Re: RC: snakes & gators & bears

[flemmerl@rcbhsc.wvu.edu (Flemmer, Linda)]

BMcCrary27@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 4/22/99 12:17:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> guest@endurance.net writes:
> 
> << If a horse meets a bear face to face, what happens then
>    - any experiences ? What should the rider do ? >>
> 
> The one and only time my husband and I encountered a bear on the trail, she
> was off the trail urging her cubs up a tree.  <SNIP>
> What to do?  I have no experience, but I would say try to remain calm and
> leave the area as quickly as possible !!!  

If you are riding with a partner, remember that you DO NOT have to out
run than the bear...  You only have to out run the other horse.  :-)

That being said, my two encounters with a bear were uneventful.  The
bear was leaving (I think he heard us coming), and the horse just didn't
seem to care.  Maybe the horses were used to our Rottweilers, who look a
little like a small bear themselves.

Linda Flemmer


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