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The Equine Life
Horse Fever
by guest writer Randelle Pogue
It is commonly diagnosed as "Horse Fever." It is unknown if Horse Fever is a genetically inherited disease or an illness developed over time. It has been reported that this disease can strike at the very moment of seeing an equine creature for the first time. Fortunately, there has been no reported cure for Horse Fever; though parents who don't favor the equine obsession have tried repeated times to find one, with obvious failed results.
Hypotheses regarding the origins of horse fever are many. One such theory is that Horse Fever is a genetically inherited disease -- a recessive gene that is known to skip one, or several generations at a time, though dominant genes have been pondered. Depending on the severity of the illness, levels of this disease in the gene pool vary.
Despite countless injuries inflicted upon those struck with Horse Fever by the animals that this disease revolves around, victims of Horse Fever continue to be subjected to various forms of pain by choice. They bite back severe temperatures, and brave all types of weather conditions to clear pens (commonly referred to as Horse Fever patients as “stalls”) of feces and urine without so much as a grimace. In fact, they seem to enjoy it. They also pay outrageous sums of money annually to care for the creatures, and provide them with pricey riding equipment, and apparel, while they are eating beans out of the can…cold.
Psychologists are still trying to determine how the average equestrian's brain functions. They, along with others outside this world, have already come to conclusion that those ill with Horse Fever are missing a few screws (or nails!) somewhere.
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