A poll about your worst horse-related injury

If NO to Q4 - how many foals have you bred?

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i was out with a lady who purchased my friends 2 horses she one one me on other we met up with some friends and off to hack ,the lady hade only been out on 5 quiet hacks before on this horse we went down a woody canal path and my other friends asked do u want to walk trot or canter down here i sugested trot the lady wanted to canter so off went when the lady shouted for us to stop ,imediatly we all stoped as i turned round she also stoped ,,,in a standstill now she lost her ballance and came off the horses sholder takeing the reins with her that pulled to the mares mouth and she stampped about she stamped on the ladly arm and when i looked the hoof slit down the inside of her arm and peeled it like a banana inside of elbo to the hand it also severd a atery on the inside of the elbo.the horse was unshode luckily and its a good job my friends were nurses as she nearly bleed to death ,its still not healed properly after 18 months ,,,the moral of this story always wear long sleevs even on the hottest day and dont hold on to the reins if you come off

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Or, don't canter out on a hack if you aren't a competent rider...

I regularly ride in short sleeves in the summer, and were I to come off I would do my best to hold on to the reins rather than have a loose horse.
 
Couldn't do the poll as mine was a mix of both
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Kicked whilst riding, badly broken leg
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I think it's a toss up for me. Both accidents happened while riding my first horse. First was just after a fantastic lesson! Had my feet out of the stirrups as we walked back to the barn (from the outdoor) Someone must've dropped some bailing twine in the parking lot and it got wrapped around Buddy's back legs. The other girl who was in the lesson pointed it out and I looked back just as he hopped to get it off. Ended up falling right onto my head/neck on the hard-packed dirt of the driveway. No major injuries from that though it would've been disasterous if I hadn't been wearing a helment!

Second injury was from the same horse. I was warming up in the outdoor for a show and the alarm of the car parked right next to the outdoor went off as we walked by. He took off running and went straight for the fence out. Faked right then left and I came off and broke my hip and got a pretty nasty concussion. That was when Dad stopped trying to come see me ride in shows! Everytime he would get there I'd be leaving in an ambulance!!
 
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