Return of the Biting Horse

To be honest, Zippo has not actually bit anyone (that I know of). But she started to get a bit tired of me poking around on her face today during the midterm exam of our physical exam skills, and started putting her ears back and gnashing at the air.

The real moment of crisis came when the doctor told me to palpate her mammary glands. 

There was a sudden movement of hindquarters...the tectonic upheaval of a horse readying herself to kick...but I made it out of the way in time. She was peeved. She took this great huge kick she'd been getting ready for and turned it into a tiny little tap on the stall wall behind her. 

"I guess we won't be checking the mammary glands today," the doctor said.