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[QUOTE="Tassie Kaz, post: 758101, member: 85485"] Thanks Marc; I hope you do tackle the VF one day...all or part thereof. You might end up being sorry you mentioned it but the goat incident will probably be one of the most memorable experiences of my VF. I'm a townie so really enjoy the contact with farm animals walking brings. On the day I walked Pontremoli to Aulla, I passed a paddock of goats who all rushed over to me...except one which started crying out further along. When I got to him, I could see he was caught up in the fence. His eyes fixated on me & just held that stare to the point I was quite taken aback...I'll never forget it. He knew I was his ticket out. Although I would not have just walked away, that look left me no choice. At the very least, if I couldn't free him, I'd go to the farmers house for help. I could see what needed to be done (pull his head forward & try to slip the wires over his horns) but I couldn't explain that to a goat (& especially an Italian one! 😄 ) so I had to work with him trying to pull back. I was absolutely certain I would be bitten for my efforts but I wasn't giving up. I twisted his head, pulled his ears, was grabbing his horns, had my hands over his mouth, covered his eyes, etc trying to manoeuvre him through the wire & never once did he try to bite or fight me, nor did he make a sound. Nearly half an hour later, with my hands red raw, I succeeded in releasing him. One final look & he was off, jumping about & shaking his head, free at last. Oh...& as no good deed goes unpunished; I had left my walking pole leaning against the fence & the other goats were gnawing at my hand strap & trying to eat 'Hello Kitty' (very pilgrimmy! 🤭 ) who dangles from said hand strap as my pole mascot. 😇 🐐 😁 [/QUOTE]
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