Braingle: 'First Horse' Brain Teaser

First Horse

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Puzzle ID:	#27343
Fun:	(2.83)
Difficulty:	(2.31)
Category:	Trivia
Submitted By:	rkaaland
Corrected By:	_numpty_

It was a beautiful day, and Mary had just gotten home with her new horse, so she decided to go for a ride. She had spent several days, before purchasing the horse, riding and getting to know him and felt confident of his stability. When Mary went to saddle him, he reared back on his halter rope, broke loose and ran away. Mary was startled and surprised. Even though she had never saddled a horse on her own, she had seen it done many times at the riding stable.
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What does the horse see?
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Comments

wolfmanh Dec 06, 2005	Great one, but got me
rkaaland Dec 06, 2005	Thank you! My first one!
poopstain Dec 06, 2005	i have a question...how are you supposed to get the answer if you do not know anything about horses?? Or is that the point?
rkaaland Dec 06, 2005	That is the hardest part about trivia! Thanks for reading and trying!
choptlivva Dec 07, 2005	Good teaser rkaaland!!! Yeah, it's definitely a little bit of info one should know before saddling....(or getting on!!!) a horse!!! Makes me want to go riding again. Sigh....
rkaaland Dec 07, 2005	Thank You, and if you want to ride again, You should!!! Best Therapy around!!
AZTTT Dec 09, 2005	Good Job! I know only a little about horses, but I did actually get the answer! Nicely done, thanks!
rkaaland Dec 09, 2005	Thank You! May you always keep one leg on each side
brainster Dec 10, 2005	Nice one!
rkaaland Dec 10, 2005	Thank You, Braingle is such fun!
short_brunette Dec 12, 2005	People people please tell me how to answer a teaser?No idea. New
javajunkie Dec 13, 2005	Good one! I thought that the horse's true additude came out because he was in a new place....oops
rkaaland Dec 14, 2005	You answer it for yourself A horse's attitude can change with a new place, in that they can be more afraid. So that was a good possible answer too! Thank You for commenting
(user deleted) Dec 20, 2005	Hi -- I read and re-read your puzzle, and I couldn't see where the text indicated she went to the wrong side of the horse. Maybe it's just the competitive side of me, but while I learned something new from your puzzle answer, I don't think I had a fair shot at figuring out the puzzle before peeking at the answer. I really love trivia puzzles. It would help if your future puzzles had some easy-to-overlook clue that would indicate how to arrive at the solution. Good first shot with this one, though. :smile:
rkaaland Dec 26, 2005	Thank you for taking the time to comment. I will work on these things for my next one. Although, as a trivia question I am not sure it needed more clues but definately a better hint.
laya Jan 13, 2006	this was a really good teaser i love horses but sadly i did not get this teaser right without looking at the answer . it was really good though
juggler Jan 15, 2006	I liked it alot! great first teaser, but I only got it because one of my good friends is obsessed with horses
zonarita Jan 16, 2006	Rkaaland, great job on your first teaser. It was very enjoyable and educational as well. Look forward to more!
zonahobo Jan 20, 2006	That was something new about horses to me .. my eyes are so different I can alternate seeing out my right or left eye (lazy eye as child) so maybe that is why I like to horse around some .. really good situation teaser and equine education! I liked it! Good job
rkaaland Jan 21, 2006	Thank You all!! I am so pleased to have one published
Celanba Jan 22, 2006	That's interesting. I never knew horses were binocular. Isn't it strange how horses spook so easily despite their size?
rkaaland Feb 09, 2006	Yea, It just happens to be a survival instinct of flight or fight and they are better runners than fighters, Thank you for stopping by
irar1792 May 07, 2006	hold on... this is in the situation category...isn't it? as to the teaser... well, i learned something!
trickyleprecaun May 15, 2006	Great One! I'm so glad I got it on the first try! I love horses! Do u have a horse? I ride, its great!
calmsavior May 16, 2006	more like TRIVIA really.
OldChinaHand Jun 07, 2006	If...'she had spent several days...riding and getting to know him and ...she had seen it done many times at the riding stable', why would it be a problem now?
noladude Jun 07, 2006	that was a like um TRIVIA
rkaaland Sep 13, 2006	Yes, I own a horse or two and yes I ride, quite a bit actually. You guys would be surprised how many people do not notice which side to put the saddle on. Many horses are fine with both,but I have run into at least one who was terrified of the saddle approaching on the "off" side- Thanks for the great comments!
Writer_fighter Oct 03, 2006	Very good job rkaaland, It was very interesting, and a good fact to know! Over all, Very Very good!
tintiniscool Oct 03, 2006	Wow! I woulad have never gotten that! Thank you for teaching me!!!
al111 Nov 04, 2007	It's good but should be in trivia
bookworm91 Nov 07, 2007	I think it's a perfect situation teaser. The whole point of a situation quesiton is to have a group of people asking questions about it; it's not meant to be answered just from the question itself. Great job!