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[RC] hearing cougar on trail - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Stacy msmots13@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I have been working with my 1100 lb chicken...I mean Arab, teaching him that he can be brave and that there are NO killer falling leaves, attack tweety birds, etc. I went out on Saturday and he seemed fine until we got a wooded area about 1 mile from the house. The neighbors have some horses that were running around there and that seemed to unglue him. OK, golden oportunity, so I worked him on sidepasses, backing, standing and being brave. It didn't matter what I did, he shook like a leaf and was sweating profusely. I continued on and after about another mile tried to turn him toward's home. No way was he going back. It took some time, and finally got him turned around. When I got back to the spot where the horses were running around he, again, started shaking like a leaf. I then heard it. Sounded like a bird. My boy started blowing and snorted so bad he got a bloody nose. I would not have known what that sound meant, had it not been for Dawn Simas' web site, www.wildaboutcats.org. She posted it about a month ago so people could hear cougar sounds. Poor guy, I am proud he did not just dump me and leave me for a Darwin Award. Thanks again, Dawn, for posting your website, if any of you live in cougar country, you need to hear it. -Stacy-who is sometimes not as smart as her horse. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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