Hmmm.... Suddenly the term "scapegoat" comes to mind. Something tells me there is a connection between 'scapegoat' and 'fainting goats' but I just can't put my finger on it....
Please help. -WaV On 8/31/07, Louise Power <power_lou...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > My experience with fainting goats in Nevada and Oregon has been that it > doesn't take much to make them faint. All you have to do is move toward > them, look at them, talk around them, talk to them, make them think you're > going to touch them, come toward their pens, etc....... > > clp > > ------------------------------ > From: *"Fritz Holt" <fh...@townandcountryins.com>* > To: *<jeh...@aol.com>* > CC: *<texascavers@texascavers.com>,"Dianne West" < > dw...@townandcountryins.com>* > Subject: *[Texascavers] FW: Fainting Goats* > Date: *Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:35:22 -0500* > MIME-Version: *1.0* > Received: *from raistlin.wokka.org ([69.56.185.90]) by > bay0-mc3-f6.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Thu, > 30 Aug 2007 13:36:04 -0700* > Received: *(qmail 73834 invoked by uid 89); 30 Aug 2007 20:36:06 -0000* > Received: *(qmail 73825 invoked by uid 31338); 30 Aug 2007 20:36:06 -0000* > > Here is an explanation on the fainting goats. My guess is that the > umbrella frightens them as a raptor overhead might. > > > > This is off topic unless you raise goats but is most interesting. > > Fritz > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Holt, Jenny [mailto:jh...@carlsonwagonlit.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:20 PM > *To:* Fritz Holt > *Subject:* RE: Fainting Goats > > > > No, they have a heredity genetic disorder called Myotonia Congenita. When > scared or excited their muscles tense up causing them to fall over and it > takes awhile for them to relax again. People and other animals can be born > with this neurological problem also. > > > > *Jenny Holt* > *Carlson WagonlitTravel* > *Operations Dept* > *ph# 512-459-8203 x3412* > *fax# 512-459-8801* * * > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Fritz Holt [mailto:fh...@townandcountryins.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:13 PM > *To:* Holt, Jenny > *Subject:* RE: Fainting Goats > > > > Jenny, > > No, I haven't. My volume is too low and I couldn't hear what made them > fall over. Were they trained to do so with the umbrella or is it some other > cause? > > Dad > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Holt, Jenny [mailto:jh...@carlsonwagonlit.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:05 PM > *To:* Peggy Holt; rdunla...@austin.rr.com; geekazoidman...@hotmail.com; > Fritz Holt > *Subject:* FW: Fainting Goats > > > > Have y'all seen this yet? > > > > *Jenny Holt* > *Carlson WagonlitTravel* > *Operations Dept* > *ph# 512-459-8203 x3412* > *fax# 512-459-8801* * * > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Schultz, Shelicia > *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:49 PM > *To:* Holt, Jenny > *Subject:* FW: Fainting Goats > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Schultz, Philip [mailto:philip.schu...@dars.state.tx.us] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:35 PM > *To:* Schultz, Shelicia > *Subject:* FW: Fainting Goats > > > > Poor little goats > > > > *http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=588849979264557085* > > > > > > > > << image001.jpg >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: > texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: > texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
