Using This as a Standard....

Post by **Minimalist** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:35 am

Morning, Charlie.

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:12 am

Minimalist wrote:Morning, Charlie.

Morning, Min.

Sorry I've been out of pocket. I screwed up my back pretty good. I've been taking pain pills and laying down a lot. Grrrr...I'm getting stir crazy, but, man, my back hurts!! Hopefully I'll be back in the saddle before long. I'm gonna go lay back down for a bit.

Post by **Minimalist** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:35 am

Like you said....those damn rocks get heavy!

Feel better.

Forum Monk · Post by **Forum Monk** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:37 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_teeth

Additionally, a horse may have:
Between 4 and 5 canine teeth (tushes, tusks) between the molars and incisors. Generally all male horses have four canines. However, few female horses (less than 28%) have canines, and those that do usually have only one or two, which many times are only partially erupted.
Between zero to four wolf teeth, which are vestigial premolars and not canines as the name may suggest. About 13-32% of all horses also are born with wolf teeth, with most of those having only one or two. They are equally common in male and female horses and much more likely to be on the upper jaw. If present these can cause problems in the bitting of the horse as they can interfere with the horse's bit contact, and may also make it difficult to rasp the second premolar. Therefore, wolf teeth are commonly removed.

So how far back do I have to go to find these meat-eating horses? Merychippus is about 17 million years and he grazed.

Post by **Minimalist** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:44 am

Why does that picture make me think of Mr. Ed?

Digit · Post by **Digit** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:47 am

To put you out of your misery Min. It was years ago, I was doing a photo shoot at a zoo, I'd got a marvelous picture of a kiddy with a goat that would do on a poster but I needed some animal shots as well. Unfortunately the Zebra stallion ojected to me paying attention his mares and I'd taken my eye off him.
By the end of the day I felt that I'd been in a war zone, I'd been licked by a Giraffe, bitten by a Zebra, pecked by an Ostrich and been on the receiving end of some well aimed crap by our nearest primate relatives!
Happy days!

Post by **Minimalist** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:13 am

I thought only photographers in Iraq had rough days!

Rokcet Scientist · Post by **Rokcet Scientist** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:10 pm

Digit wrote:
By the end of the day I felt that I'd been in a war zone, I'd been licked by a Giraffe, bitten by a Zebra, pecked by an Ostrich and been on the receiving end of some well aimed crap by our nearest primate relatives!

Wow, that was a fullfilling, memorable day!
Days like that make you feel really alive, don't they?

Post by **Minimalist** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:23 pm

Anyone who ever worked in a bureaucracy knows what it is like to have shit thrown at them by lower primates....usually called 'bosses.'

Digit · Post by **Digit** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:47 pm

Never to be forgotten!

Post by **Minimalist** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:49 pm

Unfortunately the Zebra stallion ojected to me paying attention his mares

I would probably react the same way!

Digit · Post by **Digit** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:21 pm

I wouldn't have minded but I didn't fancy her!

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:07 pm

Minimalist wrote:Like you said....those damn rocks get heavy!

Feel better.

Yeah, they do.

I've been doing it for 2 years and never hurt my back. Oh well, it's not my spine, just a muscle on the left, lower portion. Should be good to go within a couple of days.

Thanks, Bro.

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:08 pm

Minimalist wrote:
Unfortunately the Zebra stallion ojected to me paying attention his mares

I would probably react the same way!