rohaan: so many interesting trivia questions out there...I once heard that cows and horses will walk up a ramp or stairs, but won’t walk down. Is this true?
..I did grow up on a ranch, but the barns and lean-to’s were ground level for all the stock. Only the chickens were occasionally in the loft.
rohaan: so many interesting trivia questions out there...I once heard that cows and horses will walk up a ramp or stairs, but won’t walk down. Is this true?
Cows? Oh there are plenty of cows in town Rohaan who go up and down the stairs all night long. Mares too
blathin: Cows? Oh there are plenty of cows in town Rohaan who go up and down the stairs all night long. Mares too
Just out of curiosity I googled the question for both— the answer for horses was a resounding “yes”. For cows, the final overall analysis (is it superfluous to say that?) was that they don’t like to, and will avoid it, but actually can. In milking barns the paddock is opened after each cow is unattached from the auto-vac , and she HAS to walk down a short ramp/stairs . So, another myth busted...(‘prob’ly those durn Celtic druids!! Ha ha
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