Think Like A Horse

Maybe

Just a little Texas summer drizzle. Put Time Marks in comments for strikes and I will add here. #lightning #lightningDamage #lightningstrike

Adding a section on my site to discuss this in more detail. http://www.thinklikeahorse.org/

DRIVER, Va. (WAVY) — A horse-drawn carriage was working a Christmas event Saturday night when someone set a firework off, scaring the horse into the street and causing it to crash into a vehicle. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of Nansemond Parkway at Kings Highway in Driver – which Suffolk police has jurisdiction over. A spokesperson with Suffolk police confirmed that the horse had the carriage attached when it ran off causing a vehicle to crash into the carriage. The horse’s handler was not on the horse at the time and no one was in the carriage. After being assessed and treatment by Suffolk Fire & Rescue, the handler and driver of the vehicle sustained minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital. The horse will be evaluated by a veterinarian, though police say no serious injuries were observed to the animal at the scene. No other injuries were reported. Both the vehicle and buggy sustained heavy damage. The incident remains under investigation. No additional information is available at this time. Both Suffolk Police and Suffolk Fire & Rescue responded to the incident.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Moose gets pressured to jump off roof. If you don't know how to help, sometimes better to do nothing

I will take horse questions and then evaluate the answered given by Chat GPT AI LINK TO DOC WITH ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a-aL5ZRXg0bqRoFFRjlQoZ8ZMhPW6mnKvEiExFoX3mU/edit?usp=sharing

This person has some connection to the owners but they are not saying. IMO CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s one of those stories that has people asking who would do such a thing? Security video shows an intruder setting off fireworks in a horse stable. As you can imagine the family that owns the horses is furious. They want the person who did this caught. Deanne and Renee Guthrie’s Ring camera shows someone climbing into their horse stable in Clovis early Wednesday morning. He’s seen carrying a box of fireworks, lighting them off, and running away. Renee said, “To try to understand the motives of this person to terrorize innocent animals, they don’t deserve this.” It wasn’t just cruel. The fireworks also started a fire in the stalls putting the lives of 7 horses in danger. “To know someone would do that to something I love. It’s like you wouldn’t want someone to come into your house and do this to your kid or your dogs or your partner or anything,” Deanne said. “This case right here is kind of different, and nuanced, in that they use fireworks to try to intimidate and hurt this horse,” said Shawn Davis, Deputy Director of the New Mexico Livestock Board. Davis says this animal cruelty case could land the culprit in serious trouble. “We’re probably looking at a fourth-degree felony there to go along with criminal trespass, which would also be a felony. And so there could be some arson, arson charges come along with this.” While the horses survived, Renee and Deanne Guthrie worry the horses may never be the same. Renee shared, “They were pretty banged up, but all that’s gonna heal. It’s the mental damage that I’m not really sure of.” They worry he’s going to strike again. “No one should get away with that. And since he did it now and thinks, he probably got away with that type of thing. Who knows if he’ll do it again,” Deanne said. The New Mexico Cattle Growers Association is also offering a $5,000 reward for any info that leads to an arrest. Any information should be reported directly to the New Mexico Livestock Board at 505-841-6161. The New Mexico Livestock Board says it investigates up to 100 animal cruelty cases a year.

I see something different, you can judge for yourself.

THIS ARTICLE MAKES THIS A HORSE PROBLEM, FAKE NEWS. THIS IS A RIDER PROBLEM Terrifying moment horse rams into crowd after it is spooked in Coronation procession Household cavalry horse was seen backing into a metal barrier in front of crowds Were you there when the horse reversed? Terrifying footage shows the moment a spooked horse reversed into crowds lining the route of the King's coronation procession. The household cavalry charge backs into a metal barrier as it follows behind the carriage of the new monarch and Queen Camilla during their return to Buckingham Palace. The horse's rider, a member of the Life Guards, desperately tries to rein his steed in as it spun across the road. Guards ran to get out of the way as they noticed the horse careering towards them, as shown in the clip shared by the Express. Members of the public behind the barricade, who had lined up to catch a glimpse of the new monarch, also dispersed as they realised the danger they were in. The horse's rider, a member of the Life Guards, desperately tried to rein his steed in as it spun across the road Guards and onlookers dispersed as they noticed the horse was about to career into them While no one appears to have been seriously hurt by the horse, which was quickly brought under control, one officer seems to be limping at the end of the shocking clip. It appears that her foot has been trampled on, and she is helped to her feet by colleagues. The King and Queen were accompanied by the Household Cavalry on their journey to and from Westminster Abbey. They travelled in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach alongside guard members mounted on their horses, the famous Cavalry Blacks. The Life Guards always ride black horses, except Trumpeters who ride grays. They wear scarlet tunics and metal helmets with white plumes, but after his struggle with his horse the rider in the video appears to be missing his.

I have some concerns with this Study, but agree with the intent. Video chats like Zoom and FaceTime are great ways to stay in touch with loved ones—so great, in fact, that parrots are catching on. A new study from researchers at Northeastern University, in collaboration with scientists from MIT and the University of Glasgow, investigated what happened when a group of domesticated birds were taught to call one another on tablets and smartphones. The results suggest that video calls could help parrots approximate birds’ communication in the wild, improving their behavior—and, likely, their well-being—in their owners’ homes. Rébecca Kleinberger, an assistant professor at Northeastern; Jennifer Cunha, a parrot behaviorist and Northeastern researcher; and Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, an assistant professor at the University of Glasgow, showed a group of parrots across a range of species and their volunteer caregivers to use tablets and smartphones how to video-call one another on Facebook Messenger. The researchers then observed how the birds used that newfound ability over a three-month period. They wondered: If given the choice, would the birds call each other? The answer, relayed in delighted squawks and head bobs, was a resounding yes. “Some strong social dynamics started appearing,” Kleinberger says. According to Kleinberger, the types of vocalizations the birds used suggested they were mirroring the call and response nature they engage in in the wild—“hello, I’m here!” in parrot-speak. The most popular parrots were also the ones who initiated the most calls, suggesting a reciprocal dynamic similar to human socialization. And while, in large part, the birds seemed to enjoy the activity itself, the human participants played a big part in that. Some parrots relished the extra attention they were getting from their humans, while others formed attachments for the humans on the other side of the screen. The research team, which has deployed computer interaction to enrich and understand the lives of animal species ranging from dogs to orcas, honed in on parrots for a few reasons. Their intelligence is extraordinary; certain species, like cockatoos and African greys, have demonstrated cognitive capabilities equal to that of an early-elementary-aged child. Their vision lets them make sense of movements on a screen. And as anyone who’s heard a pet bird perfectly repeat a relative’s greeting or sing the refrain of “Yellow Submarine” knows, they are perceptive and well-equipped vocalists—a trait wild parrots use to find and communicate with their flock-mates under dense rainforest canopies. With the team’s instructions, the caregivers of the 18 parrots in the study first taught the birds to ring a bell in order to signal that they wished to make a call. (An important experimental design consideration was that the birds had free choice to make the calls or not; once they learned to use the tablet interface, they were not rewarded with treats for doing so.) Once the parrots rang their bells, caretakers presented them with a tablet home screen with pictures of possible friends to call, with pairs and trios of parrots grouped together mainly according to size and time zone. During coordinated three-hour sessions, using their beaks to tap the screen, each bird could initiate up to two calls lasting no longer than five minutes each. Caregivers received careful instruction to end calls at the first signs of fear or aggression. Fifteen birds completed the full study; three dropped out early on. Kleinberger cautions that the findings don’t mean parrot owners should fire up a Zoom call and assume it will go well. The participant parrots had experienced handlers who had time to introduce the technology slowly and to carefully monitor their parrots’ reactions. As the study underscored, parrots are finicky about which fellow birds they will respond to—unmediated interactions could lead to fear, even violence and property damage; larger parrots have beaks more than capable of cracking an iPad into pieces. Still, the findings suggest that video calls can improve a pet parrot’s quality of life. That includes the many parrots who, for a multitude of reasons, can’t physically be close to other birds—for one, disease is pervasive among certain captive species. Two sickly, elderly male macaws paired together in the study had scarcely seen another macaw in their lives, yet formed a deep bond—dancing and singing enthusiastically together through the screen and calling “Hi! Come here! Hello!” whenever one or the other moved out of the video frame. “It really speaks to how cognitively complex these birds are and how much ability they have to express themselves,” says Hirskyj-Douglas. “It was really beautiful, those two birds, for me.” FULL ARTICLE HERE: https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/04/21/parrots-talking-video-calls/

My cat came to me for help because this lizard would not let go.

Messing with horse during morning feeding. Buddy Swished me with his tail?

Susan Crawford and her horse Play Doh were very experienced trail riders. But even the most experienced team can get into an accident. They were riding an unfamiliar trail when they got to a dead end and had to turn back. The trail gave way under them and the horse lost its footing and his rider. Frightened from the accident he ran away and became lost. Many people came out to help Susan find her beloved horse, but he was nowhere to be seen. It took weeks but finally, a few hikers spotted a lone horse out in the woods. It was when they looked closer that they discovered something unbelievable.

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I explain in the video why I think the holes go forward. I still don't have a definitive answer #QuadrafireInsert #FirePlaceInserts #SecondaryBurnTubes

This was new horse and first time he dropped, found a huge Smegma Bean. Good Horse care comes from good horse knowledge. LINK TO WEBSITE: http://www.thinklikeahorse.org/ noun: smegma a sebaceous secretion in the folds of the skin, especially under a man's foreskin. #CleaningHorseSheath #HorseCare #thinklikeahorse

I used to pay someone to do this, cheaper to buy equipment and do it yourself - and you know it is done right and don't have deal with appointments shady sweepers.

Happy Easter 2023

Ransom is a little flighty if near the tractor. Not a real big problem, but letting him know he does not have to be scared will help him accept more things that he might be exposed to.

Good Horse behavior, warning, biting, aggressiveness, ear pinning, safety bubble, and more. #MostHorseProblemsArePeopleProblems #NeverTheHorsesFault #thinklikeahorse

Ramson's limp has almost disappeared? Why? Could it be diet, hoof care or loss of weight? Maybe a combination of all three. #HorseHoofCare #BareFootHorseTims #thinklikeahorse

Messing with the horses to see if they let me do what I want without them telling me NO.

Out-of-control dog attacks Met Police horse in London's Victoria Park Thursday 23 March 2023 A police horse was attacked by an out-of-control dog in a London park in front of horrified onlookers. Video lasting several minutes shows a man using a big stick to try to push the animal away as mounted officers shout 'get hold of the dog!'. The dog bites the horse's legs forcing the the animal to buckle and fall towards the ground. The attack happened on Wednesday (March 22) in Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets and attracted a crowd of people. One person is heard saying "this is so bad" as the dog repeatedly jumps at the horse as frustrated officers watch on almost helplessly. The police horse suffered bite marks during the attack Another person shouts "who's dog is that?" as another witness screams "grab it now!" After a terrifying few minutes the dog is brought under control and the officer gets off the horse to check for injuries before saying "get that dog on a lead now!" The horse needed stitches and is expected to return to duty following its recovery. "He will hopefully be back on duty as soon as he has fully recovered but not before," a statement said. Police added: "PH Urbane from Bow was attacked by a dog off the lead in Victoria Park yesterday. "We can’t stress enough how important it is to keep dogs on a lead if you can’t recall them or get them under control. "Huge thanks to members members of public who tried to help Urbane." The dog remains in police kennels and officers are in contact with its owner. No arrests have been made.

Feeding the boys and checking on the fish in the pond.