4/21/2017: Week 10 – It's Not Quite Over Yet

Hey everyone! 

 Week 10 already, wow! It feels like just yesterday when I cleaned out my first stable! Anyway, this was one of the least eventful weeks of the internship (partly because all the work is slowly coming to an end), mainly because I didn't get to go the lab at all this week. However, I heard that all the time in the lab this week was spent finishing up moving, so I didn't really miss anything.
LIFE ON THE RANCH

 Week 10's ranch duty was the shortest ranch duty ever because we only had two very simple tasks, both of which we've done countless times before. First was cleaning out the stables, which went without hitch. We also performed some milk tests, none of which showed any particularly interesting results. The second task was washing the horses, which should've been super easy, but of course, we messed it up. And we messed it up bad...

 Basically, while we were trying to get the mini horses from the pasture to take them to the bathing area, they were being very stubborn and kept on running away from us. This wasn't that big of a deal until both of them suddenly made a quick dash for the gate, which we had forgotten to close. What followed was a slightly terrifying and extremely exhausting chase down the road. Luckily, both of them stopped before going onto the main road, and went back into the pasture on their own. I made sure to quickly run after them and close the gate. We were very thankful the horses didn't go too far, and made sure all the gates were closed properly after that. With no doubt, it was the most stressful moment of the internship! 
Getting Here Was Harder Than It Looks
However, the rest of the day passed without event, and we finished quite early. This is likely the last ranch duty I'll have, so in a way, doing all the tasks we started out with two months ago, mixed in with a high-speed horse chase, was a great way to close this chapter of our experience. I'm definitely going to miss life on the ranch! 

 Although it's been 10 weeks already, I've decided to keep going to the lab for a few more weeks, so I'll keep you all updated! It's almost over, but for now, until next time!

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  1. UnknownApril 30, 2017 at 7:57 PM

    Nice! It seems like you really enjoyed your SRP!!

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    1. UnknownMay 1, 2017 at 1:20 AM

      I truly did! It was a great experience from start to finish. Thank you for reading my blog!

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