Since I demand my horses respect humans, and to
never, EVER, bite or kick at a person, and if they bite or kick each other while
loose in the pasture, but I am very close by, such as catching one of them, they
will see the same punishment as if it was aimed at me, I guess I'd assume if
someone said "my horse bites" as I walked up leading my horse, I'd probably
assume they meant they would bite another horse. The one who got the bite, said,
her mind thought that the statement of "my horse bites" meant her horse, so she
put herself between them. I may have done the same, again assuming that the
horse would now have respect for said person, and not try to bite the horse to
the other side of them. I am still amazed that anyone would have a horse,
especially out at a ride, where numerous people (vets, pulse takers etc.) would
be near it that would bite a person. It is just not common for a horse,
who is restrained by a halter and lead, and hopefully under the control of the
owner to bite people. Maybe a loose horse.
So if someone said, "My horse bites" and did not
say "My horse bites PEOPLE", I also would not have thought it would bite me.
Guess I just demand more respect of my horse towards people, and thought most
people did the same.
