The things I have learned...

So today marked a whole 2 weeks that I have been on Equine (horse) medicine.  And for someone who knew NOTHING about horses going in, I'm pretty impressed with myself! I haven't managed to get myself killed yet, which is pretty impressive seeing that I'm working with a 1200lb bundle of muscle operated by a brain the size of my fist.

So I thought I would enlighten you with some of my new knowledge so far:

1. When a client says they "mainlined" a drug...that means they gave in intravenously. Not really where that term came up, but I giggle everytime I hear it.

2. A "shod" horse means it has shoes. Before vet school I assumed that all horses wore shoes, but I'm very wrong on that. And not only is there just "shoes", it's like women...there's a whole damn closet to choose from!! This type of shoe does this, and this type does that, etc, etc. 

3. I've now become an expert in the art of cleaning penile sheaths...yes, you read that correctly. I won't go into detail, let's just say it's not the most fun experience, but makes for a LOT of fun jokes on the way home in the truck!

4. I still have no FREAKING clue how to tell the difference between a Quarter horse, an Arabian, a Tennesee Walking Horse, etc.  I'm doing good if I can get "horse".  And don't even get me started on the colors. If the horse is brown, why can't we just say it's BROWN? No, no, it's "Chestnut". God forbid!!

5. Horse teeth are gross. Nuff said. 

Okay, that is the extent of my knowledge for the day...I have 6 more weeks on equine so I'm sure I will have many more fun stories to share with you all!