This message is from: sini seppala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Have often wondered if horses sometimes get headaches like we do
> Have wondered about that, too, and I think horses' heads and > bellies etc. ache at times just like ours - why wouldn't they? After > all, horses are even more sensitive to for instance changes in their > diet than many other animals. Have also heard of a horse who, according > to the owner, clearly had pains which were related to the mare's > hormonal cycle. > > I guess we easily think that the horse is just being difficult or > testing us or whatever. What if he's stiff and ouchy from > yesterday's exercise, or has a pulled muscle that won't cause visible > limping (just like we may have some really sore spots that won't prevent > us from moving but still hurt a lot), or is fighting an infection that > makes him feel weak although we can't notice anything out of the > ordinary. > > Greetings from snowy Juhola where the horses are having their supper > out in the pasture and the sky is deep blue tonight. > Sini. http://www.saunalahti.fi/~partoy/Juhola6.html
