Horses Bolt At Parade; 24 Hurt, 5 Critically

AP Report ^ | July 04th, 2010

[Steelfish]

BELLEVUE, Iowa

[Doogle]

I thought those big firecrackers were outlawed...

[skimbell]

My dad got banged up pretty good riding one time. I was just a kid, but I sort of figured the horsie thing out during his recuperation.

Only horses I pay any attention to anymore are all under my hood.

[Paleo Conservative]

The horses were probably scared by the sight of gay married couples.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

That’s for sure. And things never change...ever see “The Devil and Daniel Webster”? Webster is riding with his 10 year old Godson named Daniel in an open carriage and young Daniel lets the team have it on the rump with his slingshot. Twice. The horses are named “Constitution” and “Bill of Rights.” After one warning, Mr. Webster lets the kid have it over HIS rump.

[Mr Rogers]

“Pants were not invented until the horse was domesticated. They (pants) were necessary to straddle the horses back.”

I thought it was so you had something to poop into when your horse tenses up and you know he/she is about to explode.

It has taken me 1.5 years to MOSTLY recover from an Arabian mare spooking over a two-stroke engine. I’ve also gone sideways down streets because of wind chimes and a bicyclist clad in purple...the latter kind of scared me too! I still haven’t figured out how an animal can have 1000 pounds of solid muscle and still be terrified of a piece of paper.

It took me about a year around horses to realize that you either accept the risk of injury, or get rid of them. Prayers for the spectators, almost none of whom realize that horse & danger go together. Always.

[org.whodat]

Pants were not invented until the horse was domesticated. They (pants) were necessary to straddle the horses back.

That is BS, but funny!

[Steelfish]

One FReeper says, it could have been the sight of gayly dressed gays.

[1rudeboy]

That makes sense. (In which case, the horses must think I’m a charging elephant).

[blam]

"That is BS, but funny!"

You don't know what you're talking about..you dummy.

Go read this book and learn a few things before you embarass yourself again.

The Tarim Mummies

Then this one by a fabrics expert:

The Mummies Of Ürümchi

"The 2000-year-old mummies of Ürümchi, found in central Asia along the famed Silk Road trading route, are so well preserved as to show clearly that they seem to be of Caucasoid origin. Where did these people come from? Where did they go? You can find their pale-skinned, light-haired descendents among the people of the region, but the story of their presence in this forbidding land leaves more mysteries than it answers. Mass migrations during the Bronze Age scattered many peoples across Europe and Asia, and these startlingly lively-looking mummies may help answer some questions about this period of human history. Their intact, fantastically colored and patterned clothing captures much of author Elizabeth Wayland Barber's attention--she is an expert on prehistoric textiles. Her enthusiastic descriptions of the sewing skills of these migrant people, while focusing on details, lend an immediacy to this fascinating tale. Black-and-white as well as color photos, maps, and diagrams illustrate Barber's colorful tale of anthropology."

[Melinda in TN]

For my Arabian/Appaloosa it was rock mailboxes and pieces of carpet. Couldn’t figure the carpet thing but those mailboxes are spooky. My Arabian/Morgan would bolt at anything. I was riding him one day on our farm and we rode into one of our hay fields the farthest from the house, and ran right smack into a black bear. He stood straight up on his back feet and in the same movement turned completely around and took off. We made it back to the house in record time. :-)

[blam]

If you would quit being a smart-alec on my threads...you could learn a thing or two.

More about the region where pants were invented.

On The Presence Of Non-Chinese At Anyang

[livius]

A friend who is a riding instructor had a group of people out on a trail and a 28-yr-old horse that had never, ever spooked and was carrying a 9 yr old suddenly shied on a trail he had done a million times and then bolted. They found her shoes along the trail...but thank God, she’d been able to hang on. The horse ran back to the barn, as they always do, and the girl kept her head down when he ran in and she just was standing there when everybody else arrived.

I don’t know what makes horses flip out, and probably they don’t either.

[livius]

Horses are wonderful creatures and I love them. But they’re not exactly reflective and are entirely emotional in their responses to anything, and they are animals of prey so mostly their responses are “run away, run away.”

Injury is, like it or not, a given of being around horses.

I have always thought people on parade routes should be told to stand back and be a little careful, however. I have seen people with small children walk up and stand right in front of Clydes and Percherons (who could crush you in an instant without meaning it if they got nervous) and it always makes me anxious. I have seen the drivers or handlers tell people to step back. Horses aren’t vicious, generally, but there’s a lot of weight there and when 1000+ pounds comes your way, you’re not going to win.

[blam]

I have a friend who has two groups of horses for playing polo.(The requirement is to have two teams of six horses, IIRC)

I laughed out loud when she said, "Do you want to know how to make a small fortune off horses? Start with a large fortune." LOL

Done right...horses are expensive.

[livius]

Ya know what horses eat? Money.

[org.whodat]

ROFLOL, I guess it was one of your ancestors as well.

[org.whodat]

Another nut, does not do one thing to prove when and were paints were invented. And yes I was well aware of the mummies dummy, even the red hair part. Saw it on discovery a few years back.

Also saw the story of Otzi the 5300 year old ice man that wore goat skin leggings. And a cap, "Ötzi the Iceman was fully clothed when he died", I don't think people waited to invent pants to ride a horse. LOL

[blam]

"Saw it on discovery a few years back."

Now that's funny, you're a studied expert.

[blam]

"ROFLOL, I guess it was one of your ancestors as well."

Yup, distantly. I'm yDNA R1b1b2, mtDNA 'V'...and you are?

My grandmother (mtU5a) was related to 9,000 year old Cheddar Man

[blam]

"Also saw the story of Otzi the 5300 year old ice man that wore goat skin leggings."

Otzi's yDNA is 'K', same a Thomas Jefferson.