The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Doofus Of The Day #283
A few weeks ago we saw a gentleman of Romanian extraction get his from a horse he was mistreating. It seems people from that part of the world don't learn too easily . . .
I have a friend that was holding a door open while a horse left the barn. A man was walking behind the horse and ventured too close as he passed my friend. The horse, for whatever reason, kicked the man, who fell backwards. My friend caught him as he fell, which stopped his body, but not the top of his head from hitting the ground. The man died instantly.
If the man was so easily able to get up again afterward, that horse was pulling its punches. Especially one that size can kill with one kick, and not just from hitting the ground.
How hard is "do not screw with the animal that weighs more than a ton" a lesson to learn?
Don't stand behind horses. Gee whiz. I agree that the horse wasn't trying too hard, and it helps buddy's cause that he managed to roll away a little bit and take a glancing blow rather than a square hit. I figured when the horse got up on its front legs that there was going to be carnage.
While comical, do remember first that horses are prey, and that equine eyes are on the side of their head. A horse can not see either directly forward or back, and its "startle reaction" is to strike out with amazing speed. This causes problems for unwary people.
The back of a startled or annoyed horse is just as dangerous as the front of a gun. Because the hooves of even a small horse has much more striking power than most handguns.
But a skittish horse will also shy from things that suddenly appear in front.
A lady friend came to work one one day minus enough skin to half sole an elephant. "My horse was real polite. He let me go over the fence first" was her response to questioning.
6 comments:
Real dumb move
I have a friend that was holding a door open while a horse left the barn. A man was walking behind the horse and ventured too close as he passed my friend. The horse, for whatever reason, kicked the man, who fell backwards. My friend caught him as he fell, which stopped his body, but not the top of his head from hitting the ground. The man died instantly.
If the man was so easily able to get up again afterward, that horse was pulling its punches. Especially one that size can kill with one kick, and not just from hitting the ground.
How hard is "do not screw with the animal that weighs more than a ton" a lesson to learn?
Don't stand behind horses. Gee whiz. I agree that the horse wasn't trying too hard, and it helps buddy's cause that he managed to roll away a little bit and take a glancing blow rather than a square hit. I figured when the horse got up on its front legs that there was going to be carnage.
Jim
While comical, do remember first that horses are prey, and that equine eyes are on the side of their head. A horse can not see either directly forward or back, and its "startle reaction" is to strike out with amazing speed. This causes problems for unwary people.
The back of a startled or annoyed horse is just as dangerous as the front of a gun. Because the hooves of even a small horse has much more striking power than most handguns.
But a skittish horse will also shy from things that suddenly appear in front.
A lady friend came to work one one day minus enough skin to half sole an elephant. "My horse was real polite. He let me go over the fence first" was her response to questioning.
Stranger
Animals will ALWAYS fight back if threatened. We could learn a lot from them in that regard.
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