I am a gentle creature. But don't run up on me and try to spook me.

@TheHorse (205696)
Walnut Creek, California
July 5, 2020 1:27pm CST
I finally got some work recently, beneath an officer who has treated me gently and kindly. He gives me apple wafers, cleans my hooves, and talks to me gently. As an herbivore and herd animal, I enjoy the company of others, and have an established place in my herd's hierarchy with which I am satisfied. But run up on me like a crazy person and I WILL defend myself. For the record, I could have kicked her much harder, and inflicted serious injury. But my "instincts" told me that she was only a moderate threat. I did not ask about her political ideologies. (A "conservative" friend sent this to me. I find it funny, and I'm glad that the girl learned her lesson but is OK. My brethren are more "nuanced" than many realize.
https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1278468643681112065
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Bensen32
@Bensen32 (27509)
• United States
5 Jul 20
I think horses are a beautiful creature but I have to admit, they do kind of scare me.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
They're scary because they're big. But they're gentle and loving if you treat them appropriately.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
@Bensen32 If you stand among them and do nothing, they will tell you what they're all about.
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Bensen32
@Bensen32 (27509)
• United States
6 Jul 20
@TheHorse Yea, that is what people tell me, I guess I just never been around them very much so its the unknown that is the real issue.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Jul 20
I was thrown from a horse in my childhood and have great respect for them today.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
They do that now and again.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Jul 20
Most horses know how to control the force. She got what she deserved.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Jul 20
@TheHorse Most dont want to hurt anything. Lucky for us when you look at the size difference.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
@wolfgirl569 Exactly! If that horse could speak English, it would say, "I'm not going to hurt this littlle girl, but she has to learn that you don't run up on a horse from behind and try.to scare it."
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
And nothing more. That's what's cool about horses.
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DianneN
@DianneN (246720)
• United States
5 Jul 20
That had to hurt!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
Or maybe she was being a drama queen. I couldn't tell from the video.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
@DianneN I love the fact that the horse had the self-control to kick her in the face area and not hurt her. I feel we (horses) are sometime understimated by others.
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DianneN
@DianneN (246720)
• United States
6 Jul 20
@TheHorse I doubt she was acting. Ouch!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325717)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jul 20
Some people have absolutely no idea how to behave around animals. I guess sometimes it's not their fault but honestly - a bit of commonsense would go a long way.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
Was that blonde gal trying to injure a police officer? That could be a crime.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
@JudyEv Horses DO have horse sense. I've known that for decades. You probably have too
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325717)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jul 20
@TheHorse The horse was just protecting his rider.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
5 Jul 20
I am a make peace type person. Will I defend myself? Usually, I run away and find a place to hide.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Jul 20
I admit, as a horse, that I am glad that the horse in the video kicked the girl but did not hurt her.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
@kobesbuddy I am glad neither she nor the horse were hurt. Maybe the horse will become a celebrity for having the restraint not to hurt her worse.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Jul 20
@TheHorse She frightened the horse and I'm glad she didn't get hurt worse.
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Torunn
@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
5 Jul 20
My horse would have turned around to make friends. 'Cause every human is a possible friend. We met some kids the other day, disabled kids going for a walk with one caretaker per kid. One of them had probably ridden before, so he just ran up to my horse and tried to climb on his back. I was walking, so no saddle. My horse was eating, so he just continued eating while the boy hang in his mane and tried to scramble on to his back. It's not that easy to hang in the mane of a Norwegian fjord horse, since we cut them short.
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Torunn
@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
6 Jul 20
@TheHorse If he can keep eating, he will keep eating. Unless it's those nasty vitamins. They're no good.
The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
I'm glad he sensed it was a kid and did what I would probably do...kept eating.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (57843)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Jul 20
My horse friend that I had when I was a teen liked to scratch his nose against my back.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
If you are kind to me, I will sniff your nose, not bite you, and let you rub my face, my ears, my mane, and my butt.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
5 Jul 20
That was good. I will defend myself to the end.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul 20
It's the horse sense thing to do.
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