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alphafemale

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8. And so very careful and gentle.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 04:53 PM

Sep 2014

It may be much due to training but I have seen other draft type horses of their size and they seem to be very careful with their movements so as not to step on anyone....Or a smaller animal.

Smaller horses seem to step on you accidentally on purpose, or lean their weight into you against a wall.

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This time there was a happy ending ... [View all] In_The_Wind Sep 2014 OP

Surprise! In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #1

I hear their beer is awful... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2014 #2

The Clydesdale are so beautiful. I never acquired the taste for Bud. In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #3

I saw those Clydesdales at Busch Gardens years ago. RebelOne Sep 2014 #4

I remember standing next to a Clydesdale when I was 6 years old. It was huge! In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #5

They have hooves the size of dinner plates. alphafemale Sep 2014 #6

And beautiful eyes. In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #7

And so very careful and gentle. alphafemale Sep 2014 #8

It may be training or it may come naturally. In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #9

And be mindful where you bend over. alphafemale Sep 2014 #12

Indeed! In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #14

you hear their beer is awful? come on, peggy. it's budweiser. don't you think it's time orleans Sep 2014 #10

I don't drink beer! So, I have already made up my mind, silly! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2014 #11

Some things are part of our collective memory. alphafemale Sep 2014 #13