October 4th 18, 11:27 PM
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Cyclists waste petrol
"Jimmy Wilkinson Knife" wrote in message
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On 10/02/2018 04:55 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:45:16 +0100, rbowman
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On 09/09/2018 01:08 PM, Jimmy Wilkinson Knife wrote:
I really ****ed off a horserider once. I was driving
a
very
old
Range
Rover automatic which had a conversion to LPG. It
very
often
misfired,
made loud bangs, and changed gear without warning. I
managed
to
cause a
small explosion and a loud revving of the engine just
as
I
passed
a
horserider coming the other way along a narrow country
road.
The
horse
**** itself, and so did the rider.
I did better than that... I was coming down a narrow
road
that
went
past
a dude ranch on my Harley. Coming the other was was a
herd
of
dudes
on
their docile refugees from a canning factory led by a
genuine
wild
west
cowboy. ****head's horse had a nervous breakdown while
the
guests'
nags
barely roused from their stupor.
it doesn't take much to set them off. I've worked with
horses
enough to
know most of them are a neurotic bundle of nerves. If
the
horse
can't
handle public roads, trailer it to a nice quiet horse
trail
someplace.
Indeed. Horses on roads were fine, before the invention
of
the
motor car.
They weren't actually, lots got killed by them bolting
etc.
They're not the brightest of animals.
They're actually quite a bit smarter than most, just a
neurotic bundle of nerves. They basically evolved that
way because they are prey to stuff like lions and tigers
etc.
At one time I worked on a Forest Service ranch that was the
winter
home
for about 250 head of saddle and pack stock, both mules and
horses.
I
preferred the mules. The only problem is a mule is smart
enough
to
look
out for number one while you can coax a horse into doing
stupid
things.
otoh, most mules aren't afraid of a length of rope laying in
the
trail,
running water, tree branches blowing in the wind, llamas,
bicycles,
elk,
deer, shadows, or whatever else will trigger a horse.
I've just been to this one again and was again reminded that
quite
a
few
of them were kept where they were wanted to be when not
actually
doing
anything by just a line of white plastic cord keeping them
from
wandering
around.
That's surprising, I always see temporary electric fence.
Not sure that would work very well with Clydesdales, they have
very
hairy
legs.
They operate at about 6000V, I guess it can spark through the
fur.
I doubt it. We did some field trials back in the late 60s and did
use
an electric fence to keep the sheep in the trial blocks. One of
us
used
to have his dog with him all the time. The fence didn't stop the
dog.
Until one day after heavy rain, the dog tried to go thru the
fence
yet again. He never tried it again after that.
So how come it gets through the much thicker wool of the sheep?
It doesn't, it works on their noses and legs.
Don't Clydesdales have noses?
They don't get anywhere near an electric fence. Those
horses are massive, the heads are well above humans.
https://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/...ok_at_the.html
Build a higher fence.
No point when a single line of white plastic about 2mm thick works
fine.
Normally run about human waist height. Vastly cheaper and much easier
to run out with temporary fences like at that field day.
How can it work when not electric, but fails when it is?
I didn't say that electric fails, but the thin wire used for
temporary electric fences isnt as visible as the white plastic.
Why are the animals so monumentally stupid as to not go through plain
plastic?
No idea.
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