News story about rider kicked in the head after a fall

I have to say that my horse has kicked out when I've fallen off (in a menage) in a sort of panic... she has a wonderful temperament generally speaking and has never kicked out except when I've fallen. She doesn't aim for me though (and has never hit me) but just kicks out as if she's spooked.

It's possible that's what happened in this case but it does seem to be a very well-placed shot from the horse's point of view... it looks more as though he was aiming for her.
 
Puppy said:
Oh yes. She's still around. She's been causing scandals on local FB groups, as well as advertising her services as a groom...!!

I'm glad when I was double barreled in the face I didn't make it into the Daily Fail. Being associated with such a s*** publication would be even more traumatic than having my face demolished! :p
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I am not familiar with this character, and the search didnt return a user of that name? :-/
 
Horrible to watch all the footage. Thats a nice horse who deserves some respect. He looks uncomfortable and unhappy :-(
 
What's that old saying? Nice horse, shame about the rider. That's perfect for this. Awful injury, but tbh if you do stupid things then you should expect to get stupid results. That hose kicked you good and proper, not an accidental kick, the kick was very purposeful. Can't say that's what I'd call a brilliant bond though, I'd class a good bond as being a horse who helps me out when I screw up and vice versa, not one who takes the opportunity to deck you one the moment you're on the floor.

Fwiw, I can't see what your hat protected in the fall, you clearly can't use the brain god gave you. Please be safe, stop being reckless, horses are unpredictable and they are live animals, don't take them for granted. Treat them with the respect in which you want to be treated, or expect to get hurt.
 
Just watched a few more of the girl in question's vids on Youtube.

I didn't quite say the right thing before when I said it was sheer stupidity.

That doesn't even sum up what I see in those vids.

Idiocy, incompetency, and brainless are the words that do.
 
Where are this kids parents?

I grew up as a farm kid with ponies and horses, but I was never allowed to mistreat them this way. One time I put my arms around my horses neck in a hug and gently lifted up my feet off the ground a couple of inches, placing my weight on the horses neck (I was about 80-90 lbs at the time). My dad saw and I got told off to not 'bug at' and treat the horses that way. That cut out any dumb kid antics and probably saved my head from a pissed off pony.

Even now I see young women (early twenties) who still pull that kid crap (standing unbalanced on horses backs, swinging on necks, unbalanced bareback riding and jumping) with their horses.


How annoying and painful to have your mouth yanked every time your rider fell off doing something she clearly doesn't have the ability to do yet?


Just because a horse or pony will put up with that kind of treatment doesn't mean they should have to.
 
I usually stay Out of threads like this...

But those videos Are like watching a train wreck.


I have never seen someone fall off so often, of course one day you're gonna get hurt!
 
In the article she says she wants to be a mounted police officer. Be aware Rosie..they look at social networking as part of their recruitment now.
 
Amy567 said:
WHEN you start to read your horses, you'll then get a bond and you'll have days that you can ride bareback and hatless till your heart's content, but you have to pick the day.
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Riding hatless is never, ever, a good idea.

A head injury can change your life forever.
 
Having just watched a few of this girls video's, brat springs to mind, have you read her bio on you tube, she has a young tb project to teach how to jump so she can go racing, that's really going to happen when she yanks the poor mare round as soon as she lands, the mind boggles at these sort of people. If I was one of her poor horses, I would be aiming a kick at her head too if I got the chance!
 
Puppy said:
:confused:

Riding hatless is never, ever, a good idea.

A head injury can change your life forever.
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I know it's never a good idea, but if she wants to do it, which she obviously does, she can. Maybe after being kicked in the head, she'll respect a hat more, but it's her choice in the end.
 
robden said:
Having just watched a few of this girls video's, brat springs to mind, have you read her bio on you tube, she has a young tb project to teach how to jump so she can go racing, that's really going to happen when she yanks the poor mare round as soon as she lands, the mind boggles at these sort of people. If I was one of her poor horses, I would be aiming a kick at her head too if I got the chance!
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Did you see the clip where the mare wasn't prepared for the jump, crashed through it and ended up having her chest on the floor sliding to a stop just in front of the next jump? If a horse jumps after that with a girl that yanks it in the mouth anyway, it's a saint!

(I'm not blaming the girl for the horse falling, these things happen whether it's the riders fault or not)
 
Amy567, yep I saw that then I think its the same mare which is shortly after shown refusing a large spread. Can't remember if its all in the same video or different ones. Also obv don't know how much time is between the 2 incidents...

She seems to advertise the amount she falls off :s
 
me&Harvey said:
Amy567, yep I saw that then I think its the same mare which is shortly after shown refusing a large spread. Can't remember if its all in the same video or different ones. Also obv don't know how much time is between the 2 incidents...

She seems to advertise the amount she falls off :s
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Maybe she can't stay on :p But in a lot of the videos she doesn't portray a rider that I wouldn't send any horse to to teach them how to jump. I youngster needs to learn they can't get someone off imo.
 
Amy567 said:
Maybe she can't stay on :p But in a lot of the videos she doesn't portray a rider that I wouldn't send any horse to to teach them how to jump. I youngster needs to learn they can't get someone off imo.
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"she doesn't portray a rider that I wouldn't send any horse to to teach them how to jump." :confused:

I think you mean she does portray one you wouldn't?

Or she doesn't portray one you would?

Now I'm confused. :p
 
Blimey, were some of you who are being so harsh never young? I remember me and my friends changing ponies and riding without a thought for our safety, jumping anything that was higher than a pole, enjoying our ponies. Perhaps this young lady hasn't got an adult giving her sound advice, teaching her the rights from wrongs. We are all human and whatever we do in life sometimes we learn from very harsh and dangerous mistakes. Please be constructive if you have to be but being mean isn't helpful nor wanted by most of us on this forum.

I am about to get a new horse and am hoping to take some lessons with him. I have ridden for almost forty years but much is self taught. I want me and my boy to have fun, be safe and bond. Perhaps some lessons might be good fun for you both and you may be given just a little advice by eyes and ears that are 'in the room' that will enhance your bond with your boy all the more.

Good luck but stay safe x
 
I think if someone puts videos of themselves in the public domain, and gives (or sells) their story to the press, they will get a reaction. Especially when it involves poor care and handling of animals and may influence others.

This kind of self-publicity comes back to bite you. :o
 
blue89 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glGMne62ytI

There are several moments in this video where my heart jumps into my mouth, I thought at one point he was going to kick out and have her! and that time she wasn't wearing her hat. 0.48
Rosie, I really do wish you well, and that you recover soon. I sure I speak for all of us that we do have your best intentions at heart and don't want you or your pony in harms way. Enjoy your riding and be safe. :)
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jess_ said:
That 'something holding you back' video is awful.

I felt sick when he was rearing up on the road, he went near vertical and i thought he was going to go backwards.
At the end of the video the ground looks extremely muddy at the takeoff of the jump she is jumping :/

Why people put videos like this on youtube is beyond me.
Probably to get comments like 'oh my god you're such a good rider you're amazing!!!!1!!!111!!'
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I feel the whole point of the video is supposed to be a 'Look at how great I am, turned a loony pony into a superstar'.

And if I'm honest.,....in some of the early shots she appears to practically throw herself off the pony for effect;):rolleyes:.....
 
Oh my god, those videos are absolutely shocking!!!! When I was a kid, yes we used to gallop around and have fun, but we also looked after our ponies with respect and we schooled them properly!

I think that kick in the head was a long time coming to be honest. Horses are a privilege, not a right!! It's because of their kind nature that they allow us to ride them.... NOT abuse them!

In my opinion you yes get some naughty one, but most of the time they are behaving in a certain way to try and tell you something, and if you cant listen to what they are telling you then you shouldn't have a horse! If my horse decided to bronk or rear in the way this horse is I would call the vet, physio, dentist, saddler as I would assume there was something wrong... I wouldn't be posting videos on youtube and if I was falling off that much I would probably give up!!!

Young girl or not, that is no excuse to treat a beautiful horse with such a lack of respect or understanding!
 
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When I saw the video of the kick I thought 'what a nasty piece of work that horse is'. Having watched that 'something holding you back video it all becomes clear. Bits of it made me feel really sick, especially the horse rearing on the wet slippery road and the horse falling whilst jumping. :(

Where the hell are this girls parents? She's going to end getting herself killed if she doesn't hurry up and learn to respect horses and treat them as more than machines.
 
Hippona said:
I feel the whole point of the video is supposed to be a 'Look at how great I am, turned a loony pony into a superstar'.

And if I'm honest.,....in some of the early shots she appears to practically throw herself off the pony for effect;):rolleyes:.....
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That's exactly what I noticed. She is clearly throwing herself off in most of those shots for effect.

If she's trying to make herself look good, then it's completely backfired. She, to be quite frank, looks incompetent, brattish, and unfit to be riding horses nevermind own one.

The horse also looks like it is sick to death of her, and I don't blame it.
 
Moomin1 said:
That's exactly what I noticed. She is clearly throwing herself off in most of those shots for effect.

If she's trying to make herself look good, then it's completely backfired. She, to be quite frank, looks incompetent, brattish, and unfit to be riding horses nevermind own one.

The horse also looks like it is sick to death of her, and I don't blame it.
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to be frank it doesn't even look like shes throwing herself off it genuinely looks like shes got herself in these situations due to her manic ways of riding and her lack of knowledge of genuine riding, by the looks of things shes missed out on a huge part of riding and that's respect for the horse!

also i am currently 18 and though my horse wouldn't care if i did the same things as she did but i sure as hell wouldn't want to because he is an animal and he is my pride and joy and if i want him to do what i love doing i have to treat him the way he deserves, i also trust my horse with my heart but i know he is still an animal and can still be silly so i try and keep us both safe by being sensible! also when i was younger my friend and i managed to have fun with our hats on and treating our ponies with respect, we went on fun hacks and we schooled them well but if my mum had seen us do this i would have not been allowed to ride, period
 
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I am honestly absolutely DISGUSTED at some of the comments I've read on this thread. To the point it makes me sick to be part of the equestrian community. MOTHERS, ADULTS, PARENTS are criticizing and slating this poor girl who has, lets face it, been through quite an ordeal. So what, she wants to ride hat less? her choice. Bareback? her choice. It's most certainly NOT yours.

As for you adults hating and slating, some of those comments could be classed as bullying, how do you think that poor girl feels? One video has spiraled out of control and now your all telling her that she's basically a pile of s*** and her horse doesn't love her at all. I'm just utterly appalled.

I think you all need to go away and just think about what you've said and how Rosie must feel, pretty deflated i should imagine! After a horrific fall and injury she's now having it piled on by a group of so called know it alls! Please go and get a job and stop slating 18 year old girls and leave her to it!
 
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