moral of this story, please wear a hat

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after being trampled today turning out when one of the horses got stuck in the electric tape & having their hoof cm's from my face i urge everyone to wear a hat when handling horses in anyway .

i got off lucky today, fair few painful bruises & rope burns on my hand but it could of been so so much worse.
 
You wear a hat over your face? No wonder you ran into trouble....
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Sorry, just messing. Glad you are okay and didn't suffer any more serious injuries - these horses are big beasties who can do a lot of damage.
 
I wouldn't have thought of that, of course have always read and heard about doing it, but sometimes I "mince" to and from the field in some stuff I'm planning to go out in, like sucha plonker! Thank you for that.
 
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one of these things that you hear of happening to someone else but never think it would happen to you i guess.

kind of hit home when i was lying there with my horse doing some fantastic gymnastics while trying to get away from the tape
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Once I was bringing mine in (two of them, one was five yrs old) and wearing all the kit for a nice pub lunch happening next, with wellies and long mac over;

I was just saying to them "Now no messing, come nicely and quickly I have to be somewhere!" etc. Fatal really, because next thing, my 5yr old knocked me flat on my face and as I looked up from the mud, I saw him jump CLEAN over me, longways of course, I think (not sure) he kneed me in the back of the shoulder too, but, bless him, he missed every inch of me jumping over me! I expect he wondered why I was laying in his way!

As the son of Wolfgang, I suppose he should be able to jump. Thank crikey he did or I may not be here now!
 
Kelly Marks, who knows a thing or two about horses, recommends wearing on at all times of handling, grooming, etc. Must admit I don't but it does seem a good idea. They are a lot bigger than us and wear metal shoes
 
Armhole, one of my youngsters did that as a foal at foot. leading her and her angelic mum through a gateway, foal suddenly decided to go from 0-60 while a pace behind me. flattened me, jumped over me, hoolied around very pleased with herself while i spat mud out and her mum peered down at me, with a very concerned look on her face!
 
I got flattened by a big spook last year and ended up with, amongst others, a bruise all the way down one temple and across the side of my skull. Not a naughty horse but literally shouldered me and ran.

I always wear my hat now too.
 
Problem is, when do you not wear a hat these days? Went to a wedding last week and overslept the next day. Just grabbed wellies & mac and shoved them on over my pjs to do early morning hay.

Rushed down the yard and slipped on a slimy surface that had been icy the night before and rained on that morning. Didn't notice anything except I was flat on my back and then my head hit the concrete hard.

Ouch! Oh well maybe it'll knock some sense in.

I'm getting too old for this lark.
 
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