And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Anyone who fires a weapon that close to a horses ears should be banned from ever riding a horse. You wouldn't do that with a child so why is it okay with a horse? Totally unacceptable behavior.
You've obviously never hunted from horseback, they become comfortable with it, just like hunting with Dogs. First shot, everyone flinches, it's not a big deal.
It's part of Cowboy Action Shooting, They ride around an an arena similar to barrel racing and shoot at balloons on stakes. The use .45 Colt powder only charges and it's actually the burning powder that pops the balloons. The horses are trained up so the gunfire doesn't bother them. This has been part of the sport for years.
One of my fond memories was attending a mounted event at a big match. After we finished the main match, the mounted event started. One of the competitors was a young lady on a mustang mare. When she said "GO", the horses ears laid back, its head went down, and they took off at a dead run. She guided the horse with her knees, and fired with both hands. Both them had a grand time.
Blaa blaa end of any barrel should never be fired from behind anything living that you don't want to destroy. I've been fired across. It hurts like hell.
My grandfather was a US Calvary officer in World War 1, where they actually rode horses into battle (for a while, anyway). He told us that it was a long process to train their horses not to spook with gunfire going off over their heads or elsewhere. Some never did and those were returned to the ranches that supplied them. It was a different world, then.
We had +60 horses, which grazed at the bottom of the hill, 300yards from where we shot Trap. They jumped at first, than just went back to munching. 6 of us shot Trap for 4 hours, they only moved to get a drink of water.
A couple of our horses were hunted off of (with .22 rim fire), they get use to it pretty quick, after the 1st shot.... no big deal, just like the Dogs get use to it quickly.
Was prarie dog shooting on a horse ranch this spring. Not only did the horses not mind the noise we had to stop and herd them out of the way a few times.
Anyone who fires a weapon that close to a horses ears should be banned from ever riding a horse. You wouldn't do that with a child so why is it okay with a horse? Totally unacceptable behavior.
ReplyDeleteWhat if you are being chased by wild Indians, or robbers, or cheese eating Antifa goons? I'd say then it would be ok.
DeleteIt's actually pretty hard to ride a child when they are galloping.
DeleteGo eat a soy burger ya twit…
DeleteIt’s no further away from her ears than the horse’s.
DeleteYou've obviously never hunted from horseback, they become comfortable with it, just like hunting with Dogs. First shot, everyone flinches, it's not a big deal.
DeleteP. S. From the appearance of the flash, etc, this may be more theatre than actual shooting, and the noise MAY be notational.i hope so.
ReplyDeleteThis might be from a mounted shooting competition.
DeleteI'd rather watch Japanese samurai shoot bows and arrows off of galloping horses.
DeleteThey use big spongey ear plugs for the horses
ReplyDeleteHorse says What?.
ReplyDeleteWell trained horse and rider.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't anyone notice her hat?
ReplyDeleteComplaining about noise and nobody noticed the cross draw holster? She muzzled the horse and y'all bitchin about noise.
ReplyDeleteCross draw holster looks to still have a pistol in it....
DeleteCrossdraw pistol is still in the holster, she's shooting her strong-side pistol.
DeleteIt's part of Cowboy Action Shooting, They ride around an an arena similar to barrel racing and shoot at balloons on stakes. The use .45 Colt powder only charges and it's actually the burning powder that pops the balloons. The horses are trained up so the gunfire doesn't bother them. This has been part of the sport for years.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, the price tag is still on it.
DeleteDunno. Might be her entry ticket. Hatband's a handy place to keep that sorta thing.
DeleteOne of my fond memories was attending a mounted event at a big match. After we finished the main match, the mounted event started. One of the competitors was a young lady on a mustang mare. When she said "GO", the horses ears laid back, its head went down, and they took off at a dead run. She guided the horse with her knees, and fired with both hands. Both them had a grand time.
DeleteBlaa blaa end of any barrel should never be fired from behind anything living that you don't want to destroy. I've been fired across. It hurts like hell.
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather was a US Calvary officer in World War 1, where they actually rode horses into battle (for a while, anyway). He told us that it was a long process to train their horses not to spook with gunfire going off over their heads or elsewhere. Some never did and those were returned to the ranches that supplied them.
ReplyDeleteIt was a different world, then.
We had +60 horses, which grazed at the bottom of the hill, 300yards from where we shot Trap. They jumped at first, than just went back to munching. 6 of us shot Trap for 4 hours, they only moved to get a drink of water.
DeleteA couple of our horses were hunted off of (with .22 rim fire), they get use to it pretty quick, after the 1st shot.... no big deal, just like the Dogs get use to it quickly.
We have deer on our local trap and skeet range that graze in the evenings.
DeleteWas prarie dog shooting on a horse ranch this spring. Not only did the horses not mind the noise we had to stop and herd them out of the way a few times.
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