We Ride Sport and Trail Magazine August 2019 | Page 12

There are approximately 10,000 Noriker horses in Austria and the breeding area has more than 4,600 registered mares and 200 stallions

Bears are not the only wildlife you need to be careful around. The animals in Yellowstone are wild and unpredictable, no matter how calm they appear to be.

from the bear in the opposite direction from which he

went or just away from the situation. Continue to talk

and move your arms as you retreat.

If the bear attacks, how to react depends on the

species, so you will need to be able to tell them apart.

Grizzlies have a dished face, large claws, and a

pronounced shoulder hump. Black bears have a flat/

oman nose profile, small claws, and no shoulder hump.

If the bear doesn’t know you’re there, quietly and

calmly leave the area – no harm, no foul. Please, don’t

take the opportunity to get closer to snap a selfie with

said bear.

If the bear sees you, don't dismount, with all bears it's

important that you appear larger. Talk to the bear and

slowly wave your arms up and down to identify

yourself as a human without making eye contact. On

a good day, the bear will just walk away or go back to

what he was doing. If that’s the case, slowly back away