Horses are F**kin Stupid

20 July 2014, 07:54

We all have stories of stupid horses so I thought that I'd pass on this thread. Well, until last night.

My buddy has a dozen or so horses and keeps them on range land when they're not being used. He goes out there every couple of days and feeds some supplemental hay just to keep the horses used to coming to call.

Late yesterday afternoon he took a couple of bales of hay up to the feeders. The feeders are on a flat originally constructed on a big cut in the side of a hill where an oil well used to be located. Eight of the horses are standing on top of the hill and look over the edge of the cut when he pulls up. He whistles for them like he usually does and the horses all perk their ears up and start walking off to the right to work their way down the hill.

All of them except for one four year old filly who decides to walk straight forward off the edge of the 30 feet tall vertical cut.

She lands right on her head/neck and dies right there.

Frank

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21 July 2014, 10:45

georgeld

A four yr old is no longer a filly. Did she have any colts? Hope she didn't pass on the STUPID genes! IF we could just get people to do such things now!

OH, we had one here the other day. Robbed a C/U, cops chased him and he got out on a rock in the river taunting the cops. Then he turned and took a dive into the spillway and never came up. They still haven't found his body. So it does happen to people too. Just not often enough huh?

Thanks for sharing the story Frank.
George

21 July 2014, 18:44

Fjold

quote:
Originally posted by georgeld:
A four yr old is no longer a filly. Did she have any colts? Hope she didn't pass on the STUPID genes! IF we could just get people to do such things now!

OH, we had one here the other day. Robbed a C/U, cops chased him and he got out on a rock in the river taunting the cops. Then he turned and took a dive into the spillway and never came up. They still haven't found his body. So it does happen to people too. Just not often enough huh?

Thanks for sharing the story Frank.
George

She was a filly, never bred.

22 July 2014, 08:13

Grizzly Adams

My favorite is on one of our elk hunts. Every day for a week had to ride past a certain rock, twice a day. Bloody horse shied every time, at least after the third time, I braced myself for the circus to come.

Grizz

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22 July 2014, 17:55

nobody2

quote:
we all have stories of stupid horses so I thought that I'd pass on this thread. Well, until last night.My buddy has a dozen or so horses and keeps them on range land when they're not being used. He goes out there every couple of days and feeds some supplemental hay just to keep the horses used to coming to call.Late yesterday afternoon he took a couple of bales of hay up to the feeders. The feeders are on a flat originally constructed on a big cut in the side of a hill where an oil well used to be located. Eight of the horses are standing on top of the hill and look over the edge of the cut when he pulls up. He whistles for them like he usually does and the horses all perk their ears up and start walking off to the right to work their way down the hill.All of them except for one four year old filly who decides to walk straight forward off the edge of the 30 feet tall vertical cut.She lands right on her head/neck and dies right there.

That's a shame.....would have been an outstanding prospect for the Omak Suicide Race.

24 July 2014, 09:04

Idaho Sharpshooter

Horses are stupid...

this is news...?

25 July 2014, 08:41

Grizzly Adams

quote:
Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
Horses are stupid...

this is news...?

I always claim they're suicidal, to boot.

Grizz

25 July 2014, 11:00

georgeld

You've got that one right Grizz!

George

21 May 2015, 05:01

Atkinson

Willie,
I got quite a few horses around here that will suit you to a T, and you will never have ANY ISSUES with them..If you do bring'em back, but you won't..They are ranch raised been to rodeos and are kid broke but will do a days work..If you bring one back I'll give you your money back and a nice rifle for you trouble..You been a good friend over the years and I would like to see you on not a good horse but a great horse.