Dreamers Always Win @alydeemckean - Tumblr Blog

Summer Olympics: Who can run the fastest? :) Who can swim the fastest? :) Who can do the best somersault? :)

Winter Olympics: WHO CAN MAKE IT TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ICE SLIDE OF DEATH AND SURVIVE?? WHO CAN GET AROUND THE RINK WITHOUT GETTING THEIR HANDS SLICED OFF BY EVERYONE ELSE’S FEET BLADES?? CAN THIS GUY DO A 1080 DEGREE FLIP WITHOUT DYING??

cheesepress-deactivated20191231

youd think horses were one of those animals that has horrible health due to humans breeding unhealthy animals to achieve a certain look but no they really are just naturally that fucked up

cheesepress-deactivated20191231

horses’ lungs bleed when they run at a certain speed

mesopelagic

if their diet is too rich / low in selenium their hooves fall off

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excuse me

theonlyleftydesk

The reason they have such poor health outcomes after breaking or otherwise injuring their legs is because their legs are actually hyper-specialized fingers; and as in human fingers, there is very little muscle supporting the bone, just a lot of cartilage and tendons and whatnot. You’d think an animal that literally evolved to run away to avoid being eaten would have ALSO evolved sturdier running appendages, but…

sounddesignerjeans-deactivated2

I fucking hate this post, it’s 1 AM I don’t want to know that horse legs are giant fucking fingers

alydeemckean

Horses as guts on stilts that are scared of their own farts.

The only reason they’ve made it this far is they tricked us into loving them by being cute and needy. No other reason.

trainingfaith

Fake Service Dogs?

You’re sitting at a cafe with your friend when suddenly a woman walks in with a toy poodle in her purse. The manager at the counter informs her “I’m sorry, but we do not allow dogs”. She replies with a heavy sigh and a “She’s a service dog. She can come with me”. Not knowing much about service dog law, and worrying about getting sued for asking further questions, he sits this woman down at a booth. There, she promptly unzips her purse and places the dog on the booth seat next to her. When the woman’s food comes out, the little dog begs and she feeds her bits off her plate. This dog is not public access trained, and proceeds to bark at those who walk by. This dog is a nuisance and causes many in the restaurant to complain. The manager cannot do anything but inform the unhappy customers that this is a service dog, so he can’t ask her to leave. In the end, it’s the customers who end up leaving.

Now I walk in with my highly trained service dog pressed against my leg in a perfect heel position, and I’m quickly bombarded by the manager telling me “No dogs! No dogs! We ALL know what happened last time”. Confused, I tell him “This is my medical alert and medical response service dog. Her right to accompany me is protected under federal law.” With a sigh, he seats me at a table far away from others where my dog promptly tucks under my feet, out of sight. When my food arrives my dog is still tucked tightly under the table because she knows she’s not supposed to eat when she’s on duty. She stays there ignoring those who walk past for the remainder of my meal. When we leave, a woman by the door exclaims “Woah, I didn’t know there was a dog here!”

See the difference?

Scenario number two occurs at a local grocery store when a man decides to bring his certified emotional support animal into the store with him. Upon entering he flashes a fancy ID card and certification papers. This dog is not as unruly as the first, but he still forges ahead of his handler, sniffs the food on display, and may seek attention from those who walk past. You find this dog adorable, and when he and his owner walk past you ask to pet him. The owner says yes and explains how all he had to do was go online, register his dog, and a few weeks later they sent him a vest, ID card, and certification papers.

Now I pull into the same grocery store. I’m in a rush to get an ingredient for a dish I’m making so I hurry into the store with my service dog next to me. I’m quickly stopped by a manager who demands to see my service dog’s certification card. Remember, this is NOT required by law, and most real service dog teams don’t have them. After 15 minutes of trying to educate, pulling up the ADA website on my phone, back and forth bickering, and drawing more of a crowd than I want to describe… I’m finally allowed in. I grab my ingredient, stand in line (where my service dog obediently moves between my legs to make space for those around me), and I get bombarded by people asking to pet my dog. I explain that she’s working, she has a very important job to do, and she’s not allowed to be pet while on duty. People walk away grumbling and complaining about how rude I was when other handlers like the man they met earlier allow their dog to be pet.

Moral of the story? Fake service dogs create real problems. The ones who are impacted the most are the true service dog handlers who rely on their dogs every day to help mitigate their disability. How would you feel if everywhere you went, you couldn’t make it 10 feet in the door because people were asking you questions? Imagine how much time that would take out of your already hectic day. Businesses lose customers because word gets out that there are unruly dogs in their store, customers become misinformed and start thinking some of these behaviors are okay, some people even start to believe the lies that anyone can just register their dog online and make him a service dog. The result? MORE fake service dogs. MORE real problems.

#THIS

johnstortz

felixinclusis

John Stortz

radical animal rights activists:animals are going extinct we HAVE to do something to save them!

accredited zoos and aquariums:*dedicate massive amounts of money to preserve endangered species in captivity so they can be saved and educates the public to their plight*

radical animal rights activists: no not that

grandduchessgemini

It’s the only day to post this so I gotta

teenagerposts

A reminder that somewhere in the world, Santa is riding at 800 miles per second throwing presents into peoples houses with pinpoint accuracy

shiropoint

This is mesmerizing to watch.

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actually physically painful to watch because you know months were spent masking all those frames for each of the kajillions of transitions in this

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thatsthat24

Holy………..shmokes…….

mozzarella-shenanigans

Oh?? My god??

2ad

Life really isn’t what I expected it to be

chessys

less quicksand

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almost no quicksand to be honest

spaceyam

lots of metaphorical quicksand tho

soundtrack-for-lovers

grand-prix

Things I've learned throughout my years of riding:

If you don’t know what it is, don’t use it.

Less is more- this applies to everything.

Disciplining a horse is not bad.

Just because your horse can, doesn’t mean they should.

If at first you don’t succeed, step back, take it down a level, work your way back up.

It’s better to successfully show in the 2ft divisions than crash your way through the 3ft divisions.

Cheaper isn’t always better.

There will always be someone with more than you. There will always be someone with less. Don’t discriminate riders regardless of their circumstance- this goes both ways.

Starting low and slow is applicable for all training.

Just because “everyone else is doing it”, doesn’t mean that you have to.

If your horse says no, there’s probably a reason.

Sometimes to win the game, you have to play by the rules- even the unspoken ones.

Don’t show higher than you school.

You can’t rush recovery.

Always end a ride on a good note.

kainimuramonster

THIS IS WHAT FUCKING HAPPENS WHEN YOU FORGET TO RINSE THE TUB OUT AFTER USING A LUSH INTERGALATIC BATHBOMB!

He’s fine. He got a bath.

Lush glitter is made of seaweed.

greyallison

He’s cosplaying the night sky.

horsiie

sparrf-blog

i keep thinking about that tribe of baboons where all the alpha males died from eating poison garbage and then the baby boy monkeys were taken care of by the lady monkeys and never got socialized to be aggressive so they all just live peacefully and groom eachother instead of fighting and killing eachother and its been generations of that, it only took 1 wipeout of the aggressive males to change the whole social order of the species i am crying they must be so much happier