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[RC] FW: Mountain lion attacks 4 horses - Mike SherrellApril 25, 2008 Santa Rosa Press Democrat (California) Mountain lion attacks 4 horses A year-old mountain lion attacked four horses off Stony Point Road in Santa Rosa on Tuesday night. The horses' injuries range from claw marks to puncture wounds. They were expected to recover but were exhausted from the ordeal, Mary Quinn, their caretaker, said. Quinn said all the horses had been originally rescued from abuse and remained skittish after the attack. The mountain lion apparently climbed into the enclosure and went after the horses. The horses were attacked by dogs three years ago, Quinn said, and likely drew on their memory of that attack to work together to fight off the mountain lion. "They are very capable of protecting each other," Quinn said. A mountain lion expert with the Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner's Office confirmed the attack and suggested to Quinn that she purchase undomesticated donkeys as guardians for her small herd, Quinn said. Donkeys will fight mountain lions, she said. Joe Montoya of the Agricultural Commissioner's Office could not be reached for comment. -- Laura Norton Mike Sherrell www.postindustrialhorsemanship.com 707 887 2919/fax 707 887 9834 Sebastopol, CA <\___~ // \\ -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 38432 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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