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It's just funny to me the number of people that try to make it the horse's fault.

I've probably been around more horses than most from owning, riding, packing, jumping, transporting, and trimming and shoeing. A lot have been what one might call "bronc-y". "Somehow" I have fewer injuries and far less severe than some folks that have been around a lot fewer critters.

A friend of mine advised some Arab owners not to pack on their horses. When they asked why, he told them you have to be smarter than the horse. It hurt feelers, but is true.


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Originally Posted by toltecgriz
Well, I'll give you that they are unpredictable and sooner or later, if you're around horses enough you'll get hurt. But I love them (most of them anyway) and I'm willing to take the risk.




Horses are just like dogs, or cows or pickups, or women or whatever.


There are good ones and there are bad ones. Easy to spot a bad horse(most of the time..).


Didn't click on the links but the fools running up on a horses ass are just that, total fools.

Grew up with horses, never hurt once. Knock on wood....grin





The latest pony, really good little horse.

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Oooh! He's pretty!




LOL!


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Total show pony.....grin

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Showing cows who is boss!


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Does he bite steer on the ass?


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Maybe bite if he was pushing cattle in an alleyway. I rarely work cows in a corral(horseback) but his previous owner had him pretty much doing it all. Full-time working horse.

Total broke cow horse, 7-8 year old.


The best kind, not some squirrely 3 year old....grin



Tiny head, headstall bottomed out of holes and it was still a little loose and he rubbed it off 3-4 times before I finally shortened it up.

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I've heard of a few horse bites, not good either.


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Originally Posted by SamOlson
Originally Posted by toltecgriz
Well, I'll give you that they are unpredictable and sooner or later, if you're around horses enough you'll get hurt. But I love them (most of them anyway) and I'm willing to take the risk.




Horses are just like dogs, or cows or pickups, or women or whatever.


There are good ones and there are bad ones. Easy to spot a bad horse(most of the time..).


Didn't click on the links but the fools running up on a horses ass are just that, total fools.

Grew up with horses, never hurt once. Knock on wood....grin





The latest pony, really good little horse.

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He's nice but he's not Fred.

Do the links when you have time. smile


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Originally Posted by sse
I've heard of a few horse bites, not good either.




When my dad was a kid he got bit by a horse. Got him right on the back.



Griz, no Fred but he ain't bad.

I have Fred's skull aging on an ash tree.


Right where he died.



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Originally Posted by MadMooner
Neighbor lady, real pretty gal, just got a horse this summer.
After maybe two weeks I drove by and saw her, looked like her husband took a bat to her head.

I've never been a horse kinda guy, but really never tried either. They are what they are, big fuggin animals. Kids and stupid people don't need to be around them.


Ya, horses are bad for kids.

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60 years old, spent my entire life around horses - and been kicked twice. Once - a nick on the shoulder from a colt, the other broke 3 ribs by an older horse (not ours) - I did something stupid.
I won't blame most horses for people's mistakes - or stupidity (ignorance).

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Cool. I kept ol' Lester's skull for a long time until somebody decided they needed it more than I did. Lester was running free following me on another horse when somehow he ran a snag up in his "arm pit" and bled out right there on the mountain. Nothing could be done. Pretty sad end for a good pony. After a couple of years I packed his head back down off the mountain.


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Tough go for Lester.


Dang.


Wrong turn crossing a ridge last week.

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I'm not too crazy about cows these days.Tthey can ruin a nice day in the saddle, but that looks nice.


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I've never been too crazy about cows but they help pay the bills.

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I'm familiar with the Eastern horsey set; all though high school I shoveled poop in a stable with anywhere from 50 to 90 horses boarded. Thoroughbreds mostly, owned by folks whose avocation ran to dressage and jumping events. The sort of event where someone has to get in at 5am to groom and braid manes.

This is a considerably moneyed group with husbands and fathers associated with elite professional organizations.

Hard for me to imagine this ruling won't go unchallenged.

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Originally Posted by SamOlson
Originally Posted by toltecgriz
Well, I'll give you that they are unpredictable and sooner or later, if you're around horses enough you'll get hurt. But I love them (most of them anyway) and I'm willing to take the risk.




Horses are just like dogs, or cows or pickups, or women or whatever.


There are good ones and there are bad ones. Easy to spot a bad horse(most of the time..).





The latest pony, really good little horse.

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Yep. That said, women can sneak up on you it you ain't careful. That's a good lookin' pony.


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Originally Posted by Ghostinthemachine


That guy filming is an aszhole. The minute that horse moved off he should have gotten that kid out of there. I'd like to see the guy filming be pushed up into that same horse.


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I would rather see the putz in jail... That is absolutely felonious child endangerment and I come close to hating horses...


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