Today I walked with my brothers and MawMaw to see the horses on the ranch. I went into a big pen where one of our geldings, Spur, was eating hay. While he ate, I petted him on his belly and neck. When I turned to leave Spur bit me on my lower back. I was very surprised!
It hurt! I really did not have any warning that Spur was going to bite me. The reason is because I was turned away from Spur. I had my back facing him. So, I couldn’t see what he was up to.
I know that when a horse puts his ears back he is not happy and might bite you. So, I have learned a lesson from this horse bite, “Don’t turn your back on a horse, especially Spur!”
I’m sorry Spur bit you — it sure looks better now than it did.
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ouch! sorry! lesson learned, I guess. Thanks so much for contributing to this month’s carnival of the horses. we all look forward to reading your contributions in the future, and hope you will consider hosting the carnival at some point. If you’d like to sign up to host a month, please contact me by email.
Thanks again!