This is a picture of my horse Qamis.
This is a picture of a wild New England turkey (a.k.a., Meleagris Gallopavo).Today, while riding Qamis along the corn fields at Hanson's Farm, we spotted a flock of ten wild turkeys who were peacefully walking from the fields into the woods. Given how rigid Qamis became when she spotted the terrifying spectacle, they might as well have been an army of evil demon birds sent from the gates of hell to take her home.
Note to self: Horses are sweet animals with very little brains. On past rides, the only other objects that have filled her with fear and terror have been piles of neatly stacked logs that randomly appear in the woods. Perhaps they remind her of the time when prehistoric jumbo serpents attacked Equus Complicatus? Go figure.
Anyway, it's good to be home and wonderful to go for (what should have been) a peaceful, leisurely ride through the woods.
2 comments:
delighted to see that you are going to continue blogging. you have to admit that those turkeys are not the most attractive beings in your neck of the woods. i think quamis just has a highly developed sense of beauty. happy riding.
Hey, maybe the horse knows something about turkeys that you don't. Maybe when you're not around and its just the horse and the turkey something very bad happens . . .
Good to have this blog keep going. It's a delight to read.
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