Actually, police horses are usually trained to sidestep and push away, or kick, anyone messing with them. Not hard, since usually horses kick people messing with them as a norm. Similar to the way old cavalry horses were trained. These are not skittish riding stable castoffs.
I was trampled by a mounted cop (by mistake) while he was trying to prevent 500 screaming White racists from squashing a dozen PLP types who inadvisedly decided to confront the Klan in Marquette Park in Chicago in the 1980s. 6 months in a leg brace, two years with a cane, and one operation later, I do not advise messing with mounted cops.
:-(
It is also VERY illegal.
-Chip "the Limp" Berlet
-----Original Message----- From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of DoreneFC at aol.com Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 5:16 PM To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com Subject: Re: Pigs On Horses/Leftist Cavalry
In a message dated 2/17/2003 1:35:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, entheogens at yahoo.com writes:
Hmmm, I worked at a stable as a teenager and, therefore, am quite good with horses (spare me of jokes on that last statement).
I have often thought of dismounting the pigs on horses(would be easy to do, believe me), taking over their steeds and, well, doing some "rushing" of my own, except not against protesters.
Ah gee. An affinity group of former stable hands.... Let's see, why not just snap photos of all that crowd rushing and report the NYPD for animal abuse. Seems like lower risk of felony charges at least and maybe something for the animal rights folks to do for the cause.
Personally I get sentimental around horses. My mother used to ride a horse to school. Luckily I have never had NYPD horses rush me, though they are sadly famous for that. Seattle PD horses are beautiful animals and very well cared for. There were some out Sat and come to think of it, they weren't helping stop traffic any more than the rest of the cops.
DoreneC