Re: White hairs & Mountain Lions

["Susan Evans Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

>Sylvia,
>I absolutely cannot fathom being in the same woods as a cougar! You would
not
>see me anywheres near where they might even possibly live! I'd be afraid
one
>would jump out of a tree on top of me or one would have my horse for
>sandwiches in the pasture.

I dunno.  We have a lot of cougars in our  local mountains and I guess I see
one maybe every three months while out riding.  Once they see me, they all
run like the hounds of hell were after them.  Unfortunately, Cato now
considers them fair game to play with, so he likes to chase them until they
fling themselves off into the tall brush.

From what I understand, if you make yourself "big", they won't bother you.
Stay on the horse, shout and wave your arms, make sure the cat knows you're
not just a funny looking deer/potential lunch.

P.S. Possibly also forego bathing your horse in mayonnaise just before
riding out, that good smell may be just too tempting.  And if anyone out
there is gonna get so hungry they start licking the horse, it's gonna be me.
:-)

Susan G



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