This message is from: Linda Lottie User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes it helps a lot. I,too, wondered if it was a young animal. We do have some wandering that get away from captive situtations....
Thanks for your hubby's help.....good source. Linda On 5/26/08 8:37 AM, "Alicia Encoyand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: Alicia Encoyand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi, My husband, who is an expirianced forester and a Park Ranger of two years > is pretty sure it was a young, inexpirianced Mountain Lion. He said that is > about the only animal that will attack the top of the animal like that. He > also said that if it had been a bear or a wolf, they would have attacked from > behing and probably killed your horse. An inexpirianced Mountain Lion though > would not have any pesitence and would give up if kicked. Hope this helps, > > Alicia > > > Alicia, Alex and Elizabeth Encoyand > 209-768-0281 > Sonora, California > www.mineshaftminiatures.com > "Raising quality American Miniature Horses" > > --- On Sat, 5/24/08, Linda Lottie User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Linda Lottie User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Need help > To: "fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com" <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> > Date: Saturday, May 24, 2008, 5:30 PM > > This message is from: Linda Lottie User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Fjord Lovers; > > I need some suggestions: > > Yesterday I turned out my Swedish Gotland mare (21 years old) at 6am, on the > pasture. She is turned out with a large paint gelding. > > At 1pm I went to bring them to the dry lot and found the Gotland with hair > missing, scratch marks and small puncture wounds. None were bleeding but > some had a little blood. > > It appeared that she was attacked from the top as all the wounds were on the > back or upper sides. What ever attacked her had claws because there was a > large long swipe with three claw marks.....claws about 1/4 inch apart. > > Lots of hair was missing....but no open gash wounds or open claw swipes. > > I heard nothing but was cleaning the barn, radio on and vacc running. > > Does anyone have an idea of what the heck could have attacked her? > > We have Bear, Wolves, Cougar, Coyote, Eagles and Mountian Lion in the area > but sightings are very, very rare for the cats. The south wall of the > pasture is a large area of pine trees and the surrounding property is a > large vacent woods. There are many large trees in the pasture and two > ponds. > > My Gotland does not hear as well as the other horses and she limps a bit. > > She is ok and seems none the worse for wear....but, I am scared to turn her > out again in that pasture. She is much smaller than a fjord.....finer boned > - more like a mid size pony. > > The paint had no wounds but dang, he lost a shoe, so thinking he was in > muddy swampy grass and sprung up very quickly in response to the attack and > left his shoe behind! > > To make this fjord related.....I love mine:) > > Linda in NW WI > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
