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Excuse Me, But You're Crowding Me
I would like to add to the story told by Phil Goodman - my experience of cows was very similar.

Myself and 3 female friends plus 2 dogs were crossing a field with approx 50 to 60 young cows. They also came to investigate. We were not too worried though because we thought we could reach the far stile first.

Alas they beat us to it!

They surrounded us in a pincer movement literally jumping over each other to get to us. Some were going down on their front legs as if to make a challenge!

We sent the dogs with one handler forward thinking that was the attraction (sounds a bit sacrificial, remind me not to go walking with you. Ed).

Alas we were wrong!

Like Phil we were also madly waving paper and shouting to scare them off - but this didn't work!

In the end we had to walk really fast, taking care not to fall, and we must have leapt over the stile without our feet touching it - quite athletic!!

In all the years of walking I have never encountered such inquisitive energetic cows. The whole episode has left me quite unsure about them - and now I will walk an extra mile or so to avoid them!!