Comments on: Are horses vicious?

By: Hayley

Hayley — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:15:16 +0000

Well it is the fathers fault for letting his 2 year old son go up to an unknown animal.

By: You don't need to know

You don't need to know — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:25:52 +0000

First you guys are all getting way to worked up on it being”all the handlersown errs fault” Some horses are just that way. Probably a freak or fluke thing. No, horses should not be banned or dogs or cats,or whatever. Everyone should know the risk. Its your own discretion to pe the animals.

By: Stacylynn

Stacylynn — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:03:59 +0000

holy cow! where to begin? there are so many reasons why this horse may have bit this kid. what happened to the law about inherent risk? what happened to common sense of the father that stuck his 2 yr old in front of a half-ton animal? the court says the owner needs to make a reasonable attempt to restrain the horse. it was behind a fence, it stayed behind the fence, why can’t people take responsibility for their own actions? I can’t even fathom the repercussions if they make this ruling.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:18:37 +0000

Besides the pending New York carriage horse ban, this is the second most stupidest case ever. Horses vicious animals!!? Come on. The kid and his father probably never ever saw, rode or even owned a horse and yet they wish the courts to tell us equine owners what to do!! While I do feel bad for the boy’s scar and the expense of the surgery, where is the personal responsibility? It doesn’t matter if it’s a dog, cat, horse etc., when you pet it, whether it is your own or not you are taking a risk that you could get bit, kicked etc. (Not to blame anyone, but what if the horse displayed a poor attitude and it was petted anyways?) Personal responsibility, people!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:21:25 +0000

SERIOUSLY!!!????? Horses may only get vicious if the handler handles the animal wrong!! Horses ARE NOT to blame! Blame the OWNER or whoever is handling the horse!! Horses don’t become angry, violent, etc. for no reason! There is ALWAYS a reason why a horse does/acts for or about. If anything in world should be banned, ban dogs and other dangerous activities and animals!! People get hurt from animals and activities and they don’t sue: but they WILL sue horse owners? Seriously? That has got to be the silliest and ridiculous thing to do! Horses can tell how you feel. They react to things for REASONS. Horses and ponies ARE NOT vicious or violent for NO REASON!! If ANYONE’S to blame, it’s the owner or handler (whoever was handling the horse or being with the horse)!

By: Someone

Someone — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:17:10 +0000

Are you KIDDING ME?!?! Come on! This is even more ridiculous than suing McDonald’s for having hot coffee!!!! Ban cats and dogs! Hamsters! Birds! Rabbits! Cows! 99.9999… percent of the time it is not the horse’s fault it is the HANDLER’s fault!!! Obviously the horse was either scared of little kids (like a previous little kid hurt it badly) or had just been mistreated and doesn’t know what else to do!!! How many times has a man been bitten my a dog? And no one sues THEM? Or how about cats, whose bites can cause serious diseases? If whoever did this is reading this, I tell you I am ASHAMED of such behavior by mankind.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:54:22 +0000

If the man had been paying attention, this would not have happened. Again, human neglect and the animals are to blame.

By: Smarty pants

Smarty pants — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:52:28 +0000

yeah and this is like .01 percent of horses!!! since a horses personality somewhat mirrors their owner, yes, in some cases horses can be vicious. but they are giving all the other horses a bad rap, the majority are NOT vicious! They would rather flee that fight!

By: Riding

Riding — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:14:43 +0000

Give me a break! Ban scuba diving (fish could bite), no cats or dogs (they have teeth), don’t own a hamster (it could nip), and don’t leave your home because even people could be dangerous. Everything with risks, has an even bigger and way better reward. This is crazy.

By: kygal

kygal — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:51:48 +0000

ok if there is a law passed about horses are they going after cats and dogs next? any animal with teeth has the potential to bite. where was the father when the child was bit? did the child have something on his face that tasted/ smelled good to the horse I say the father was just as much to blame as any one if he is sueing.