Horse vs. cyclist....nyum nyum nyum....

[54ny77]

http://i45.tinypic.com/2rfvhjd.gif


:p

[djg21]

Interesting. The horse's ears are pinned back and it clearly was agitated. If you look in the background, there is a foal. Not a good idea to approach an unfamiliar horse in the opened, especially around a foal. This guy is lucky he was just bitten.

[aznred]

wow I'm a bit astonished by the observation you made there.

[spdcyclist]

Your helmet probably scared the horse.:butt: Next time bring carrots...

[tuscanyswe]

Jeez that would have scared me pretty good. What kind of bitemark did that leave you with?

[GregL]

wow I'm a bit astonished by the observation you made there.
What's astonishing about it? His observation is completely appropriate. I suspect djg21 knows something about horses. Furthermore, those are feral horses which are all the more dangerous. It never ceases to amaze me when people are injured after approaching wild animals too closely. If you don't respect nature, it certainly won't respect you back...

[verticaldoug]

I doubt they were feral horses. They are still relatively domesticated to let him get so close.

His arm is probablly really messed up. Horse bites are nasty affairs. It looked like the horse grab him pretty good, so he'll have a nice thick scar from the bite. I rather get bit by a dog then horse.

He's lucky it wasn't a stallion. He'd be on the ground getting stomped.

[djg21]

wow I'm a bit astonished by the observation you made there.

I've seen the same behavior before up close. A mare owned by my father-in-law came after my golden retriever. My dogs were always around the horses and there never before had been an issue. Things changed when one became a mom was around her baby. Luckily, my dog saw it coming and ran fast.

They aren't feral -- they are healthy, well-groomed and and well fed. In fact, the chargng horse has hay in its mouth, and it looks like horses in the back left are eating from a hay feeder. You can't see the feeder, but there are horses standing around.

[zap]

Smart horse.

More carrots and one sugar cube for her.

[William]

Horse Behavior 101:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LlUc9CEcPI


Video of that dude getting bit...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkaJID2XHCY






William

[maxdog]

smart horse.

More carrots and one sugar cube for her.

+1

[tiretrax]

Typical of most peoples' lack of understanding of and respect for nature and agriculture. He's lucky he didn't get hurt worse.

[pjm]

Cyclist -"Hey, why the long face?"
Horse - "Like I haven't heard that one before - CHOMP......"

[Fixed]

Mr.Ed never did that

Cheers

[firerescuefin]

I think the horse was a Rapha fan having a bad day.....That kit even made me angry.

[twangston73]

Gee, it is hard to draw too many conclusions based on such a short video with no context, but even this city boy knows horse with crazy look in eye and pinned back ears = angry horse. That had to smart.

[aznred]

I've seen the same behavior before up close. A mare owned by my father-in-law came after my golden retriever. My dogs were always around the horses and there never before had been an issue. Things changed when one became a mom was around her baby. Luckily, my dog saw it coming and ran fast.

They aren't feral -- they are healthy, well-groomed and and well fed. In fact, the chargng horse has hay in its mouth, and it looks like horses in the back left are eating from a hay feeder. You can't see the feeder, but there are horses standing around.

That's what I'm talking about right there. Careful observation and a logical explanation to follow up. I wasn't trying to be snarky in anyways, just genuinely astonished especially that I know absolutely nothing about horses. Hats off to you.

[djg21]

That's what I'm talking about right there. Careful observation and a logical explanation to follow up. I wasn't trying to be snarky in anyways, just genuinely astonished especially that I know absolutely nothing about horses. Hats off to you.

I didn't think you were being snarky at all. :beer: