Muddy Days at tevalandYesterday was a really rainy day, this means the interns don't come into work and are encouraged to look at home for donations or animals in need of rescuing. Because of the rain yesterday the farm was extra muddy today which meant it was extra slippery, we had to take extra precaution transporting food to the animals throughout the farm. I had the chance to help train the new interns that will be starting at the beginning of the next school year, I taught them how to brush the horses and put the bug spray on them. Today was really exciting because I purchased a fly mask for the white horse named Sophia over the weekend and she got to try it on today. During the summer this is going to be a life saver to her because of her white coat, white horses have a hard time in summer because they get sunburned more easily and bugs are more drawn to them. The mask fit her perfectly and she seemed to really enjoy it, the bugs will no longer bug her face, and when it is hotter outside she will have a little bit of protection from the sun. Daily reflectionWorking on a farm involves a lot of teamwork and self advocacy, examples of this are asking other interns, or my mentors what has been done and what still needs to be done. It is so common in the farm setting to ask for help, that no one needs to worry about getting embarrassed or afraid to ask for help or even just ask a question. It's better to get it done right the first time instead of wasting time and having to redo the same thing over and over again. New interns are always joining the Tevaland family which means training is needed for them. For example 2 new juniors from the same school as the senior interns that are there currently are being trained to take over their spots at the start of the next year. I have a really amazing mentor who is very reasonable and willing to help with whatever we need. When It is raining outside the interns work from home finding donations or animals that need rescuing off of sites such as craigslist. My mentor and all of the high school interns are planning a party for our families to come up and visit the farm and say goodbye, even though I am only here for a month they are including me in the party. I reached out to my mentor for extra help the first week when I wanted more information on what they needed for the farm. I have spent a lot of time on craigslist looking for free items that could be useful on the farm.
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Makenna albanoMy name is Makenna Albano and I am a senior at High Tech High International, I am attending Colorado State University in the fall and I am majoring in animal science. I have a lot of experience with animals but not as much with larger animals and farm animals. For my senior year externship I chose to fly to New York and work on a farm that rescues and rehabilitates all kinds of animals. I am very excited to get the farm animal experience, at this farm they have all kinds of animals such as goats, horses,bunnies, cats, chickens, pigs, rats, ferrets and more!!! |