tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588065594023489285.post2691380809120035498..comments2023-10-05T11:31:21.762-04:00Comments on Animal Instinct: Farm Accident in Vermont~ Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637404142608576162noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588065594023489285.post-77313249849134004292010-07-17T11:12:25.405-04:002010-07-17T11:12:25.405-04:00Never had to deal with a Holstein bull luckily, I&...Never had to deal with a Holstein bull luckily, I've heard such awful stories, and statistics (only one in 6 people survive a bull attack). We have to deal with around 70 bulls each season (1 June to 1 Oct): Simmental, Red Angus, and Charolais. It's my most unfavorite part of our job, although I do kind of like the bulls (not the Charolais) as individual personalities. It's easy to get too confident (not for me) and I think that's where the problem lies. You just can't trust anything that big, never mind all that testosterone.BridgeEttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255992978570453855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588065594023489285.post-65424556522493387292010-07-17T10:52:00.555-04:002010-07-17T10:52:00.555-04:00Adding my prayers to the many I am sure.Working wi...Adding my prayers to the many I am sure.Working with cattle or any livestock can be so dangerous, and yet as you know so rewarding . That is a terrible tradgedy ! I was raised on a dairy farm ansd have been handling beef range cattle my entire adult life , never stop paying attention .I have had broken ribs from a "protective" momma cow and done some fancy footwork avoiding others ,it cna happen in an instant! Stay safeSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588065594023489285.post-7184627938608070502010-07-16T21:12:51.010-04:002010-07-16T21:12:51.010-04:00Janis thank you for sharing. I will certainly say ...Janis thank you for sharing. I will certainly say a prayer for this family. Such an unfortunate incident.Dog Trot Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613054262731973539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588065594023489285.post-68605952623274044502010-07-16T19:44:46.943-04:002010-07-16T19:44:46.943-04:00I was just thinking today about being with my pare...I was just thinking today about being with my parents on the ranch and they were trying to move a bull up to the barn so that they could take it to the sale. My Dad had just had open heart surgery and my Mom was in no business trying to move the bull. I was on a horse, the the horse would not get close enough to the bull. I still get sick at my stomach even thinking about it. It makes me so sad to think of that poor farmer and his family. I have never been hurt as many times in my life as I have been working around large animals.<br />I will say a prayer for the family of Mr. Clark,<br />What a sad tragedy.<br />A man told me once, that it was the tame horses that killed people not the wild ones because with wild ones you were on your guard.Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.com