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Date Posted: 18:20:43 11/26/02 Tue
Author: Cheri
Subject: Tuesday's horse fact..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations, and Horse Facts.." on 18:21:58 11/25/02 Mon



Health concerns of Mules and Donkeys..


Part 8..


When it comes to physical soundness, -


mules often seem to excel when compared with horses. They have strong, tough, flexible feet and many are never shod at all. Because they have small, upright, boxy feet, they also are very surefooted. Mules also seem to have fewer leg soundness problems than horses.

In an article entitled "Reconsider the Mule," Robert Miller, DVM, of California, a devoted mule fancier, wrote the following concerning a major mule event he had attended:

"And there are races. Mules run sprints ranging from 50 yards to a quarter-mile and races vary in length up to a mile. Although they are not designated race officials, at the finish line five veterinarians inspect the winners. They look at racing mules seven, eight, 10 years of age; many have been racing since they were two. Some are entered in many events each day. One mule runs several sprints and a mile race in a single day, in addition to barrel racing, stake racing, and a variety of regular show classes.

Their legs are clean and sound. Not a splint or windpuff can be seen. There isn't a single big knee, a bucked shin, or an enlarged tendon. None are lame. Why? Why do they stay sound? Seeking answers, the veterinarians, all of whom are equine practitioners exposed daily to the tragedy of lameness in beautiful horses, look at mules, run their hands down the tough little legs and wonder."

One of the answers to the soundness question, it would seem logical to believe, involves hybrid vigor. Perhaps the tough physical and mental qualities of the donkey explain the rest.

Betsy Hutchins adds this thought: "The fact that they are inclined not to panic, to think about what is happening to them, and to take care of themselves physically prevents many accidents that might happen if they were horses."

Tomorrows fact .. Mules, as a rule of thumb, live longer productive lives than horses.

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[> Wednesday's inspiration.. -- Cheri, 15:32:39 11/28/02 Thu



THANK YOU, GOD

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Luke 17:11-19 (NRSV)

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well."

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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.

- Psalm 106:1 (NRSV)

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AS I was listening to a preacher speak on the topic of thankfulness, I was reminded of the Bible story of the 10 lepers. In Luke 17 we find Jesus travelling toward Jerusalem when he comes upon a group of 10 men with leprosy. When they recognize Jesus, the lepers ask him to heal them. Jesus instructs them to show themselves to the priests. They obey Jesus. On their way to see the priests, they are cleansed and healed. Yet, only one leper (a Samaritan) comes back to thank Jesus.

How often do we ask God for things -- health, money, a new job, forgiveness, and more? When our prayers are answered we hurriedly thank the Lord; or like the nine lepers who did not return, we say nothing at all.

The leper who returned to thank Jesus is our model for responding to the blessings in our lives. Even in the midst of hard times, if we look we can find ways that God is blessing us. And God offers us the blessing of eternal life each day. As we recognize this and other blessings God bestows on us, we will want to say,

"Thank you, God, for all your goodness and mercy."


Prayer: O Lord, thank you for the many blessings you have bestowed
upon us. Help us to be ever mindful that all we have comes from you. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Recognizing God's blessings calls forth our gratitude.

-- Paul F. Petru (Ohio, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: To see our blessings
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