tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post5202281011202772044..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: An adventure with some cowsFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-82220379035229332862011-05-16T14:22:35.370+01:002011-05-16T14:22:35.370+01:00Hi, Judith (I hope you don't mind - I looked u...Hi, Judith (I hope you don't mind - I looked up your name as GYED is a bit cumbersome!).<br /><br />I think Titch has the opposite problem to your Lotte's; he doesn't realise that he's biggger than most anmials (and at nearly 17 hands, he's pretty big). Inside, he's a shivering little mouse of an animal.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-84561954800431556422011-05-16T06:23:51.526+01:002011-05-16T06:23:51.526+01:00Hi Frances. Loved the post. I have a Tibetan Span...Hi Frances. Loved the post. I have a Tibetan Spaniel, Lotte, who is fearless. She doesn't understand that at 4.5kg she really is smaller than all the other animals. Her best friend is an Afghan hound.<br />So when she escaped one day and ran into a field of cows she thought they were new playmates. Until that it, they started running towards her at which time, she turned and ran back to me. <br />Haven't had her near any other cows for a while - wonder if she remembers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-65046192064201609052011-05-14T19:09:06.706+01:002011-05-14T19:09:06.706+01:00Not sure anyone would buy it , Rosemary!Not sure anyone would buy it , Rosemary!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-1971897934471056822011-05-14T15:47:12.995+01:002011-05-14T15:47:12.995+01:00Thanks for that vivid account, Frances - I guess y...Thanks for that vivid account, Frances - I guess you can say you got your story! Poor Titch - wonder why he dislikes the cows so much? Now there's a story you have to write!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-31530703853727344572011-05-14T15:20:34.307+01:002011-05-14T15:20:34.307+01:00Diane, sadly Titch doesn't want to face his fe...Diane, sadly Titch doesn't want to face his fears. His is very much a flight rather than fight (or face) approach.<br /><br />Judy, I'm sure he had a very happy childhood, not least because great things were expected of him (never to be realised). The bottom line is that horses don't like cows, but he was prepared to tolerate them. Just. Until last week.<br /><br /> Joanna, I suppose I could paint the cows dark bay (or the horse black and white). Hmmm.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-21234655394780075802011-05-14T10:15:28.995+01:002011-05-14T10:15:28.995+01:00We had a pony who disliked cows, but only those wh...We had a pony who disliked cows, but only those who were the same colour as him. He became very suspicious of them indeed. So we had no problems with black and white cows, but got into difficulties with brown/chestnut ones! It involved some very convoluted planning before setting off.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-90619604864336412202011-05-14T06:54:33.179+01:002011-05-14T06:54:33.179+01:00Poor Titch! I wonder why he's so scared of cow...Poor Titch! I wonder why he's so scared of cows? Perhaps he had some bad experience as a young foal? HRH Theodora got locked out in a thunderstorm as a kitten (my fault, I still feel awful about it) and now, despite her venerable age, cowers in absolute terror at the first sign of a storm. Hope you can get Titch through that gate again!<br /><a href="http://judycroome.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Judy, South Africa</a>Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-12390648772080329572011-05-14T05:11:28.549+01:002011-05-14T05:11:28.549+01:00That was quite funny Frances - thank you. (Though ...That was quite funny Frances - thank you. (Though not funny for Titch). I wonder if curing an irrational fear for horses is the same as for us humans - by facing your fears???? Though I can see the problems in trying to convince Titch of the logic in that. Good luck with that one!Diane Fordhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018013338268306704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-30194593355940508092011-05-12T13:54:16.870+01:002011-05-12T13:54:16.870+01:00my brother.
duh.my brother.<br />duh.Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-88539725219876586872011-05-12T13:52:58.544+01:002011-05-12T13:52:58.544+01:00Cows and horses do not mix well. I'm not sure ...Cows and horses do not mix well. I'm not sure why but I know my Grandpa would never pasture them together. But Titch's fear is a bit irriational. He just needs to see them more often to realize how much smarter he is. If kept a fence apart, they would get used to each other and Titch would become less afraid. Right now my bother has his two horses in the barnyard with the cattle with a fence between them, just until the pasture has grown. I think they're all getting out to their respective fields today. <br /><br />Fun post, Frances.Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-1043222834723992692011-05-12T13:08:14.896+01:002011-05-12T13:08:14.896+01:00Could he be kept in a field next to a field of cow...Could he be kept in a field next to a field of cows, so he got used to them?Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.com