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(CNN) -- I have a big nose. If you give the impression like being euphemistic about it, you could call it "prominent" or "distinctive." On the slightly more complimentary side of that, "magnificent" or "exotic" are options. If cruelty or comedy are your aim, hurl "schnozz", "honker" or "beak."

None of these words will difference its size, curvature, placement or the fact that I greatly enjoy seeing it reactionary there, jutting out from the center of my face.

This was not always the case.

Lately, a school of thought has sprung up, centered around the mental picture that people should reconsider how they talk to young girls. On the surface, it's a quaint, empowering thing, positing that young females are too frequently complimented on how incredibly they are, rather than the things that count, like intelligence, creativity and self-dependence. I was never imperiled on that front. Not even close.

Source: CNN International

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Many horse people--from veterinarians to caretakers--will foretell you that horses are living longer today than ever before, largely thanks to a mix of improved nutritional options for elder equines and advancements in veterinary technology.

Take Shayne , for warning. Shayne is a healthy and stout liver chestnut Irish Breeze-cross stallion living the good life in Brentwood, England. Normal 15 hands, Shayne reportedly loves trotting and cantering around his meadow at the Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary, despite a mild suit of arthritis. By the way, Shayne is 51 years old and believed to be the world's oldest horse.

I've known and cared for a few (decipher: many) equine seniors over the years. My current three-day eventer turned 16 this year (in the face retaining the brain of a 5 year-old). I have two Appaloosas--aged 26 and 25--and a 23-year-old Micro Horse enjoying retirement at my family's Michigan farm. For several years, I cared for a collect of 25+ horses (the vast majority over

Source: TheHorse.com (blog)

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