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Technically it's not a cow, it's a bullock.
I think cow is a generic noun, so it's ok. I say they were probably bullocks because you wouldn't keep more than one bull in with a group of cows. Also it's illegal to keep a lone bull or a dairy bull - e.g. Freisian:
or Jersey:
in a field which can be accessed by the public (i.e. has a footpath/bridleway/road running through it). It's okay to keep beef bulls like that though as they are more docile. E.g. Hereford:
Or Charolais:
The law is arguably out of date, as livestock temperaments have changed over time.
I'm not totally sure about this, but I've always been under the impression this is because the dairy bulls know their children have been stolen away from them and turned into veal.
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I'd file that under esoteric knowledge personally
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^^That. I've been caught in a cattle stampede, and it's truly frightening.
On the same topic, as I'm back in Nottingham I rode to Melton Mowbray again, with Yas. On a hill which defeats all but the geared clan we paused by a field of some heffers, and bulls, and watched as they grew steadily more agitated by us, until there was hoof-stamping on their part and excrement flowing down shorts on mine. Then they tried to eat some rope, got bored, and trotted off.
A geared roadie passed us as we walked up the hill. He looked at our bikes, then us, and scoffed; 'Fixed. You get no sympathy from me. Sado-masochists". Never been called one of them before. Not sure I'm up to the task, but will be fun finding out.
Got a route online pal?
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whats all this about cows being dangerous?
get out of here you city lot,
have you never seen a farmer rounding up cows, you just get shouting and they are waaaay more afraid of you lot of pansies.
Foxs post shows the BULL, a male version that can get nowty if provoked,
but other wise 99% of herds re just bullocks, heifers or milkers.In other news,
its gonna carry on being hot for days, so get taking sickies fuck em life is short.
me, im going on quantocks racing and wild camping.
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whats all this about cows being dangerous?
get out of here you city lot,
have you never seen a farmer rounding up cows, you just get shouting and they are waaaay more afraid of you lot of pansies.
Foxs post shows the BULL, a male version that can get nowty if provoked,
but other wise 99% of herds re just bullocks, heifers or milkers.How can anyone who grew up in Milton Keynes lecture people on cows?
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Been a while since I did some weekday slacker miles so thought I would pack some in since I reckon this is the last of the good weather. Stole TNRC's Kent 1 and edited it a bit to include Knatt's Valley.
And whooooooosaaaaaaaaaa what a beautiful route it was. Quiet lanes, dapple shade, warm sunshine, getting hit in the face with conkers - it had it all. This cow took a bit of a shine to me.
me and paul saw a beast like that the other day.
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Health and Safety Executive figures show that such attacks are rare. Excluding the recent deaths, 18 people have been killed and 481 injured by cows in the past eight years.
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Got a route online pal?
Actually I don't. Set off from Bingham, up through Langar, Harby, Scalford then into Melton Mowbray. Doubt these lanes even have names. Nice route though, can easily be tracked on google pedometer. Best I can do I'm afraid.
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I guess I should have just posted the boring picture of my bike, instead of the 'bullock'.
:/
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Sunday's jaunt on the road bike with Tom.
We had had a great day on Saturday off road so decided to have another ride but on tarmac. Tom planned a route to Brighton and loaded it to his satnav and we agreed to meet at Putney on Sunday morning.
I did not have my usual pre long ride meal of porridge, and this was probably my first of many fails for the day. Got on the train at Putney to East Croydon, to avoid the south London junk miles. Getting off the train I needed a pee - my old man bladder was in full effect before we had even started.
Off we set, and immediately had a climb coming straight outta croydon (Mamils With Attitude). I tend to need 45 minutes to get the legs turning and heart pumping, but no such luck. Tom was in energetic spirits, I clearly needed more sleep. My internal dialogue was whingeing from the outset.
The route choice was entirely new to me and after 10 miles I was starting to wonder if it was going to be uphill all the way to Brighton, though at 15 miles things changed and we hit a rather steep descent. It almost felt like an MTB drop in, but the fun of it was slightly curtailed by not having a clue of the twists and turns, gravel on the road and people riding horses, do they pay road tax?
I must apologise to Tom. He put up with my complaining and piss poor mood all day, and it never really improved. I just had nothing in the tanks, could not hold a wheel, decent cadence or do anything useful. I even had to stop for a massive feast of sugary shit somewhere, my nutrition for the day was a realm of fail, but as my head started to feel light and my perspective narrowed I knew that sugars were required.
There came a wonderful point when Tom. told me we were approaching Ditchling. I asked if he was sure and he was adamant. I loathe energy gels but given my form decided to use the reserve power source so took the fruit flavour jizz solution. I gagged a little but thought it would be worthwhile. From our Swinley jaunts I know that Tom's sense of direction is as piss poor as mine.
"Just approaching Ditchling?" we were a mere 15 miles away! By the time we got there I was a spent force, Tom set off at decent pace and I tortoised up. Doing the lead out and push into the wind had taken its toll on Tom and we ended up cresting the hill about 5 seconds apart (he was first).
The drop into Brighton was not as fast as it could be, the days headwind was vicious there too.
On the waterfront we went to Tom's Diner (well not Tom's but a sort of Ed's Diner clone) and proceeded to have monstrous milkshakes and burgers.Tom decided to ride back, i was in no fit state and took the train. Clearly the preceding day's ride and some of my personal stresses of late had just taken it all out of me. I do want to do the route again and his return leg too, perhaps being a little forewarned would make it more pleasurable. In the evening Schick was asking me where I had been, and I could not remember a single town we had passed through. The day had been all grind and no pleasure.
The joy of the day consisted in burgers and shakes, the shower once home and sleeping like a log.
So it was not much fun, but fuck yeah, I would do it again.
Tom. was a marvel on the day, letting me talk, complain and being incredibly understanding. I am sorry for my less than gracious conduct on the day.
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4 of us out walking had a herd of young cows (bullocks?) chase us across a field, bloomin scary. I was wearing red so got urban myth paranoia that I'd be the one trampled when they went postal...
Some friends of mine and I walked through a field of bullocks once. They were so sweet; massive animals surging forward to seemingly satisfy their curiosity about you, perhaps within sniffing distance, but surging back allowing us to carry on walking. Despite their size, I didn't feel in danger at all. Perhaps this was because we were walking along a fence on our left side; it just didn't feel as if there was going to be a stampede at all.
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In the evening Schick was asking me where I had been, and I could not remember a single town we had passed through. The day had been all grind and no pleasure.
You did remember East Grinstead!
'East Grindstead'
You definitely seemed totally knackered.
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Some friends of mine and I walked through a field of bullocks once. They were so sweet; massive animals surging forward to seemingly satisfy their curiosity about you, perhaps within sniffing distance, but surging back allowing us to carry on walking. Despite their size, I didn't feel in danger at all. Perhaps this was because we were walking along a fence on our left side; it just didn't feel as if there was going to be a stampede at all.
They sensed you were a vegan, and thus no threat.
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Cow looks like it's levitating :)