bad in school that my heart rate went up to 142 bpm and im only sixteen, i was shaking so much and breathing to violently that the nurse almost called an ambulance, but i began to calm down and was back to normal. So my dad took me to the hospital and the doctors listened to my heart and everything and said i was fine but for some reason my chest has a stabby pain and it feels like theres butterflies in my heart. This panic attack happened at about 11 in the morning and its 4 PM now, is still feeling butterflies in my heart and a stabbing pain in the side of my ribcage just a symptom of my anxiety? The doctors did listen to my heart, and they got two doctors to make sure i didnt have a murmur

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:59:53 GMT
Open Question: Why is so much bad stuff happening to me..?
I just don’t get it. All three of my siblings have a disease that could easily kill them. My dad also has one that could kill him. My grandpa recently passed away. My grandmother just was told she has something wrong with her heart and has to have open heart surgery. My other grandmother was just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. My mother is dealing with a miscarriage. Her fourth one. And she doesn’t do drugs or anything, she is so healthy. This lady who is like my second mom was diagnosed with cancer today that the doctors said will kill her. And, there is even more. I’m only 14… Then I look at my friends lives and they have nothing like this. I know that God will only give you what you can handle but I feel like I can’t handle all of this! On top of all of that I feel guilty for me being so healthy and I feel forced to always act strong in front off everyone so I show only happy and encouraging emotions. I;m not trying to be dramatic but sometimes I just wonder why me, you know?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:58:55 GMT

Open Question: Why am I still fat (both in my arteties and over my abdomen)?
OK, here are my lifestyle factors:
DIET:
- 10 servings veggies per day (raw greens, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, etc. I don’t count corn or potatoes as veggies)
- 4-5 servings fruit per day (mostly berries, apples, bananas. No dried fruit)
- 5-6 servings coldwater fish per week
- minimal red meat; moderate lean white meat
- very minimal refined grains or sweets
- 1 serving per day of olive oil and/or flax seed
- Significantly less preservatives than others
- 2-3 gallons water per day
DRUGS/ALCOHOL:
- No illegal drugs ever
- Never smoked
- Very minimal second hand smoke
- Alcohol: 2-4 drinks per week
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
- Job involves walking 3-4 miles per day
- Weight lifting 3 times per week, for 90 minutes each time
- I am an avid hiker, so hiking 5-6 miles per week
- yoga 1 hour per week
- running 15 miles per week in addition to walking on the job
GENETICS:
- Grandparents all deceased (ages at death: 98, 94, 93, and 86)
- Parents ages 73 and 70, no health problems
- No diabetes or cancer in the family; very minimal weight problems
- Heart disease exists, but not before age 70
STRESS:
- Low-stress/low-pressure job; no overtime hours
- Financially stable
- Stable family and relationship life
- 8 hours of sleep per night
BASIC INFO:
- Age: 28
- Height: 5′7″
- Weight: 165 lbs
- Body fat content: 15.7%
Yet I still have pudge over my abdomen, so it looks like I do not work out, and it looks like I do not eat healthy. This makes me angry, since others literally eat nothing but fried food, desserts, and red meat, and white carbs, and they NEVER work out, and they look more in shape than I do. I was also told that I have high fasting blood sugar and borderline lipid profile (triglycerides were very low though)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:49:51 GMT

Open Question: Buying a puppy from out of state has stage 1 heart murmur?
bought a Norwegian Elkhound from a breeder out of state, they did his vet checkup before they ship him out to me tomorrow, they found a minor stage 1 heart murmur, should i worry?
Should I get my money back? or should i keep the dog, my dad told me it will be fine, the owner said it will be fine, what do you guys think?
Not sure what those are, the owner out of state took the puppy to the vet… And called me back with this information.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:16:56 GMT
Open Question: can you still sign up for the U.S. Army if you have Rheumatic Heart Disease?
I have a friend who would like to sign up for the army. Though, she has this disease called RHD. So I wonder if she could still sign up even though she has this. She has a Bachelor’s Degree and would like to be an Officer.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:52:10 GMT

Open Question: What is the name of this animated tv series?
I used to watch it as i was a kid,there were people who wearied robotic armatures and they fought with each other…i remember that one of the character had a heart disease and when he transformed he had problems to fight or smth like that I would really like to view some episodes just to remember old times,if you could help me it would be gr8,i know that my description is not the best btw, Thanks in advance

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:44:59 GMT