In the morning, I was awoken by a strange scratching/tapping noise at my bedside window. I was honestly horrified and expected to see some insane person’s face staring through the glass, but what I saw when I slowly moved the curtain aside was not at all what I expected. I felt like I was in Jurassic Park rather than Belize!
…two toucans just wanted to say good morning to Kayla(my roommate) and I!!! 
Later in the day we got to hangout with some of the sweetest horses I have ever met.
What I said after today’s field day:
Prior to today’s field class, my horse experience was limited to a volunteer job where my contact with the horses was limited to brushing them, dressing them in riding equipment, and leading them. Despite my lack of veterinary experience with horses, I think that my experiences with being close to horses helped me to feel more comfortable. I was actually way less nervous than I expected to be, but I did have some trouble with checking the capillary reflex because I was nervous about putting my hands in her mouth. In my past experience with horses, I had always tried to stay away from their mouths just because I didn’t really know what to expect from them and didn’t want to upset them. After about 3 minutes of me fearfully pulling at poor Hot Coin’s mouth, I was able to open her mouth and check her capillary refill time, which showed she was hydrated which is great! I was also fearful to take her temperature but ended up being fine…I don’t know why I imagined that the horse would kick me or something! After the physical exams we were able to view a castration of a male horse. While watching this, I realized that I don’t think I could pursue a career in large animal/equine medicine. I just do not think I could handle doing surgery on animals that large, unless it was an emergency and they really needed help.
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