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Funny questions/comments from non-horsey peeps
Topic Started: Mar 30 2013, 05:34 PM (634 Views)
jillincolorado Apr 2 2013, 03:34 PM Post #16
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 When I worked for the mounted police department many MANY moons ago, we routinely did tours at the barn as part of our PR. One afternoon I gave a tour to a lovely family visiting from France. Despite many attempts to get them to pet the horses (who were always eager for attention) they seemed reluctant to approach. Finally the father stepped up and asked, "if a horse bites you will you die from the venom?". :P I had to ask several times to make sure I understood him correctly. He indeed thought that horses had some sort of bacterial toxin in their mouths, like Komodo Dragons or something.

Last year I overheard a tourist in Rocky Mountain National Park asking a ranger when the deer grow into elk. :teehee:

Working for the Aquarium in Galveston I was regularly astonished at the bizarre comments seemingly smart people made with regards to the animals (including sharks). It was very disheartening to say the least. I had NO idea so many people were clueless about BASIC things.

I've also had people leave me notes about horses with fly masks on...thinking I had them cruelly blindfolded. :rolleyes:
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Twiceshy Apr 2 2013, 05:34 PM Post #17
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 I work in the pharmaceutical research industry with people who are waaaayyy smarter than I am ... except for their understanding of animals. I've had to explain to otherwise brilliant people (think physicists, molecular chemists, biochemists, etc.) that hens produce eggs without the presence of a rooster, horses do not in fact have cloven hooves, and rodent teeth continue to grow if they are not otherwise worn down by chewing.

It's all about exposure, I guess. I'm sure there's a lot of stuff I don't know that seems quite obvious to others. :shoot:
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