The Horse Thread

[Campgottagopee]

Well, to be fair, they generally weigh over 800 pounds, have the IQ of a 4 yr old, the communication skills of a 2 yr old and are pretty well armed with hooves and teeth. Horse explosions are rare but if you see one you’ll remember it forever.

I'm neighbors with a farmer, and he has a few horses. I don't know anything about them other than, at times, they'll get riled up over something, and holy frig. Will they make some noise!

 

[tirolski]

Saratoga in the UpState is hosting the Triple Crown Belmont Stakes this Saturday,
Gonna be a tad shorter race.

Belmont on Broadway concert draws thousands ahead of historic racing weekend in Saratoga Springs

After months of anticipation, the four-day Belmont Stakes celebration is off to the races in Saratoga Springs.

www.wamc.org

 

[Harvey]

 

[Harvey]

 

[Brownski]

I read some place recently that a horse’s electromagnetic field is several times larger and more powerful than a human’s and that this somehow explains the therapeutic effects of being around horses.

 

[tirolski]

I read some place recently that a horse’s electromagnetic field is several times larger and more powerful than a human’s and that this somehow explains the therapeutic effects of being around horses.

Didn’t horses help invent horse shoe magnets?