Equine Amniotic Allograft for Veterinary Regenerative Treatment: Arizona Lumberjack?

Hey, everyone!
In this post, I wanted to talk about my experience being a lumberjack for a day.
All the way in the back of the Ames Ranch is a massively overgrown mesquite tree. The tree is in a corner of the largest pasture and because of its size makes a portion of the pasture inaccessible to the horses. Our solution to this? Just cut down some of the tree. Easier said than done. For those of you unfamiliar with what a mesquite tree is, let me explain. They are native to the Southwestern United States and can grow up to 26 feet tall. Oh, and they also have thorns that are up to 3 inches long. Mr. Ames provided us with gloves which kind of helped except some of the thorns pierced right through them. Our foam bottom shoes also stood no match to the thorns. In the end, Vijeeth and I had to tough out the pain and just do our job. Mr. Ames went in with the chain saw, and we dragged the chopped up pieces and formed a pile. After a while of cutting, Mr. Ames finally was able to get to the heart of the tree, which is when he realized there were actually two separate trees growing from the same spot. It would have taken too long to chop down both trees completely, so he called an audible and decided to just trim both of them instead. The idea was to clear out most of the undergrowth, so the horses could come in and lay down in the shade from the tree during the sweltering summer months. Towards the end of our project, Mr. Ames even let me use the chainsaw! All in all, it was a painful day on the ranch, but getting to use the chainsaw and other tools was a pretty cool experience!