When Beef Goes Bad

A woman from Scotland found out what happens when beef goes bad - the hard way. While the woman was trying to move a calf into a shed, momma cow decided that she didn't want junior leaving and attacked. The angry cow, not to be confused with a mad cow, kept knocking the woman down every time she tried to get away. This is where the story gets confused:

"Every time I tried to crawl away, the cow just slammed into me again."

With nobody nearby, she admitted she feared for her life.

"The first I knew I was just lying on the ground - I thought I was dead," she said.

"Nobody was there to help me. I was terrified and I thought the other cows would join in which can happen sometimes."

However, she had not counted on the intervention of her 15-year-old horse as it went to her rescue.

"I was so surprised, she is like a pet so I was very surprised," said Mrs Boyd.

She cannot remember if the horse actually kicked the cow but is sure her charge scared the angry animal off.

Here we go anthropomorphizing again. Longtime readers recognize the fallacy of Mrs Boyd's belief that the horse rescued her. In actuality, the cow and the horse were arguing over who got the prime rib. Mrs Boyd was lucky she got away before they settled the argument.