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To: NicknamedBob; Laura Earl

Laura Earl has an unnatural fear of horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, burros, burritos, and many of their extinct ancestors.

223 posted on 10/26/2004 2:41:56 PM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ignorance, bigotry, envy, and gluttony are a few floor joists in the democratic platform.)

To: Conspiracy Guy

"Laura Earl has an unnatural fear of horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, burros, burritos, and many of their extinct ancestors, including horseshoe crabs."

Horses, and their ilk, (elk?), don't like to be stared at.

Predators such as we, with our eyes in the front, make them nervous.

Just as Lulubelle is a pack animal, (you did teach her to carry that six-pack cooler, didn't you?), horses are herd animals.

When you deal with an animal based on its psychology, both you and it can be more comfortable.

If she is interested, I believe "The Horse Whisperer" delves into this. Perhaps knowing how the animals think may alleviate her fear. Horse don't really try to stare you down, they're just trying to evaluate your threat level.

Now the cows are actually talking about you...

By the way, I was making a joke with PAL. I'm sure LE knows her heinie from an archeological dig.

226 posted on 10/26/2004 3:14:23 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (My first book is out! -- You may need gloves... AuthorHouse.Com/BookStore, look for Hawthorne.)

To: Conspiracy Guy; NicknamedBob

Just because they are pure evil..no big deal.

262 posted on 10/27/2004 6:05:10 AM PDT by Laura Earl (No man is an island, but some are peninsulas.)

To: Conspiracy Guy; NicknamedBob; Laura Earl

All those critters are probably bigger than her, no wonder she's afraid of 'em!

(Burritos?)

269 posted on 10/27/2004 7:15:56 AM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (Some people don't understand that being an American is more than living in America.)

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