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Hey animal and nature board I never visit, question.

Can a human being punch a horse in the head with such force that it would lose consciousness? Not that I want to try it or anything, just settling an argument.
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All signs point to "maybe."
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from the theoretical point of view: if the horsehead isn't heavy enough, then you can shock the horse's brain with a good punch and knock it out.
for example you cant knock out an elephant or a bear because their heavy heads can catch the momentum of your punch without big movement which would shock the brain. but a horse seems to be right at the borderline between outknockable and not outknockable. my proposition would be to go and try with real horse. later post about your findings.
>> Anonymous
>>272231
And afterwards run around right behind the horse where it can't see you.
>> Anonymous
a knockout occurs when the brain is traumatized, thing of the brain is jello (almost identical consistancy) sitting in a bowl (think of the bowl as the skull)

if you punch the bowl the jello bounces off the oposite of the bowl from where you punched it

if you rapidly twist/spin the bowl from right THEN left the jello will also spin, spin it right and the jello moves with the bowl, while it's spinning quickly spin it left and the jello will keep spinning one way while the bowl is spin the other direction, it is this spinning/twisting action that causes people to be knocked out

now horses have very long heads, if you punch it in the right spot (say the side of the mouth) the head will act like a lever making the brain twist and become traumatized

conclusion, with enough force and a good aim it's entirely possible to knock out a horse in 1 punch
>> Anonymous
>>272226
I like that clip because if you watch it enough, you can see the rider reaches down and pulls on the reins just as the guy punches.
>> Anonymous
>>272224

These guys could probably kill the horse..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zamxaRWy7eE
>> Chou
Chuck Norris could knock out a horse with his beard fist.
>> Anonymous
If you aim for the top of its head, yes; the area of the horse's skull between its ears, the poll, is either free-floating or only thinly joined (can't remember which). If you hit a horse there hard enough, you could potentially knock it out.

I have heard stories of a horse that reared when it was being put in a trailer, and bashed its poll off the top of the trailer so hard that it drove it into its own brain, had a fit and died. Eegh.
>> Anonymous
It could depend on the size of the horse, too. I mean, the average guy would probably have a better chance of knocking out a Shetland Pony than a Clydesdale.

If you were some kind of amazing martial arts guy (the kind many on 4chan believe they are) you'd have a better chance too.
>> Anonymous
>>272380

bitch, i'm a forth degree ninja. ill knock you horses head right off its fucking shoulders.