Week 5-7

On vacation, didn't intern

Week 4

This week, I worked Thursday and Saturday. Thursday I worked the morning shift until 12:30, so I had a total of 6 hours. I did the normal work - feed, muck, water, groom, tidy up around the ranch. I am the type of person who takes a long time to get used to something, but once I get the hang of it I can do it blindfolded. I see that working here a lot. I am gradually getting more comfortable driving the Polaris around the ranch and answering the phone. I am really comfortable working with the horses, but the only reason for that is I have owned my horse for a couple years.

Saturday I did the feeding again. It's so enjoyable to go up by myself for a few hours and just work and be around the horses. It clears up my head and the exercise leaves me feeling tired but refreshed.

The best part about working at the ranch is being around horse savvy people. Both Christine and Pat (our boss) have been teaching me so much about horses, health, Hawaiian history, and working with people. They've been telling me about feeding horses alfalfa hay, which can make them hyper. I asked someone else about it and they said alfalfa has no impact on whether or not a horse is hyper or not, but I'm still thinking it can. Alfalfa is different than timothy (a grass hay) because it has more calories and energy in it.