# Panicked Horse swims three miles out to sea **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 17, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panicked-horse-swims-three-miles-out-to-sea/622179 "2012-05-17T05:57:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panicked-horse-swims-three-miles-out-to-sea/622179/21 "2012-05-17T23:27:54Z")
I’m sure there’s a “You can lead a Horse to water…” joke in there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panicked-horse-swims-three-miles-out-to-sea/622179/22 "2012-05-17T23:42:03Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I’m sure there’s a “You can lead a Horse to water…” joke in there somewhere. But you can’t make him sink? ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panicked-horse-swims-three-miles-out-to-sea/622179/23 "2012-05-17T23:58:00Z")
I belive it…many years ago, my brother and some friends were out in their boat, about 1 mile offshore (fishing). My brother spotted something swimming-it was a small brown do. The moved over and pulled the poor dog in-he was exhausted. They took him to shore and he ran off-none the worse. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panicked-horse-swims-three-miles-out-to-sea/622179/24 "2012-05-18T00:00:23Z")
> [@Alka\_Seltzer](#): > > In case people think I am pulling their legs, here is a video of some elephants swimming in the [Indian Ocean](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpD40ewOyC4). Not that that’s not cool - it is - but come on, they have buoyancy and a built in snorkel. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panicked-horse-swims-three-miles-out-to-sea/622179/25 "2012-05-18T01:12:12Z")
> [@Darryl\_Lict](#): > > Whoa, that happened here in Santa Barbara. I was noticing that the photos were attributed to the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol. They do pretty good work and saved my ass when I turtled my catamaran and couldn’t right it. Well, I’ve never heard of a donkey on a catamaran before but you’re saying SBHP is experienced in this & probably has procedures for equine rescue??? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panicked-horse-swims-three-miles-out-to-sea/622179/26 "2012-05-18T01:23:14Z")
I wish Jim Morrison was still around to comment on this. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panicked-horse-swims-three-miles-out-to-sea/622179/27 "2012-05-18T01:33:38Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > My brother spotted something swimming-it was a small brown do. Do tell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panicked-horse-swims-three-miles-out-to-sea/622179.md?page=1)