When I arrived to feed yesterday, Freedom was on full alert. He barely noticed my arrival, which is unusual around dinner time.
I decided to investigate.
Freedom followed me until we got to the tree. Then he kept the barrier between himself and “danger.”
It didn’t take me long to figure out the problem. Wild turkeys. A whole mess of them. Freedom has always hated turkeys. He doesn’t mind sharing his pasture with deer. He’s fine with the coyote who walks through. But he draws the line at turkeys. My theory is that he thinks they are one big amorphous creature that moves in funny ways. But who knows?
Didn’t you know that turkeys are Horse Eating Monsters? Look at them. They have claws. Sharp ones. They keep their upper limbs close like they’re hiding a gun or something. They’re Bipedal. Intelligent. Funny looking clothing…not fur, feathers. The males have bright red wattles and make funny noises. They’re modern day velociraptors and we all know what THEY do!!
Very true! We have so many of them here that sometimes they surround cars at stop signs and start pecking at the tires!
Wow. That’s amazing. Sounds pretty aggressive!
Hey Guys
This post is more a tribute to the horse, and not so much the riders, as so often is the case these days.
This is a list of the top 10 equine money earners for 2018. I’ve included the amount each horse has won as well as their win rate, and an image so you can see who they are.
http://clear-round.com/index.php/2018/11/03/top-showjumping-money-earners/
Enjoy!!!
Regards
Dave
How funny! Once I was on a trail ride with another girl and a turkey flew from one tree to another over her head. Her horse freaked out and turned around to run. He didn’t move when he saw my horse standing there like nothing had happened. Not sure if he didn’t see the turkey or is really that unspooky.
Oh no! Not Turkeys! Poor pony, that’s rather hilarious.
It certainly is funny what they are afraid of. Same horse will walk right by a flock of geese and not care a whit.