Wild animals prowling near camp stampeded the picketed horses into panic flight

Evidence

Once only some wild animals prowled near the camp, when “Ring,” with one bound, disappeared from my side; and the horses, which were picketed by the stream, broke their lariats, stampeded, and came rushing wildly towards the fire, and it was fully half an hour before they were caught and quiet was restored. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 122

Categorization

• CANDY: A compact, vivid anecdote: a dog vanishing at the approach of wild predators and horses snapping their tethers and charging the campfire — good dinner-table material.
• XREF: connects to: Wolves stampede corralled horses by frightening them into leaping fences — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 231

Broader Connections

• Wolves stampede corralled horses by frightening them into leaping fences #exemplifies (0.88) — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 231