FARK.com: (7111166) A horse can run out to sea of course, but nobody can think a horse can swim of course, so we had to swim a mile out and rescue this poor horse of course

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		A horse can run out to sea of course, but nobody can think a horse can swim of course, so we had to swim a mile out and rescue this poor horse of course (abc27.com)		61
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Walker		2012-05-17 12:42:49 PM

"WTF was I thinking?"
media.king5.com

"So how are we gonna get it into the boat again?"
msnbcmedia.msn.com

Madman drummers bummers		2012-05-17 01:16:25 PM

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him think.

TheShavingofOccam123		2012-05-17 01:17:52 PM

Congratulations Subby. Excellent headline.

/mine was a little strange--Triathletes beware. Horses may take up bicycling next

itspeterj		2012-05-17 01:17:55 PM

So, not a seahorse?

Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash		2012-05-17 01:18:31 PM

Horses can't cross water they can't drink.

RibbyK		2012-05-17 01:19:16 PM

I'd swim away, too.

probesport		2012-05-17 01:21:31 PM

I've a horse outside

Hector Remarkable		2012-05-17 01:22:00 PM

People yakkity yak a streak and waste your time of day.

The Muthaship		2012-05-17 01:22:20 PM

That is quite a horse. I will give you $10 for it.

KnowEyeInnTeem		2012-05-17 01:23:34 PM

Come on! This article was begging for a better headline:

This horse is a horse, off course, off course

Temporarily Qualmless		2012-05-17 01:23:52 PM

Thought this story was Fark-worthy, glad to see it here... but it's a pretty amazing feat too. You wouldn't think a big-boned animal like a horse could stay afloat for hours, while swimming a couple of miles... with one leg immobilized by his tail... in water that's probably in the fifties. Quite the testimony for the Arabian breed.

Fano		2012-05-17 01:25:03 PM

Play Misty for me

elev8meL8r		2012-05-17 01:25:34 PM

And, you know, the thing about a horse... he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes.

The Muthaship		2012-05-17 01:25:38 PM

KnowEyeInnTeem: This article was begging for a better headline:

True. This headline ought to be taken out behind the barn and shot.

LazarusLong42		2012-05-17 01:26:13 PM

Subby, that... uh... that didn't have the right rhythm to it. Or, well, any rhythm...

10/10 for style, -20 for poor execution.

Fano		2012-05-17 01:26:54 PM

Found all along the beach

chuggernaught		2012-05-17 01:30:30 PM

Your rhymes are bad and you should feel bad! zoidberg.jpeg

enderthexenocide		2012-05-17 01:34:22 PM

i remember someone on fark once told a story about how they were fishing in a boat in the middle of this huge lake and heard splashing nearby in the water, and discovered a deer trying to stay afloat. apparently it had swum out into the lake and could not make its way back to land and was on the verge of drowning. so the guys pulled this utterly exhausted deer into their boat, where it just lay there panting for breath. they went back to shore and took the deer out of the boat, where it managed to get back to its feet and stumble back into the woods.

Beerguy		2012-05-17 01:35:42 PM

Dogs do it too.

Kayaker rescues dog

highendmighty		2012-05-17 01:41:34 PM

Shouldn't have thrown in the cow...

Huck And Molly Ziegler		2012-05-17 01:45:50 PM

I am amazed by the animal's ability to keep going for such a distance in the water. Do horses, by virtue of how their insides are built, have some capacity for buoyancy we're not generally aware of?

NDP2		2012-05-17 01:47:08 PM

And now on FARK is today's lamest joke with the most obscure reference.

The horse's name obviously wasn't Morvarc'h.

aintsobad		2012-05-17 01:47:10 PM

Temporarily Qualmless: Thought this story was Fark-worthy, glad to see it here... but it's a pretty amazing feat too. You wouldn't think a big-boned animal like a horse could stay afloat for hours, while swimming a couple of miles... with one leg immobilized by his tail... in water that's probably in the fifties. Quite the testimony for the Arabian breed.

Yeah, it also says something about the Arabian breed to get itself in that predicament in the first place. Stupid-ass hot bloods.

Corporate Mofo		2012-05-17 01:52:31 PM

Arabians: Amazing endurance. Tiny brains.

The Muthaship		2012-05-17 01:53:51 PM

Corporate Mofo: Arabians: Amazing endurance. Tiny brains.

Take it to the Politics Tab.

ows		2012-05-17 01:57:08 PM

i'm not a horse wilber, i'm a jackass!!!

protectyourlimbs		2012-05-17 01:57:55 PM

Maybe he was out with the elephants?

www.dailyactor.com

schattenteufel		2012-05-17 01:59:32 PM

Was it a... sea horse?

Nastenka		2012-05-17 02:08:46 PM

I own two Arabians so I'm really getting a kick...

The younger one's a regular Houdini; the older one is the kind who'd swim out to sea just for the sheer hell of it.

Huck And Molly Ziegler		2012-05-17 02:09:56 PM

schattenteufel: Was it a... sea horse?

Congrats. You saw what should have been seen a long time ago ...

HAMMERTOE		2012-05-17 02:10:45 PM

What was the horse's name?

/Bob/

jmadisonbiii		2012-05-17 02:11:01 PM

libranoelrose		2012-05-17 02:16:26 PM

What an amazing horse. I wonder if it tastest just like raisins?

medius		2012-05-17 02:20:37 PM

itspeterj: So, not a seahorse?

that the breed used in water polo?

This text is now purple		2012-05-17 02:24:43 PM

Temporarily Qualmless: Thought this story was Fark-worthy, glad to see it here... but it's a pretty amazing feat too. You wouldn't think a big-boned animal like a horse could stay afloat for hours, while swimming a couple of miles... with one leg immobilized by his tail... in water that's probably in the fifties. Quite the testimony for the Arabian breed.

Moose swim across large bodies of water all the time.

schattenteufel		2012-05-17 02:26:28 PM

Huck And Molly Ziegler: schattenteufel: Was it a... sea horse?

Congrats. You saw what should have been seen a long time ago ...

Thanks. but to be fair, itspeterj beat me to it.

probesport		2012-05-17 02:29:03 PM

medius: itspeterj: So, not a seahorse?

that the breed used in water polo?

Yup

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Harry Freakstorm		2012-05-17 02:39:17 PM

Another day is at end
Mama says she's tired again
No one can even begin to tell her

I hardly know what to say
But maybe it's better that way
If papa were here I'm sure he'd tell her

William is gone I hope he's drifting out to sea
He always loved to swim away
Maybe he'll find an island with a shady tree
Just like the one in our backyard
Mama tries hard to pretend
Things will get better again
Somehow she's keeping it all inside her

But finally the tears fill our eyes
And I know that somewhere tonight
He knows how much we really miss him

William is gone I hope he's drifting out to sea
He always loved to swim away
Maybe he'll find an island with a shady tree
Just like the one in our backyard

Just like the one in our backyard

/One of many weird songs of the Seventies

RibbyK		2012-05-17 02:40:59 PM

This text is now purple: Moose swim across large bodies of water all the time...

..while squirrel fly overhead.

/And there could be a wee bit o' difference between a fat moose in a fresh water lake, than a trim horse in the Pacifc. Nevertheless, I'd argue both animals have a SG

The Muthaship		2012-05-17 02:44:08 PM

Harry Freakstorm: Another day is at end
Mama says she's tired again
No one can even begin to tell her

I hardly know what to say
But maybe it's better that way
If papa were here I'm sure he'd tell her

William is gone I hope he's drifting out to sea
He always loved to swim away
Maybe he'll find an island with a shady tree
Just like the one in our backyard
Mama tries hard to pretend
Things will get better again
Somehow she's keeping it all inside her

But finally the tears fill our eyes
And I know that somewhere tonight
He knows how much we really miss him

William is gone I hope he's drifting out to sea
He always loved to swim away
Maybe he'll find an island with a shady tree
Just like the one in our backyard

Just like the one in our backyard

/One of many weird songs of the Seventies

And it was about a dog (named Shannon) swimming away, too. Good reference!

I love that stupid song.

SlothB77		2012-05-17 02:50:17 PM

horses can swim.

chookbillion		2012-05-17 02:57:09 PM

This text is now purple: Temporarily Qualmless: Thought this story was Fark-worthy, glad to see it here... but it's a pretty amazing feat too. You wouldn't think a big-boned animal like a horse could stay afloat for hours, while swimming a couple of miles... with one leg immobilized by his tail... in water that's probably in the fifties. Quite the testimony for the Arabian breed.

Moose swim across large bodies of water all the time.

My sister was once bitten by a moose.

KnowEyeInnTeem		2012-05-17 03:10:40 PM

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him sink?

KnowEyeInnTeem		2012-05-17 03:12:10 PM

chookbillion: This text is now purple: Temporarily Qualmless: Thought this story was Fark-worthy, glad to see it here... but it's a pretty amazing feat too. You wouldn't think a big-boned animal like a horse could stay afloat for hours, while swimming a couple of miles... with one leg immobilized by his tail... in water that's probably in the fifties. Quite the testimony for the Arabian breed.

Moose swim across large bodies of water all the time.

My sister was once bitten by a moose.

My sister must have been mad when she was bitten by a camel, because she appears to have kept its toe as a trophy

Psycoholic_Slag		2012-05-17 03:14:00 PM

Sea Biscuit indeed.

MBooda		2012-05-17 03:24:58 PM

Madman drummers bummers: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him think.

No, you can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think.

Walker		2012-05-17 03:36:31 PM

SlothB77: horses can swim.

Pretty much all animals can swim....unlike people.
Who's smarter? WHO'S SMARTER?

/people

KnowEyeInnTeem		2012-05-17 03:43:42 PM

Walker: SlothB77: horses can swim.

Pretty much all animals can swim....unlike people.
~~Who's~~ Whose smarter? ~~WHO'S~~ Whose SMARTER?

/people

Sorry, pet peeve.