Hi All There have been a number of interesting posts on this. I have heard some things here in South Africa that may also be of interest. (My bees are of a similar temperament to EHB's under most situations) A horse is a big animal that can sweat. Bees dont like that smell. If a bee stings a horse, alarm pheremone and others get trapped in the hair, rather than blowing away as they would on a smooth skinned animal. So the horse retains it's 'marker' for longer. Horses are usually dark, and noisy and produce a lot of respiratory gases. They are also herbivores and produce a lot of waste gasses. Many many horses die in South Africa every year because people tether then near hives. If somebody disturbs a hive, the horses will suffer. Worse though are cows. I had a rather embarrasing incident at a farm recently when I set up ten hives near a dairy. I moved the hives in at night and came back the next day after bee oreintation time (11.00) to take braces of the frames. After I had done this I sat down to eat lunch under the flowering gum tree grove which made me bring the bees in the first place. Three cows came up to the biggest hive and the firts one sniffed the top super. The next cow walked directly into the first cow, so that it nosed the super of the hive. The first cow got stung, nocked over the hive next to it and all hell broke loose. All three cows got stung. These are prize dairy cows producing 30 Litres of milk a day. That night I moved the bees away again. Keep well Garth Garth Cambray Camdini Apiaries Grahamstown Apis mellifera capensis Eastern Cape Prov. South Africa Time = Honey Standard Disclaimer applies to this post.