Horses afraid of renewable energy?

In a recent article posted in the news (Feb 6/13), an anti-winder complained to the committee that, "Horses are flight animals. They flee, would you want to be on a horse when one of these wind turbines start up?"
(http://www.durhamregion.com/news/article/1576122--clarington-riding-school-wants-to-buck-wind-farm),

As I've come to expect from the anti-everything movement, that statement isn't accurate, and demonstrates either a lack of knowledge and understanding, or maybe an intention to mislead?

Reprinted from an article in May 2012, "Whitelee wind farm, Europe's largest, offers 90 kilometres of tracks for riding", "Wind farm projects like Whitelee have opened up hundreds of kilometres of tracks for equestrians that may never have been accessible before the projects were constructed,"
(http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/the-sceptic-tank-blog/2173578/horses-tilt-wind-turbines)
So a horse farm in the UK has used a wind development as an asset to increase the amount of available riding space. Maybe this is a single event, and is an isolated case?

Nope. Here is a video from Alberta, featuring Heidi Eijeil, who is the owner of Windy Coulee Canadian Horses near Pincher Creek. If there was anyone who has experience with horses and wind developments, it's Heidi, with 20 years of living among horses and turbines. It's important to point out the Eijiels live beside the wind park and have no financial involvement, or compensation from this facility.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amfY3XZxg78

Mrs. Eijeil did an informational tour through South Western Ontario last year, speaking to groups about life beside a wind park. Did the anti-movement bother to listen? Why, of course not. "Go home," was the reaction of the people who came to the meeting at the Alhambra Hall, south of Grand Bend".
http://www.goderichsignalstar.com/2012/06/29/alberta-rancher-told-she-was-not-welcome-in-ontario
  

 

 

On a final note, Ontario is at a crossroads, do we continue to support the growth of renewable energy by re-electing a Liberal gov in Ontario, or do we switch gears, midstream, and support a Regressive Conservative change to more nuclear development. If we follow the Regressive route, the picture below shows what horse ranches may look like in the future? It's our choice.