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Charmaine18

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My aunty and cousins came up from Southampton yesterday to stay with us for the weekend, and today the older one (who's 12) came to the yard with me to help out because she loves horses. We had a really good morning, introducing her to all the ponies, grooming, tacking up and stuff - she was having a great time. Then we went to get Buster, the lovely cob, in from the field and she held him while I closed the gate. He stepped forward to get some grass, trod on her foot and leaned on it for ages before she could get him off.

Her foot was swollen up like a balloon and already beginning to show a big blue bruise within a few minutes, and she had to be taken to hospital because we're pretty sure it's broken.
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Her mum is there with her at the moment (they've been there for three hours now!) and will phone us when they get the results of the X-ray to let us know, but one of the mums at the riding school, who is a nurse, said she would be amazed if it wasn't broken. So my poor little cousin has not had a very fun day after all.
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She was very brave though bless her - she cried a lot from the shock and the pain, but she was trying not to make too much of a fuss. The head instructor (who was the only adult there at the time; stressful for her!) gave her a big rosette for being brave lol.
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I feel quite bad because I probably should have been the one holding him, or at least had hold of the other side of his headcollar just in case, because she'd never handled big horses before... but I suppose it's just one of those things, and feeling guilty won't mend her foot!
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Fingers crossed that it's not too badly hurt and she'll be feeling much better soon - and also that it doesn't put her off horses! Next time she visits the riding school, she's getting a free ride - be a shame to waste that!
 
I remember one evening bringing a ride of youngsters back from the school after a lesson. I sent two riders to untack one pony whilst I untacked the other. Mid way through unbridling, a face appeared over the door looking worried
"miss... Clover has stood on x's foot".

Knowing Clover was a rather small, pleasant natured pony and the child fairly sensible and robust, I responded in a rather relaxed manner, finishing removing my bridle before making my way to the other stable to check on the rider.

"are you ok now x, how's your foot" I enquired cheerfully looking over the door....

Only to be greated with a bright red tear stained face and the helpless phrase

"Miss, he's STILL stood on it"

Bloody pony was stood stock still, totally unconcerned, hoof firmly planted on rider's foot whilst the two children shoved frantically at his unresponsive shoulder.

I felt guilty once I stopped laughing. And yes, I got the pony off her foot and fortunately she was absolutely fine.

Glad your cousin is ok (ish), sounds as if the riding school did all the right things to make sure she took something positive away from such a bad experience.
 
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Only to be greated with a bright red tear stained face and the helpless phrase

"Miss, he's STILL stood on it"


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ROFL!
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Reminds me of a time when I was 7 or so, and there were carriage rides at the town fair...I stood in front of the line, to be sure of getting a good seat, with the result that one of the carriage horses stood on my sandalled foot the whole time while the carriage was being loaded. I shoved and shoved, to no avail; didn't get it out until the carriage moved off...at least I got to sit in front the next time it came round!
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i did very simular a few years back, i was learning how to backstep for a friend who drives in competitions for the disabled, she was having issues (health wise) so i hopped off to go and hold horses head whilst she got herself sorted & as w stepped forwards the Git turned & i managed to get my foot trapped under the rear wheel. it bloody hurt & he just would not move on because she had dropped all contact with the rein & he has been taught not to move an inch untill contact is regained.
yet somehow it diddnt break anythnig thank god but hell did i feel a pratt.
hope she feels better soon
 
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