Flip Flops and Hooves

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They don't mix
Never have
Never Will
Why oh why do folk do it?
Never going to happen to them is is now....
Well tell that to the lady whom was sent off to hospital when her horse stamped on her toe yesterday
Tell that to the girl who fell over her flip and did a definitive flop, and lost her horse on the way to the field.
Tell that to the gent who twisted his ankle when his horse spooked and he lost his footing.....

ah well lets wait for the claims to roll in as of course it will be the yard owner/land owner's fault now wont it ???
 
Not a good mix, some folk just have to learn the hard way.

I passed a girl hacking out on a busy road in a tiny pair of shorts and vest top. I winced and thought I really hope you don’t come off.
 
Not something I'd do anyway, but certainly not after seeing a photo of someones foot after it had been trodden on. The skin had been scraped off and you could see the tendons / bones of the foot.
 
wouldn't ever lead mine round in them precisely because i always trip over the damn things but i often kick my trainers off and wash them barefoot! they are always cross tied and cant suddenly swing round.

been doing this 20 years without as much as a near miss! ours are also all barefoot so a bit less of a hazard.
 
Like riding horses to and from the field bareback with just a leadrope and headcollar, but without a hat. Bonkers.
 
Many years ago a young girl came a right cropper on the road wearing only shorts and a crop top, she got dragged as she was wearing trainers. Outcome was many operations and skin grafts. It doesn’t matter how hot you are it’s not worth the risk
 
little_critter said:
Not something I'd do anyway, but certainly not after seeing a photo of someones foot after it had been trodden on. The skin had been scraped off and you could see the tendons / bones of the foot.
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I've seen a similar picture. It's not something I'd ever done, but certainly not something I'd do now.

I have ridden in shorts, though- mostly only up to the fields, and with a hat. The landing would be grass, so less risk. I'd never do it on a road.
 
My old boy would think nothing of walking over you if you were between him and something he wanted badly enough so I got very accustomed to protecting my feet at all costs. Even M, who is a total gent stood on my trainer accidentally the other day (luckily right at the front and missed my toes) so even just the thought of bare feet around them gives me the heebie jeebies.
 
Never mind the risk to the human - if the horse gets loose I for one cannot run in flip flops.
I don't understand why people practice unsafe things which are not only bad for them, but also bad for their horse...say if you ride without a hat and come off and are knocked out, what happens to your horse then? (Particularly if you're out and about). It's not fair on the animal :(
 
fburton said:
Like riding horses to and from the field bareback with just a leadrope and headcollar, but without a hat. Bonkers.
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i do that too (but tbf its a grass track not hard standing and pony is 13hh so worst to happen is going to be bruised pride!
 
Oh man, when I was a teen I used to ride my pony round our rather wild, hilly paddocks in daisy dukes, a vest top and no shoes, without a scrap of tack or a helmet :o :o :o I'm older and wiser now thank goodness! :D :D :D
 
I have been so tempted this weekend to slop around in flipflops at the yard - but having a 2 year old who is just learning to be hosed and doesn't stand still makes it a no-go.

In H&H this week there is an article about Douglas Bunn's daughter (I think) who just lost a toe when leading out two horses in sandals!
 
Bellalily said:
Me too. However have I survived so long. Done the shorts and T shirt ride and the bareback to and from field and more.... :D
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I’ve done them too, but I have since hit 40 and decided I’m to old to pick gravel out of my skin should my horse and I part company :-D
 
I pretty much live in flip flops from May to September (isn't there a song about that?) as I hate having hot feet but the first thing I do when I get to the yard is change into boots. I don't think 650kg of fidgetty ID and bare toes would mix very well...
 
Apart from the fact it wasn't flip flops, I don't remember what I had on my feet when I was stood behind the rope at the edge of one of the rings at Drymen Show next to another spectator on horseback. The rider failed to notice when her horse shifted sideways and planted a shod hoof on my toes - I think she was talking to someone else. Fortunately, the ground was squishy so it didn't hurt. Nevertheless, the woman was mortified when I politely said to her "Excuse me, but your horse is standing on my foot". :rolleyes3:
 
Would never dream of wearing flip flops or trainers whilst working with horses. My wellies for Winter were toe capped from Arco and my Summer yard boots were discarded safety shoes from work. Saved me from broken toes so many times. No more sobbing and begging for pony to carefully step off my foot more of a patient sigh and a hard Paddington bear stare to get him off with bones intact. Although did have one snowy freezing morning (-6) when after a night out and sleep over at a mates realized I only had my high heels and no socks to cycle to the yard (7 miles)in. My lovely yard owner turned out for me but mucking out in 4inch heels was not fun. I swear it took a week to lose the blue colour of my feet!
 
I must admit there have been a few times when I have been popping to check on my horses in the field and realised I have not got shoes in my boot. I am careful and don't make a habit of it, I have also waded through mud in slip on pumps when I have realised I have managed to leave my boots at home in the middle of winter!

I do wear robust trainers in the heat- not steal toe capped, which I probably should, as I know it hurts!
 
I had my foot crushed by a PE bench in school when I was 11. I was wearing sandals. That bench weighed a lot less than a pony & it made a terrible mess of my foot.

Boots, always. Only takes two seconds to put boots on.
 
Ahh back in the dark ages, we used to turn out 2 ponies each..headcollar and lead ropes, no hats, ride one, lead the other, get to the field and let the one go and have a good canter bareback shock horror no hat and jump over their water troughs...my daughter did the same not that many years ago, down to the river with a towel as a saddle but bridle and hat, shorts and t shirts and boots...we must have sticky bums and or be lucky...my horse stood on my foot a few moths back, first time in 11 years, I had my riding boots on, hurt like hell, still numb spot on my foot now, all because he wanted that piece of grass to the left of me...generally it’s the leaders fault unless it’s a spook...imho..
 
Gingerwitch said:
They don't mix
Never have
Never Will
Why oh why do folk do it?
Never going to happen to them is is now....
Well tell that to the lady whom was sent off to hospital when her horse stamped on her toe yesterday
Tell that to the girl who fell over her flip and did a definitive flop, and lost her horse on the way to the field.
Tell that to the gent who twisted his ankle when his horse spooked and he lost his footing.....

ah well lets wait for the claims to roll in as of course it will be the yard owner/land owner's fault now wont it ???
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Eh?????
 
I’ve had a 15.2 spook and land on my foot while I was wearing trainers. The pain literally took my breath away and I dropped like a stone while he galloped away. Fortunately I had just turned him out and taken his head collar off when it happened. All that saved me from a broken foot, I think, was the extremely soft and muddy ground we were standing on. However, my foot came up like a balloon and my friend had to drive up to the field to fetch me as I couldn’t walk or even weight bear.

I won’t even look at a horse now without my Dubarrys on, even if I’m wearing shorts. I don’t mind people laughing, it’s better than the pain!
 
I'm guessing crocs - my footwear of choice when popping out to bring in or turn out, are only slightly further down the naughty list - opps - I will regret it one day perhaps but I can run them and having been stood on a lot job boots don't give much protection so I rely on the 'don't be in the way' approach
 
I did once think that leading out in my vibram five fingers was probably unwise even with an unshod beast.

I last got trod on wearing wellies by a shod horse last October, still have the bruising...
 
Flicker said:
I won’t even look at a horse now without my Dubarrys on, even if I’m wearing shorts. I don’t mind people laughing, it’s better than the pain!
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yup :o
My 2 on the yard are generally good eggs but now and then something happens that I can't control and then I'm glad to have decent footwear on. 2 days ago the horse in the field next to the drive decided to start hooning about as I was bringing in, the following day the farmer's collie chased us down the drive. :rolleyes3:

I don't mind pottering about on the yard or poo picking etc in something more comfortable but for leading and riding I always wear boots of some kind.
 
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