I once saw/heard something on horses that were used underground in (coal?) mines... the reference was short and was phrased as something like this "... it's like those horses used in the (coal?) mines, they are underground in the dark for so long (years?) that when they are brought up from the mines and get to see far away into the horizon they die of shock." [more inside]
posted by MrBCID on Apr 7, 2007 - 12 answers

Does anyone know anything about the conditions for the workers in diamond mines, especially in Africa? [more inside]
posted by melangell on Nov 29, 2006 - 14 answers