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Contest!!!! – REVISED
| December 16, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
EDITED – the prize is now vet related and will be surprise 🙂 Because contests make everything more fun….I am officially announcing the “guess Mel’s test score” for the musculockeletal block midterm this afternoon. Here’s the details. This exam is worth 180 points. 90 of those points are a (2 hour) in-class multiple choice exam […] more
as if we needed another reason…
| December 13, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
…to keep our horses where they can move freely. Animals that have access to free exercise (pasture) have a greater quantity of synovia (joint fluid) in their joints. As it is a protective and nutritive substance, this seems like a good thing to me…. Reference – Dyce’s, Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, chapter 1 more
Climbing down into a deep dark hole
| December 12, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Heads up. I will be dissapearing into a deep, dark hole, effective immediately. I will emerge, with sanity intact (we can hope) after Friday. Friday is a 3 hour, comprehensive midterm, that will test material through this week. There’s a lot to do between now and then, and for the first time, I am feeling […] more
Totally cool vet fact
| December 11, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Ready for your totally cool vet fact of the day??!?!?!?! I think as endurance riders we all get the whole size of the animal and the cost of size when it comes to locomotion. If you need a bit more background, here’s an example I’m trying to recall from memory – I probably have all […] more
My desk
| December 10, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s almost 4am and I’m bored. Had a cup or two of coffee at dinner and unexpectadly pulled an all nighter. Was VERY productive with my lecture notes – my study guide is started and I might even pass that midterm coming up next Friday! What to do when I’ve been up for 24 hours […] more
I have an announcement
| December 9, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Those of you that are not my classmates (I don’t believe any of them read this….) are probably not aware of my computer decoration. Since all of our computers look the same, were were encouraged to “personalize” our computers. I put a green plastic, clearish case on mine and stuck a TEVIS bumper sticker (that […] more
Mel’s Guide to Studying
| December 7, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
1. “Quit” mail program (just shutting the window doesn’t count)2. Do NOT go to blogger “just to write a short post”3. Put the puppy in the kennel. Not the x-pen that she can clear with a single bound. From a sit. 4. Do NOT get distracted by all the blog post ideas that have been brewing […] more
