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I need some one to tell my a few facts about horses as i am getting one very soon!! thankyou

You need to have all their Vet. records if possible. If they are around other horses, you need to make sure that they are all healthy. Ask questions about the mom and dad of the horse. What was their nature, how big and tall were they, how old are they or were they, etc. Ask if their is anything that the horse does not like. Such as other pets, certain riding gear, etc. You want to ask as many questions as you can and also spend some time w/ the horse before buying. I have an almost 2 year old and we got her in March of this year. We thought we had it under control; but man, we were not ready for that responsibility. I love her; but she can be very moody and has been really hard to break. I would not go for a very young horse unless you know a lot about them. Good luck!

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Rumour is like the SARS virus, it can spread by mouth, by phone and sometimes pop up in the most unusual places.

Troubled companies are often plagued with negative unverified information, otherwise called rumour mongering. This is extremely unhealthy and can be deadly and infectious like the dreaded Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus. Misinformation and rumour are very dangerous for companies. In this information era, rumours can spread at an amazing speed through modern communication facilities such as the mobile phone, telephone, fax, computers and satellites.

The rumours of the outbreak of SARS in China started in Heyuan, a small city in Guangdong Province in December 2002. The health authorities diagnosed the disease as ‘Atypical Pneumonia’ but the medical diagnosis was not released to the public immediately and rumours on the outbreak of a terrible, unknown disease began to spread resulting in panic buying of drugs. The crisis and panic peaked after the Spring Festival holidays and the central government had to make a public announcement of a public health crisis.

This was a tad too late as the Chinese government was then criticised by its own people and the international community for not officially warning the public of the SARS hazard earlier.

The only way to stop rumours is to let the staff or public know the truth. It is always useless to hide the facts or deny the truth as this creates the environment for rumours to flourish.

Uncertainty of the future fate of the company also results in rumours. Rumours are dysfunctional sapping away the energy of the staff. As a result, rumours rob you of constructive thinking and action. They are very detrimental to staff morale.

The most effective way to stem rumours is communicate directly with the staff. Let them hear from the horses’ mouth. In some cases, as a turnaround manager, you may not be aware of the rumours that are circulating in the company. Furthermore, in the Asian culture, normally, staff do not openly let the management know the rumours in an open dialogue. In such cases, the use of a questionnaire survey may be useful in ferreting out the undercurrents and root causes of the rumours. Staff can feedback their suggestions for improvements, concerns, etc anonymously without fear of reprisal from their supervisors or managers. Corporations are increasingly supporting the whistle-blowing programs for staff to alert the board and management of any malpractices.

In many ailing businesses, where dissatisfaction and complaints abound, poison letters are also common. These are also a form of rumour. However, if the poison letter intending to assassinate somebody’s character has no signatory, it is difficult to investigate or pursue the matter.

The greatest harm from rumour whether they are truthful or otherwise is the creation of negativism in the corporate environment. In troubled businesses, the dilapidating disease afflicting executives is not alcoholism but negativism.

Positive thoughts bring health, happiness and vitality, laughter and success and real life. On the contrary, negative thoughts brought about by rumour mongering create chemical reactions that result in depression, failure, sadness and even death.

Keep the brain active. Introduce aggressive marketing strategies to direct the staff’s attention away from negativism. An idle mind is the devil’s workshop. Try to keep the staff mentally and constructively occupied.

Therefore, squash the rumours with proper communication and action.

Mike Teng
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The third issue in the smash hit Buffy & Angel collection features one of the most popular characters from the Whedonverse, Spike! Otherwise known as William The Bloody, Spike was a key character in both Buffy and Angel. The lead figurine stands 4′ tall, and features Spike wearing the classic red leather jacket he took from former Slayer, Nikki Wood, whom Spike killed on the New York subway in 1977! The Horse facts Guide Amazon’;return true;” onmouseout=”self.status=””>fact-filled magazine accompanying the figure features everything you need to know about Spike from television through the Dark Horse and IDW comics since the shows’ departure.

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There is a story about a herd of horses that escaped from a barn in Winnipeg, MB sometime in the 1800’s. It is said that the horses tried to cross a freezing river but ended up frozen in the river with their heads sticking out. I know it is spoken of in the movie "My Winnipeg" and I have found pics from the movie but I would like to know whether or not this actually happened, as I live in Winnipeg. Thanks in advance to any and all who answer!
10 pts to the person that can prove to me it true or false!

Sounds like the story of my grandfathers mules ‘freezing to death’ in the summer of 1920.
He was out plowing in the corn field, raising popcorn. Well, it got so hot that the ears of corn started to split open, then the kernels of corn started popping. Next thing my granddaddy knew, the mules saw all that white around them and the only thing white they had ever seen was snow, so they laid down and ‘froze’, right there in that corn field…

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I was recently at a race track and saw a man I know, who is a pretty good handicapper most of the time, go on tilt. That is a term poker players use to describe the vulnerable and sometimes volatile condition a person might experience after having a bad beat. In this man’s case, his Horse facts Guide Amazon’;return true;” onmouseout=”self.status=””>horse was beaten by a 60-1 longshot at the finish line.

He ranted and raved a while and then went to the self service betting terminal and angrily punched in more bets. He was bound and determined that he was going to win, no matter what it took. Unfortunately for him, what he really needed to do was to stop gambling until he’d cooled down and could make rational decisions, not emotional reactions.

There is an acid test that you must perform when you take a bad beat, and we all do eventually, if we keep betting on horse races. The test is to decide if you are making rational decisions or emotional reactions. Emotional reactions will ruin you at the race track or casino. While the thrill of winning is a big part of playing the horses no matter how professional we may become, overall, our first line of defense is our ability to keep a cool head and make good decisions based on mathematical and historical facts.

In other words, we learn lessons and use the past and good math to find profitable situations, like anyone else who speculates. Once you lose the ability to look at a situation objectively, you may as well stop betting. If you are going to be a professional horse player, whether trying to make a full time living or just to show a profit by betting on horses, then you have to understand that monitoring yourself and maintaining your equilibrium is a must.

My friend who lost his temper and began making angry bets wasn’t paying attention to what he was doing or his feelings and where they were coming from. Losing to a longshot is part of life and sometimes we are the ones who bet the longshots and celebrate when they win. There was probably something else bothering him in his life and the loss just seemed to make it that much worse. That is why many professional gamblers lead such minimalist lives, the fewer things to aggravate, the fewer reasons to go on tilt.

So if you happen to take a bad beat at the race track and start to go on tilt, ask yourself this one question, what else is bothering me and why am I getting so angry when I know this is part of betting on horses? Then take some time off, regain your composure, and start all over, it is part of the game.

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