Problem: Article: Overweight horses are more prone to laminitis than horses that are at a healthy weight. Consult your horse's veterinarian to determine if your horse needs to lose weight. If so, ask your horse's veterinarian for feeding guidelines, exercise recommendations, and other measures to help your horse lose weight. Your horse's vet may recommend: Cutting back your horse's hay intake to 1 to 1.5% of its target body weight Reducing treats and high-calorie supplements Gradually increasing your horse's exercise amount and intensity Limiting your horse's pasture time to 4 hours or less daily Regular hoof maintenance is important for reducing laminitis flareups. Ensure that your horse has regular appointments with a farrier to keep its hooves in good condition and spot any problems early before they get worse. For example, during a routine shoe change, your horse's farrier may be able to spot laminitis before it becomes severe. Preventative checkups will help you keep your horse from developing laminitis if it is prone to it. Work with your horse's veterinarian to keep your horse parasite free and up to date on its vaccinations. Doing so will help to keep it healthy in general, and may also reduce the likelihood of a laminitis flare up. Your horse's veterinarian can also advise you on ways you can minimize your horse's symptoms in the event of a laminitis flare up. For example, they may recommend icing your horse's hooves and legs in the first 72 hours after symptoms appear. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is crucial if your horse gets laminitis. Call your vet and make an appointment right away if you suspect this is the issue. Your veterinarian may need to treat your horse using different techniques depending on the severity of its condition. Your veterinarian may: Prescribe antibiotics Open and drain any abscesses that have formed Purge your horse's digestive system Administer IV fluids If it ever gets to where your horse can't stand up or if the coffin bone drops through the sole of the hoof you must put your horse down.
Summary: Ensure that your horse maintains a healthy body weight. Maintain regular appointments with your horse's farrier. Keep regular appointments with your horse's veterinarian. Call your horse's veterinarian if you suspect it has laminitis.

Problem: Article: Join a 12" section of pipe with a 18" section of pipe using a T joint. Cap both ends in L joints. Make a second, identical piece. Join these two sides together at the L joint on end closer to the T joint using a 26" pieces of pipe. Make a separate piece with a T joint at the center and two 12" pieces. Then, join at the upper ends together with this piece. All pieces should be dry fit before doing any trimming. Your end shape should be a rectangle. If your pieces aren't fitting together right, they can be trimmed down. The long side T joints should be facing into the inside of the rectangle. The upper T joint will need to be adjusted but will likely be around a 45 degree angle from the line of the long side. Place a 2" section of pipe into the long side T joints and cap with a mirrored T joint. Make the long sides the same as with the vertical section (12 and 18" pipe sections capped with L joints). However, join the ends closest to the center T joint with an 18" section and the other end with 8" sections and a T joint. You should now have two rectangles, one inside the other, and joined at their lower third point. The seat is formed between the short portion of the horizontal section and the long portion of the vertical section. The chair rests on the long end of the horizontal section and the short end of the vertical section. Adjust the angle that the two pieces meet at until you like the angle of the back and seat. Measure the distance between the remaining T joints on the long sides needed to create the angle you want. Cut a piece of pipe to your desired length and insert it into the two T joints. A sling which reaches between the top part of the chair and the front edge of the seat creates the space for you to sit down. You can make this sling out of fabric or you can even make it out of something like Duct tape. All it is is a long section of fabric with tubes at either end that you fit onto the PVC pipe. You can sew these tubes into place or you can even cheat and use iron on velcro. Your PVC beach chair is now done. Don't forget that you can change any of the measurements to make the chair larger or smaller, or even use thinner PVC pipe.
Summary: Make the vertical section. Create the joint. Make the horizontal section. Measure for your desired angle. Cut and insert the back brace. Create the sling. Enjoy!

Problem: Article: Even if you think the way you were let go was unfair or terrible, don't badmouth your former employer or boss in an interview. This makes you look negative and often changes the way the interviewer sees you. If the interviewer asks you to elaborate about your boss or former company, you can say something like, "The company just wasn't a good fit for me, because it didn't present the types of challenges I most enjoy." Or you can say, "My boss is great at his job, but our personalities just didn't fit well." " Don't lie, but you don't have to be obvious about it either. Instead, you can say things like "my company downsized" or "my position was eliminated." If it's apparent to the interviewer that you were fired for a more specific reason that downsizing, explain what happened in as few words as possible. For example, you can say something like "I learned that I should really research the companies I apply to, to make sure that their goals and mine match. For example, I noticed that your company's commitment to social justice matches my own passion for it, which is exemplified by my work with the ACLU." Interviewers will tend to have more respect for you if you take responsibility for being fired. This doesn't necessarily mean accepting blame if you weren't at fault, but it can mean acknowledging the position wasn't a good fit or you didn't get along with your bosses or coworkers. For example, you can say something like "You can see on my resume that being involuntarily let go from a position is not commonplace for me. The truth is that my boss and I did not get along well and the position wasn't a good fit. I've learned a lot from the position, and my references will attest to my excellence as an employee and coworker."
Summary:
Don't talk about your previous boss or company. Avoid saying "fired. Be concise, then move on. Take responsibility.