I agree, whip that Pony with that cord... he/she should have known
that cord was dangerous! Blatant disobedience by farm animals, who
should know better, must be dealt with firmly and swiftly.

Bad posting repaired

The OP wrote:
My stupid pony decided to chew an extension cord in half
yesterday. Don't ask me why????

The cord was there to run a fan in the summer, and was well
hung on nails overhead. I am guessing a cat was up there
trying to catch birds (common thing), and must have knocked
the cord down. The pony literally chewed the cord in half,
thru all 3 conductors. Thank God I had a GFI on the circuit.

PS. The pony got the cord slapped across her butt (which
most likely did nothing) !!!!

Jack wrote:
I agree, whip that Pony with that cord... he/she should have known
that cord was dangerous! Blatant disobedience by farm animals, who
should know better, must be dealt with firmly and swiftly.


Perhaps you did not know that horses avoid things that they
associate with pain. Therefore by slapping the horse across
the rump, he is training the horse to avoid cords in the
future. Although the horse obviously did not know that the
cord was dangerous, it may now avoid contact with them from
now on. Or would you prefer this horse to be electrocuted?

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

I agree, whip that Pony with that cord... he/she should have known
that cord was dangerous! Blatant disobedience by farm animals, who
should know better, must be dealt with firmly and swiftly.

Whip the owner for not installing an electrical device properly. Really,
with how cheap one can purchase BX cable and some boxes are it's criminal
not to do the job properly.

Robert Allison wrote:


Perhaps you did not know that horses avoid things that they
associate with pain. Therefore by slapping the horse across
the rump, he is training the horse to avoid cords in the
future. Although the horse obviously did not know that the
cord was dangerous, it may now avoid contact with them from
now on. Or would you prefer this horse to be electrocuted?

For that to work, the horse would have to see its ass being whipped. How do
you assure that?

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
Robert Allison wrote:


Perhaps you did not know that horses avoid things that they
associate with pain. Therefore by slapping the horse across
the rump, he is training the horse to avoid cords in the
future. Although the horse obviously did not know that the
cord was dangerous, it may now avoid contact with them from
now on. Or would you prefer this horse to be electrocuted?


For that to work, the horse would have to see its ass being whipped. How do
you assure that?





The horse takes care of that for you. They are smarter than
you think. They see everything. I can walk up to the corral
with a bucket and they will crowd up to the fence. If I walk
up there with a rope, they will be on the other side of the
corral.

Ever heard the term "show him the whip"? They know what it
is. I believe you have not been around horses much.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:02:44 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:25:52 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:

Robert Allison wrote:


Perhaps you did not know that horses avoid things that they
associate with pain. Therefore by slapping the horse across
the rump, he is training the horse to avoid cords in the
future. Although the horse obviously did not know that the
cord was dangerous, it may now avoid contact with them from
now on. Or would you prefer this horse to be electrocuted?

For that to work, the horse would have to see its ass being whipped. How do
you assure that?



For the record, horses CAN see their own butt, and I did NOT whip the
pony, I do not abuse my animals. But she got to see the cord wrapped
up in my hand, and then got the bundle smacked across her butt. The
noise bothers them more than the hit. I think she knew what she did,
and I think she learned when she first chewed it. GFI or not, there
had to be a few sparks in her mouth, and she got all nervous when I
was removing the cord, and was backing away from it. Horses are not
stupid.

Mark

Probably never felt a thing. I was replacing a light fixture in a half
bath for a tenant. The switch was outside the door. I had the door
open and had a hold of the hot wire. She walked by and says,"You don't
have to work in the dark." Yep, flipped the switch. Luckily the light
was on the outlet circuit. The GFI tripped and I felt nothing. With
the wire hanging out of the ceiling, I was the only thing that
completed the circuit.