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I rarely forward ... but I thought some would appreciate this... Catherine Lassesen > > Being a person who appreciates horses, this > > > thought (written by a lady > > > >veterinarian) appealed to me. > > > > ============ > > > > If we were mares . . . . . > > > > Some group of scientists sat around having > > > coffee one morning (even > > > >scientists can't think in the morning without > > > coffee! ) and came up with > > > >the conclusion that humans are the intelligent > > > species. . that homo sapiens > > > >are far superior in brain power to all of the other > > > world's creatures. . . > > > >so my unscientific brain got to thinking about this > > > today. . . about how > > > >the world could or would be like if we thought and > > > acted more like my > > > >horses. . . . This is what I came up with: > > > > 1. That we (mares) should sit at the kitchen > > > table when our new > > > >"Journals" came and pick out our men (stallions). > > > These stallions would be > > > >only the best that were allowed to reproduce - good > > > looking, intelligent, > > > >athletic, healthy and excel in a particular > > > discipline. All others would be > > > >gelded. Hmmmm. And that we could pick out a > > > different stallion every year > > > >without earning a bad reputation! > > > > 2. That we should be allowed to roam around all > > > day and eat (graze), > > > >nap, enjoy the outdoors, and socialize with our > > > buddies as pretty pasture > > > >ornaments with all our needs taken care of by > > > somebody else! > > > > 3. That "fat" would be considered a desirable > > > asset and prove that we > > > >are "easy keepers". > > > > 4. That we should be waited on - our rooms > > > cleaned, and an all you can > > > >eat buffet before us everyday. > > > > 5. That we should get new shoes or a pedicure > > > every 5 to 6 weeks and our > > > >hair done daily. > > > > 6. That we should be chauffeured around when we > > > need to go somewhere in > > > >an expensive vehicle designed just for us. . . oh, > > > and with food in front > > > >of us while we travel. > > > > 7. That once our babies are weaned they can't > > > move back home. > > > > 8. That we should have better clothes, grooming > > > supplies, living > > > >conditions and medical care than the people that > > > take care of us. > > > > Okay scientists. . . now who is really smarter? > > > ? ? > > > > -- Barbara Forney, VMD > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
