Would you bite a horse?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
Walnut Creek, California
January 14, 2020 8:11pm CST
A handful of times in my life, I've had a horse reach around and try to bite me when I was saddling or bridling them up.
For the most part, they've never "gotten me," and I don't beleve they were trying to. They were just letting me know that something I did was vaguely uncomfortable.
My response? I generally bite them back, on the neck, but not hard enough to be painful. Then I "groom" the area that I bit, to let them know that I didn't want to hurt them in any way.
Do you enjoy interacting with animals? Are there things you've done that were "unusual" while you were establishing relationships with them?
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
15 Jan 20
I do enjoy playing with animals. My squirrels are relatively comfortable around me (one will skittishly take a peanut out of my hand on occasion).
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
15 Jan 20
@JohnRoberts — well, if you insist. (Note Ray has a yeoman petty officer patch on his sailor uniform!)
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan 20
No, I can say honestly I have never bitten a horse.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jan 20
I love horses and the races. When I was a teenager, I had wanted to be a jockey but it did not materialize because my parents were against it.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jan 20
@TheHorse it is a dangerous career. Falling off a horse is not rare for a jockey.
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@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Jan 20
@Alexandoy I am to heavy to be a jockey But I have found myself on the ground a few times.
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@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
15 Jan 20
@TheHorse Astute question. I'm not entirely sure. At one point in my life I worked back office with ailing critters. All my life, I have walked into, say, a Vet clinic, a dog will be there. Dog sees me and perks up like he/she is itching to say hello. Never seen the dog in my life. As far as my own fur persons, I show them that they are safe when they are with me. When I take in somebody, maybe from a shelter or off the highway, I tell them they are safe and never going anywhere now that they are in the ark. Always talk to a fur person like you would a human. Don't assume they are stupid and don't understand. Its the human's job to learn their language.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
15 Jan 20
@TheHorse I love animals, but I never place my face too close to an animal, particularly a horse. The younger brother of my grandfather used to kiss his horse, one day he lost big part of his upper lips. The horse surely did not intend to hurt, but he did.
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Jan 20
I have never bit one but have bit a couple of dogs. When a horse threatens to bite I do act like I am going to kill them for a few seconds. That mouth is just to big.
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Jan 20
@TheHorse They can still rip up really bad. I have treated the cuts a couple of times on them from each other.
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@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Jan 20
@wolfgirl569 Yeah, they can do some damage. Their front teeth are designed for grabbing and tearing (grass).
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jan 20
I love animals of all kinds big and small. If they're good to me I am good to them. I haven't met an animal I didn't like. I love horses and have interacted with them but rode only once. One time I had spent some time talking to a horse and then I had to leave. At first, I thought he was going to bite me but we had had a friendly conversation and what he did was grab a piece of my sleeve in his mouth and didn't want to let go. In other words, he wanted me to stay with him.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jan 20
I do no interacting with animals unless you count humans who are often less than animals.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
15 Jan 20
I LOVE interacting with animals. That's a great picture. I always kissed my dogs on the tops of their heads. I doubt that that is unusual.
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
15 Jan 20
I would not attempt to bite a horse, although I have bitten a dog that once bit me. (I was a kid)
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
15 Jan 20
@TheHorse It is a vague memory but I don't think so. I still have the scar on my leg where he bit me.
@kareng (80243)
• United States
16 Jan 20
When I used to raise mini dachshunds, our first male was called Fudge, as he was a chocolate doxie. We all loved him to pieces, that is the girls and I. My hubby who was always working did not spend much time around him. He was an indoor pet. After my daughters all started dating and eventually moved out, Fudge would come get on my bed and fall asleep Hubby would kick him out when he got home (shift work and law enforcement has odd hours). I think Fudge came to resent this, as one day when hubby came home in late afternoon and headed in for a nap Fudge had pee'd on his pillow. Now he was potty trained and had never done this before in the bed so he had to have been sending him a message. Hubby didn't think it was funny at all. If only we could know for sure what they were thinking!
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Jan 20
I caught myself nibbling on my cat's ears in the past. (No cat now.)
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
19 Jan 20
@TheHorse
My cat bites me and I have never bitten her back. I tell her that it hurts and how would she like to me to bite her but I could not do that. I would never bite any animal. I am not around horses so would not bite them. I understand that he or she was letting you know makes sense to me. When I meet a dog I put my hand out to see if he or she will let me pet her and if ok I go ahead and do it. I do not know if that is unusual or not. That is what I do.
@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
15 Jan 20
I had a problem with cats,
but I would love to have horses, these are my favorite animals.
but I would love to have horses, these are my favorite animals.