Huntsman in horrific accident

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UK: Huntsman in horrific accident
A hunt follower was horrifically injured when he fell from his horse - and was impaled on the horn of his hunting whip. Tom Pitman, 38, was riding with the Beaufort Hunt when his horse Winston smashed through a gate and threw him off. He landed on the handle of his whip, which punched a two-and-a-half inch hole into his back below his shoulder blade. Hunt secretary Nigel Maidment dialled 999 and Tom was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, where he was kept in overnight and discharged the following day.
(Gazette & Herald – 10 November 2008)

http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/3832797.Huntsman_in_horrific_accident/
 
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If he is a relation of Mrs Pitman, who rides (or did) beautifully side saddle, then I imagine he will be a tough cookie and will be back as soon as he can!
Best wishes to him for a quick recovery.

BTW unless he is actually a Huntsman that is hunting hounds then he is only a hunt follower (which it says in the article); there is only one Huntsman per pack, although he could have been a member of the hunt staff in which case, we was either a whip or second horseman - but not a Huntsman! Only time this is different is when a Huntsman visits a different pack from his own.
 
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Sheesh...


another member of the "i don't read threads correctly"!

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Agree MFH09
 
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He didn't die!
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Ooopps....was reading the Jade South story at the same time
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Firstly - hope he feels much better soon, and enjoys the laughter and port his visitors will no doubt bring him!
Secondly - please let no one from HSE be reading this story,anywhere, or another decision will be taken away from us!
 
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Firstly - hope he feels much better soon, and enjoys the laughter and port his visitors will no doubt bring him!
Secondly - please let no one from HSE be reading this story,anywhere, or another decision will be taken away from us!

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I don't for one minute believe that if the HSE were reading this they would wish to ban hunting whips so you're safe! The HSE are actually trying to educate to take away such perceptions. They are the first to say we don't live in a risk free society - neither do they want us to. You might want to have a look at some of the HSE's "Myth of the Month" series - they may help.
Further details at http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/
 
Glad he's OK.

I never really thought of hunting whips as dangerouse but what are your views on them?

I Nanny for a 10year old who had started going out with a hunting whip for the first time this season, Is that normal? I don't think she needs it (her pony is very forward going and jumps like a stag).
 
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the hunting whip is not specifically for hitting your horse, the end piece is designed as a very useful aid when opening and shutting gates and the lash is primarily for if you are working with the hounds (although pretty irrelavent for the members of the field)
 
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the hunting whip is not specifically for hitting your horse, the end piece is designed as a very useful aid when opening and shutting gates and the lash is primarily for if you are working with the hounds (although pretty irrelavent for the members of the field)

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Correct - although if hounds are coming past you a bit close, holding the whip out so the lash is hanging down a little away from your horse will encourage them to give your horse's legs a wider berth!
 
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