News on injured horses and riders at badminton

[kerilli]

You say this, however a horse I ride is the spookiest and most unpredictable horse I have ever sat on in my life. He is an absolute nightmare to take XC as you can never get into a rhythm as he is so busy looking at anything and everything, therefore I was a little concerned at how he would react if my jacket went off. However when I jumped off with it still attached BEFORE I went XC, he didn't even bat an eyelid, although I was absolutely furious with myself!

At the time I was under the impression that there was a delay between the air jacket going off and him running backwards, but to be honest I haven't actually seen a slowed down version and it is difficult to see on the clip that has been posted.

fair enough, but it's not a risk i am prepared to take with her - this mare bolted on her first day here as a yearling (got away from me when being led out to the field, with me wearing gloves and hat and her on a lunge line) i hung on till she pulled me over and started dragging me) and she then fell over at a flat out gallop and knocked all her top incisors out as they went through her top lip. seriously, she had an abnormal flight response for a domestic horse, put it that way... there's a reason why she hasn't been out in public yet, but before anyone else insinuates that it isn't safe to hack or compete a horse you can't trust not to panic, i have been working on it, and am still doing so.

still can't watch the clips as youtube is saying my version of Flash Player isn't good enough, even though I've just downloaded it to upgrade. flipping thing.

 

[Weezy]

I think the horse just backs up as horses do when we fall off, land on our feet and turn to face them, most of them back up a few stride, if not to get away from the fence that they had the altercation with, or just in submission - sadly there was a drop and the horse was not aware of it...must say I don't like horses who don't have a sense of awareness for what is behind them LOL!

You CAN clearly hear the air jacket go off whilst she is still in the air tho, that is a given.

 

[Katie_B]

fair enough, but it's not a risk i am prepared to take with her - this mare bolted on her first day here as a yearling (got away from me when being led out to the field, with me wearing gloves and hat and her on a lunge line) i hung on till she pulled me over and started dragging me) and she then fell over at a flat out gallop and knocked all her top incisors out as they went through her top lip. seriously, she had an abnormal flight response for a domestic horse, put it that way... there's a reason why she hasn't been out in public yet, but before anyone else insinuates that it isn't safe to hack or compete a horse you can't trust not to panic, i have been working on it, and am still doing so.

I can sympathise with you! Ours was not allowed out to a party until he was at least 7 or 8 i think. Before that he was just absolutely lethal, and hospitalised my poor mum a couple of times! He isn't naughty, just a complete nervous wreck and I suppose the only reason we have persevered for so long is because he is talented...oh and the fact that we bred him, so there is nobody else we can blame for his behaviour unfortunately! It has been a permanent cycle of success and utter frustration, but I am hoping that we will get there some day!