Just got attacked by a horse!
Discussion
PoleDriver said:
I've heard so many tales of people's bad experiences with horses, cows, sheep and dogs, etc. I can't relate to any of them! Through my (very) long life I often strayed through fields of many types of animals and have never, ever, had a problem! (Apart from one campsite in Devon with a gaggle of rogue geese!) And I've always felt the need to approach whatever animal and try to make a fuss of them!
It has to be down to people's attitude or aftershave!
Don't try and group us with you, if you can't relate to any animals please exit left It has to be down to people's attitude or aftershave!
On a serious note, animals can sense fear or simply object to an ugly human in their territory, I know this
227bhp said:
Horses are like people, some of them are just f
king weird, they all have very different personalities.
You (well ok, me) are just inclined to think they are just some placid thing that stands in a field turning grass into poo, some are far from that. I mean who gets an erection whilst eating their dinner? I never did, but the horse down the road from seems to manage it. If you want to do that it's ok by me, horses for courses, i'll just keep it flaccid with my lasagne n chips thankyou.
I've been feeding two local horses a bit of veg and fruit lately on my way to work, they like to take it from my hand, but i'm a bit nervy about that as I like my fingers and they've got big teeth (yes I know how to do it, but still...). So I put the veg on the wall, one of them looks at me, reaches forward and nips my jumper! I assume he's having a bit of a play here so I put the food on a shovel and offer them it that way, would they take it? No way.
If you leave some horses in a field in Winter they just stand around and get depressed (and so would I).
Just slightly off topic but please, please, please, unless you have permission from the horses' owner, don't feed treats of any kind to them! Some may have specific dietary requirements and/or allergies. One of my best friends almost had to have her horse put to sleep due to passers by feeding him carrots (he is allergic to them) and he went in to anaphylactic shock. It also teaches them to be nippy and to bite and thus creating behaviour issues similar to what the OP has described! king weird, they all have very different personalities.You (well ok, me) are just inclined to think they are just some placid thing that stands in a field turning grass into poo, some are far from that. I mean who gets an erection whilst eating their dinner? I never did, but the horse down the road from seems to manage it. If you want to do that it's ok by me, horses for courses, i'll just keep it flaccid with my lasagne n chips thankyou.
I've been feeding two local horses a bit of veg and fruit lately on my way to work, they like to take it from my hand, but i'm a bit nervy about that as I like my fingers and they've got big teeth (yes I know how to do it, but still...). So I put the veg on the wall, one of them looks at me, reaches forward and nips my jumper! I assume he's having a bit of a play here so I put the food on a shovel and offer them it that way, would they take it? No way.
If you leave some horses in a field in Winter they just stand around and get depressed (and so would I).
Edited by 227bhp on Friday 30th December 17:15
Emmapuma said:
Just slightly off topic but please, please, please, unless you have permission from the horses' owner, don't feed treats of any kind to them! Some may have specific dietary requirements and/or allergies. One of my best friends almost had to have her horse put to sleep due to passers by feeding him carrots (he is allergic to them) and he went in to anaphylactic shock. It also teaches them to be nippy and to bite and thus creating behaviour issues similar to what the OP has described!
Then they should put a sign up stating so. Given they were still there every day I think they're ok, but yes I get your point. As Winter drew on they were stabled every day anyhow (which I think is a bit cruel) so the food went to the man with pigs anyhow.Horses: 0
Pigs: 1
Emmapuma said:
Just slightly off topic but please, please, please, unless you have permission from the horses' owner, don't feed treats of any kind to them!
Most definitely this. Two of our horses are on strict diets due to ongoing conditions. Feeding treats such as carrots and the like is strictly controlled. It can get serious pretty quickly.
PoleDriver said:
I've heard so many tales of people's bad experiences with horses, cows, sheep and dogs, etc. I can't relate to any of them! Through my (very) long life I often strayed through fields of many types of animals and have never, ever, had a problem! (Apart from one campsite in Devon with a gaggle of rogue geese!) And I've always felt the need to approach whatever animal and try to make a fuss of them!
It has to be down to people's attitude or aftershave!
My 12 year old cousin was killed by her own horse. Had been around horses all her life including that particular one. It has to be down to people's attitude or aftershave!
It's not just down to people's attitude.
ChocolateFrog said:
PoleDriver said:
I've heard so many tales of people's bad experiences with horses, cows, sheep and dogs, etc. I can't relate to any of them! Through my (very) long life I often strayed through fields of many types of animals and have never, ever, had a problem! (Apart from one campsite in Devon with a gaggle of rogue geese!) And I've always felt the need to approach whatever animal and try to make a fuss of them!
It has to be down to people's attitude or aftershave!
My 12 year old cousin was killed by her own horse. Had been around horses all her life including that particular one. It has to be down to people's attitude or aftershave!
It's not just down to people's attitude.
te. That is dreadful. Horses are a lottery in my opinion, and one that isn't worth playing.gareth_r said:
mids said:
...Couldn't believe how aggressive it was...
As I understand it, there is a reason why nearly all stallions are geldings. NinjaPower hit the nail on the head with the two types of horse owners. A lass I know keeps horses and I can also confirm.
Heard some truly scary stories of just how incompetent some of these owners are, turning perfectly decent horses into dangerous nightmares.
Could of been a stallion or one of those horses which has been messed up by some idiot owners who don't have a clue.
Usually making yourself as big as possible works, though in calm way. Best way to panic a horse is the start panicking yourself. For the most part horses are just a mirror.
My cousin and I were once attacked by a cow down Durdle Door way. Once it had finished chasing us around the field for a bit it spotted an easier target in the form of a family walking on the other side of the field. Watching the guy try to hide behind his wife and kids was one of the funniest things we'd ever seen.
Emmapuma said:
227bhp said:
Horses are like people, some of them are just fking weird, they all have very different personalities.
You (well ok, me) are just inclined to think they are just some placid thing that stands in a field turning grass into poo, some are far from that. I mean who gets an erection whilst eating their dinner? I never did, but the horse down the road from seems to manage it. If you want to do that it's ok by me, horses for courses, i'll just keep it flaccid with my lasagne n chips thankyou.
I've been feeding two local horses a bit of veg and fruit lately on my way to work, they like to take it from my hand, but i'm a bit nervy about that as I like my fingers and they've got big teeth (yes I know how to do it, but still...). So I put the veg on the wall, one of them looks at me, reaches forward and nips my jumper! I assume he's having a bit of a play here so I put the food on a shovel and offer them it that way, would they take it? No way.
If you leave some horses in a field in Winter they just stand around and get depressed (and so would I).
Just slightly off topic but please, please, please, unless you have permission from the horses' owner, don't feed treats of any kind to them! Some may have specific dietary requirements and/or allergies. One of my best friends almost had to have her horse put to sleep due to passers by feeding him carrots (he is allergic to them) and he went in to anaphylactic shock. It also teaches them to be nippy and to bite and thus creating behaviour issues similar to what the OP has described! king weird, they all have very different personalities.You (well ok, me) are just inclined to think they are just some placid thing that stands in a field turning grass into poo, some are far from that. I mean who gets an erection whilst eating their dinner? I never did, but the horse down the road from seems to manage it. If you want to do that it's ok by me, horses for courses, i'll just keep it flaccid with my lasagne n chips thankyou.
I've been feeding two local horses a bit of veg and fruit lately on my way to work, they like to take it from my hand, but i'm a bit nervy about that as I like my fingers and they've got big teeth (yes I know how to do it, but still...). So I put the veg on the wall, one of them looks at me, reaches forward and nips my jumper! I assume he's having a bit of a play here so I put the food on a shovel and offer them it that way, would they take it? No way.
If you leave some horses in a field in Winter they just stand around and get depressed (and so would I).
Edited by 227bhp on Friday 30th December 17:15
gareth_r said:
mids said:
...Couldn't believe how aggressive it was...
As I understand it, there is a reason why nearly all stallions are geldings. When I was a lad I got bit, trod on, squashed, dragged around, kicked, thrown off and bit some more.
We had our stallion gelded, he was a real b
d, I got to hold his leg up for the vet and had a day off school. I had a great day, not so good for our horse.
Perry Bridge Farm where i used to do horsey things when young bred amazing showing horses (probably still do); nearly all of which were stallions. The (huge) lads used to bring them out the stables with a rope on each corner and they'd still be up on their back legs and kicking out. Stallions are mostly mental and definitely to be avoided
Nightmare said:
Perry Bridge Farm where i used to do horsey things when young bred amazing showing horses (probably still do); nearly all of which were stallions. The (huge) lads used to bring them out the stables with a rope on each corner and they'd still be up on their back legs and kicking out. Stallions are mostly mental and definitely to be avoided
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