| Pulling a horse's mane - maybe it's not supposed | | | | troublesome to horses, not to mention harmful. |
| to hurt, the lack of nerve endings and all that, but | | | | Do their eyes tear because of all the flies |
| it can certainly be annoying. A horse doesn't | | | | descending upon them, or are the flies |
| always distinguish the difference. We all know | | | | congregating because of the tears and moisture in |
| cutting hair doesn't hurt, a horse thinks we should | | | | the eyes? A horse doesn't care about this who |
| stick to that. | | | | came first, the chicken or the egg, scenario. Flies |
| Horses aren't faking when they spook. They don't | | | | "bug" them, period. |
| think along those lines. If they spook, it's because | | | | Do horses' have emotional feelings? Of course |
| something spooked them. Nothing in a horse's | | | | they do. Separate a pair that are "fond" of one |
| psyche can lead him or her to spook - just to get | | | | another and find out. Look what happens when |
| their way. | | | | you wean a foal and mare. Get a horse angry |
| Fly bites. Some horses are tougher skinned than | | | | and watch their reaction. Pet a happy horse and |
| others, but all of them are in agreement, fly bites | | | | notice the look in their eyes. When their owner |
| hurt. Thank heaven for skin that can be moved | | | | arrives at the barn and they nicker or whinny, if |
| at will to dislodge a fly and tails to swat them | | | | that's not all about feelings, then I don't know |
| with. | | | | what is. Are you listening? |
| Flies around their eyes are particularly | | | | |