Horses

Apparently Rocket the horse has a habit of being accident prone. In the past he has managed to get stuck under a trailer in his pasture when he was younger and get tangled in a fence more recently. So it wasn't a total surprise to his owner, Brandi Brady, of Louisville, Colorado, when he was discovered stuck in a well last month.

Horses kind of scare me, primarily because of their size and my lack of exposure to them (I've been horseback riding only a couple of times).  But this little horse... I want to give him a hug.

Remember Sparta's 300, the mighty warriors who fought to their deaths in Ancient Greece? Immortalized in films, its the tale of of a small force of men whose courage remained steadfast in going up against the massive Persian armies in 480 BC. Flash forward some 2500+ years, and a smaller group of "underdogs" are up against similar odds in Manhattan -- but this time, they're not men - nor dogs - they're horses!

A Colorado Springs man was arrested in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday by University of Colorado police officers as he was riding his horse through the city in the area of the CU campus. Witnesses said that the man appeared to be drunk amd he struck his horse hard enough to cause it to rear back. He was given a sobriety test, which he failed.

As the saying goes, "you can't change a zebra's stripes" -- and lucky for them, that's the case. Evolution has been kind to this beautiful animal whose genetic make-up not only gave them their black and white patterns, but also protection from predators. While a zebra's number one nemesis is the lion. . .

What if animals had access to fast food?  They could look like this... particularly the crocodile.  Do yourself a favor and watch this video.  It's really funny.

Life for senior citizens can be isolating and lonely. Life for them is changing and not always for the better. Physical ability and mental acuity are waning. In many cases the senior is in a situation where they no longer can have a pet or interact much with the world. For many years cats and dogs have been brought in to visit the elderly. That is great for cat people and dog folk, but what about horse lovers? The last few years has seen a surge in miniature horses being brought in to visit seniors in a variety of venues, including assisted living, adult day care, and nursing homes.