i read it and loved it, i thought you guys would have some fun with it too.
Cheers Katie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim James" <horse_haven@...>
To: <welshcobs@...>
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [welshcobs] Living with O.C.E.A.N. Syndrome


> Katie,
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> LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!.
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> Kim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Katie" <skates@...>
> To: <welshcobs@...>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 11:16 AM
> Subject: [welshcobs] Living with O.C.E.A.N. Syndrome
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> > Have fun reading it !!!!!!
> >
> > Living with O.C.E.A.N. Syndrome
> > > By Scooter Grubb
> > > Just recently, after years of research, I have finally
> > > been able to give a name to what my wife and I have
> > > been living with for years.
> > >
> > > It's an affliction, for sure, which when undiagnosed
> > > and misunderstood can devastate and literally tear a
> > > family apart. Very little is known about O.C.E.A.N.
> > > Syndrome. But it is my hope this article will generate
> > > interest from researchers involved in the equine and
> > > psychological sciences. You will, no doubt, begin to
> > > identify similar symptoms in your own family and
> > > hopefully now be able to cope.
> > >
> > > Obsessive Compulsive Equine Attachment Neurosis
> > > Syndrome (O.C.E.A.N.S) is usually found in the female
> > > and can manifest itself anytime from birth to the
> > > golden years. Symptoms may appear any time and may
> > > even go dormant in the late teens, but the syndrome
> > > frequently re-emerges in later years.
> > >
> > > Symptoms vary widely in both number and degree of
> > > severity. Allow me to share some examples which are
> > > most prominent in our home.
> > >
> > > The afflicted individual:
> > >
> > > 1. Can smell moldy hay at ten paces, but can't
> > > tell whether milk has gone bad until it turns chunky.
> > > 2. Finds the occasional "Buck and Toot" session
> > > hugely entertaining, but severely chastises her
> > > husband for similar antics.
> > > 3. Will spend hours cleaning and conditioning her
> > > tack, but wants to eat on paper plates so there are no dishes.
> > > 4. Considers equine gaseous excretions a fragrance.
> > > 5. Enjoys mucking out four stalls twice a day,
> > > but insists on having a housekeeper mop the kitchen
> > > floor once a week.
> > > 6. Will spend an hour combing and trimming an
> > > equine mane, but wears a baseball cap so she doesn't
> > > waste time brushing her own hair.
> > > 7. Will dig through manure piles daily looking
> > > for worms, but does not fish.
> > > 8. Will not hesitate to administer a rectal exam
> > > up to her shoulder, but finds cleaning out the
> > > Thanksgiving turkey cavity for dressing quite repulsive.
> > > 9. By memory can mix eight different supplements
> > > in the correct proportions, but can't make macaroni
> > > and cheese that isn't soupy.
> > > 10. Twice a week will spend an hour scrubbing
> > > algae from the water tanks, but has a problem cleaning
> > > lasagna out of the casserole dish.
> > > 11. Will pick a horse's nose, and call it
> > > cleaning, but becomes verbally violent when her
> > > husband picks his.
> > > 12.Can sit through a four-hour session of a
> > > ground work clinic, but unable to make it through a
> > > half-hour episode of Cops.
> > >
> > > The spouse of an afflicted victim:
> > >
> > > 1. Must come to terms with the fact there is no
> > > cure, and only slightly effective treatments. The
> > > syndrome may be genetic or caused by the inhaling of
> > > manure particles which, I propose, have an adverse
> > > effect on female hormones.
> > >
> > > 2. Must adjust the family budget to include
> > > equine items - hay, veterinarian services, ferrier
> > > services, riding boots and clothes, supplements, tack,
> > > equine masseuse and acupuncturist - as well as the
> > > (mandatory) equine spiritual guide, etc. Once you have
> > > identified a monthly figure, never look at it again.
> > > Doing so will cause tightness in your chest, nausea
> > > and occasional diarrhea.
> > >
> > > 3. Must realize that your spouse has no control
> > > over this affliction. More often than not, she will
> > > deny a problem even exists as denial is common.
> > >
> > > 4. Must form a support group. You need to know
> > > you're not alone - and there's no shame in admitting
> > > your wife has a problem. My support group, for
> > > instance, involves men who truly enjoy Harley
> > > Davidsons, four-day weekends and lots of scotch. Most
> > > times, she is unaware that I am even gone, until the
> > > precise moment she needs help getting a 50-pound bag
> > > of grain out of the truck.
> > >
> > > Now you can better see how O.C.E.A.N.S. affects
> > > countless households in this country and abroad. It
> > > knows no racial, ethnic or religious boundaries. It is
> > > a syndrome that will be difficult to treat because
> > > those most affected are in denial and therefore, not
> > > interested in a cure.
> > >
> > > So, I am taking it upon myself to be constantly
> > > diligent in my research in order to pass along
> > > information to make it easier for caretakers to cope
> > > on a day to day basis.
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