Hand slipped doing up the girth again...

[southerncomfort]

...punched myself in the eye and caused a small bleed!

How to explain this to normal people..?

 

[Nasicus]

Oooh ouch! I thought punching myself in the chin was bad enough!

 

[Lacuna]

I've managed to pretty much give myself a nosebleed on a couple of occasions!

 

[Widgeon]

ooh! That looks painful. I hope it recovers quickly.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Aghhh @southerncomfort is maybe required to help with pain

I have punched myself in the teeth

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

Just ride bigger horses. Doing up the girth on a Shire or Clydesdale is already above eye level

 

[Annagain]

I once had a broken cheekbone from slipping on a wet floor on holiday. The whole left side of my face was black and blue even a week later when I started a new job (new department in same organisation). I knew some people there but it was pretty embarrassing turning up (having had to take a week off sick before even starting) looking like I did. One person whom I'd worked with before and was I quite friendly with saved me by saying very loudly when I explained what had happened "I knew it would be something like that because there's no way you'd have put up with your OH doing it to you." I think I got a reputation for being very no nonsense from that day onwards! To be fair though most people who knew me assumed it was horse related rather than my OH!

 

[southerncomfort]

I once had a broken cheekbone from slipping on a wet floor on holiday. The whole left side of my face was black and blue even a week later when I started a new job (new department in same organisation). I knew some people there but it was pretty embarrassing turning up (having had to take a week off sick before even starting) looking like I did. One person whom I'd worked with before and was I quite friendly with saved me by saying very loudly when I explained what had happened "I knew it would be something like that because there's no way you'd have put up with your OH doing it to you." I think I got a reputation for being very no nonsense from that day onwards! To be fair though most people who knew me assumed it was horse related rather than my OH!

That must have been so painful! Good job they believed you.

Some of our more niche injuries can be very difficult to explain.

Handily, I work at an opticians so my boss is going to have a look at it.

 

[Red-1]

My worst was a big shiner that everyone at work thought Mr Red had given me. Truth was, he did! Bigger, whole picture truth would have included that I tickled his tummy suddenly, unexpectedly and hard, and he bent double unconsiously. I was in the way... He was mortified.

My fault entirely.

I was laid out cold.

I now stand to the side if I am going to unexpectedly tickle his tummy!!!

He is the kindest and most gentle of husbands. But ticklish!

It would have been easier to explain if it had been a horse-related injury, that's for sure.

 

[Annagain]

My worst was a big shiner that everyone at work thought Mr Red had given me. Truth was, he did! Bigger, whole picture truth would have included that I tickled his tummy suddenly, unexpectedly and hard, and he bent double unconsiously. I was in the way... He was mortified.

My fault entirely.

I was laid out cold.

I now stand to the side if I am going to unexpectedly tickle his tummy!!!

He is the kindest and most gentle of husbands. But ticklish!

It would have been easier to explain if it had been a horse-related injury, that's for sure.

Mine has elbowed me in the eye in his sleep. He tends to act out his dreams, he often tries to grab hold of the duvet to stop himself falling or throws it off and starts 'running'. Luckily, there was no bruise as that one would have been more difficult to explain!

 

[sbloom]

I can't believe I've managed not to cause myself such damage with brand new girth straps and occasionally conditioner all over my hands, I have tw*tted myself on the chin quite badly a couple of times though, not bad for 14 years!

 

[Barton Bounty]

It was because of the animology serum that i punched myself lol, it wasnt much better on the steering wheel to be honest. It snells amazing but its really slippy

 

[Sossigpoker]

Gave myself a nose bleed once !

 

[Archangel]

Ouch. I have given myself a black eye doing a girth up. It happens so quickly doesn't it. I am sure the horse is sniggering every time I do it.

 

[sbloom]

It was because of the animology serum that i punched myself lol, it wasnt much better on the steering wheel to be honest. It snells amazing but its really slippy

Try new girth straps several times a week, you learn to be VERY careful

 

[Parrotperson]

We are all, without a shadow of a doubt, BONKERS!!!

 

[Barton Bounty]

Try new girth straps several times a week, you learn to be VERY careful

They are very stiff

 

[sbloom]

They are very stiff

And slippy.

 

[Maxidoodle]

Wow, poor you. Many years since I’ve given myself a black eye doing up a girth (pretty impossible with a western cinch now thankfully).

 

[Titchy Reindeer]

Just ride bigger horses. Doing up the girth on a Shire or Clydesdale is already above eye level

I was going to suggest low dressage style girth, well below eye level (at least on my pony)!

 

[dreamcometrue]

Oh dear must have been a good punch

It happens once in a while, you’d think we would take precautions after the first one

 

[ponyparty]

I rebroke a healing finger (that incidentally, my horse had broken…) doing up my girth. Yep new saddle/girth straps. Hurt like hell!

 

[southerncomfort]

The boss has said its fine, I'll just look weird for a few days.

Think I need to get some grippier gloves!

 

[Barton Bounty]

The point is .. have you had southern comfort yet to help

 

[southerncomfort]

Sadly the house is currently a Southern Comfort free zone so I've settled for a glass of Chardonnay.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Sadly the house is currently a Southern Comfort free zone so I've settled for a glass of Chardonnay.

That will do the job

 

[Fransurrey]

...punched myself in the eye and caused a small bleed!

How to explain this to normal people..?

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Laughing with you, honest. PUnched myself so many times doing up the girth. When I rode little ponies I often gave myself a good 'under the chin' punch. There's a lot of 'FFS' going on around my stable...