# Horse (and rider) saves boy from grizzly **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 23, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278 "2011-09-23T00:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/1 "2011-09-23T00:55:54Z")
[Everyone should have a horse like this!](http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/sep/18/gutsy-wrangler-huge-horse-save-boy-from-charging/) StG ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/2 "2011-09-23T02:11:24Z")
Wow. Warhorse material! it’s great that she bought him too. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/3 "2011-09-23T02:28:25Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > Wow. Warhorse material! it’s great that she bought him too. Especially when you consider what happens to a lot of end-of-season horses from camps and dude ranches. StG ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/4 "2011-09-23T02:34:43Z")
Wow, very cool. I love her quote about nothing in her body was going to let that bear hurt that boy. I doubt I could ever be so courageous. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/5 "2011-09-23T03:05:29Z")
That’s awesome. Both of them were very brave! That is a beautiful horse, and I’m glad she decided to buy him too. > [@](#): > > Especially when you consider what happens to a lot of end-of-season horses from camps and dude ranches. I imagine you’re referring to dude ranches sending the horses to slaughter when they’re no longer needed for trail rides? It is a shame that there is such a horse overpopulation issue nowadays that so many of them end up being sold for slaughter. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/6 "2011-09-23T04:49:39Z")
What a great story! I am forwarding that one on to friends! ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/7 "2011-09-23T06:55:03Z")
Whoa, that’s quite a story. I loved this quote from the article: > [@](#): > > With a ton of horse, boulder-size hooves and a fire-breathing blonde thundering at it, the bear came within about 10 feet before skittering off to the side. Now that’s a mental image for you! I can’t imagine what the boy’s father must have thought as his panicked horse carried him at a breakneck gallop away from his small boy being chased by a frickin’ _grizzly_. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/8 "2011-09-23T17:40:39Z")
If that dad’s single, I suggest he marry her _fast_. Nothing like a good grizzly episode to bond a step-parent and child. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/9 "2011-09-23T19:50:33Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > Wow. Warhorse material! Literally. He’s believed to be part [Percheron](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percheron). Although we think of them as draft horses today, they were originally bred to be warhorses. He channeled his forbears for sure! ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/10 "2011-09-23T20:04:12Z")
“He was fine, and I got my biggest tip of the season,” Bolster said. I guess so! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/11 "2011-09-23T21:30:59Z")
Look at his horse, his horse is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Liquidfrequency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@Liquidfrequency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liquidfrequency)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/12 "2011-09-29T19:27:24Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > Look at his horse, his horse is amazing. I wonder if you gave him a lick, if he’d taste just like raisins? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/13 "2011-10-12T03:35:22Z")
This rider and Tonks, the horse, will be on Letterman tonight. StG ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/14 "2011-10-12T11:27:29Z")
_Like_ ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/15 "2011-10-12T17:26:53Z")
Wow, thank you for sharing this, **StG**. I have tears in my eyes right now. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/16 "2011-10-13T01:40:30Z")
Recently watched the segment from Letterman. Both rider and horse seemed incredibly humble. Great story. Wish them all well. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/17 "2011-10-13T02:36:32Z")
That great big horse was more afraid of the audience and the bright lights than he was of a charging bear! ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-and-rider-saves-boy-from-grizzly/597278/18 "2011-10-13T17:50:31Z")
In case anyone else missed Dave, here’s the link: [http://www.cbs.com/late\_night/late\_show/video/?pid=VaB0Ukntpaw6BGNfYc90CTjEkf4y1iSZ&vs=Default&play=true](http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/video/?pid=VaB0Ukntpaw6BGNfYc90CTjEkf4y1iSZ&vs=Default&play=true) What an amazing, beautiful horse!