Shire Horse at show bolting caught on camera
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nikkiportia
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OMG!!! Mayhem.
Tinkerbee
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crikey!!
richjpeckham
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Blimey!
richjpeckham
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He only spooked aftre that guy from the crowd went over to him, he did look as nervous as hell before though, poor bugger!
Mosh
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i guess it proves that even the gentle giants can get spooked
how much do shires weigh? my TB weighs 545kg and i'm guess the shires weigh one hell of a lot more
hope there is no lasting damage to anyone or anything
how much do shires weigh? my TB weighs 545kg and i'm guess the shires weigh one hell of a lot more
hope there is no lasting damage to anyone or anything
Sugarplum Furry
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We had a shire a few years ago, he was absolutely huge, he measured 19.1 hh, and we used him for ride and drive.
One lovely calm spring afternoon I decided to take him for a short 20 minute ridden amble round the block. Tacked up, got on and off we went. Halfway round he started to tense up as he could hear some horses galloping around their field behind us. He started napping, so I opted for getting off and leading him the rest of the way home (plus I hadn't got the kitchen chair with me as I always used as a mounting block).
So, hopped off...which meant abseiling down the stirrup leather.....attatched the lead rope I always took out with me and asked him to walk on. At which point he completely exploded. He went from rooted to the spot to plunging straight towards me. I dropped on to the grass verge and curled myself into a ball and he went right over the top of me. He didn't actually trample me but those massive feet just clipped me and rolled me quite a few yards. Of course I had to let go of the lead rope, when I opened my eyes he was disappearing round the bend in the lane at top speed. Nightmare, he was heading straight back to the village, and it was going home time at the local infant school, y'know, mummies, push chairs, small children, and a ton of black shire horse bearing down on them at a gallop aaaarrrrrgh....!!!!! I staggered after him, it was like one of those nasty slow motion dreams, trying to run and not getting anywhere, and trying to call him but nothing coming out, just a pathetic little bleat.....
I think there must be a god, as I got round the corner, there he was. He'd stood on his extra long lead rope and anchored himself to the ground, and was standing there waiting for me to rescue him. I caught him and led him back, he was very full on and I could barely hold him until we met some of the school kids and he insisted on stopping and saying a gentle hallo to some of them, he really adored children, little did they know how close they had been to being trampled 5 minutes before!!
One lovely calm spring afternoon I decided to take him for a short 20 minute ridden amble round the block. Tacked up, got on and off we went. Halfway round he started to tense up as he could hear some horses galloping around their field behind us. He started napping, so I opted for getting off and leading him the rest of the way home (plus I hadn't got the kitchen chair with me as I always used as a mounting block).
So, hopped off...which meant abseiling down the stirrup leather.....attatched the lead rope I always took out with me and asked him to walk on. At which point he completely exploded. He went from rooted to the spot to plunging straight towards me. I dropped on to the grass verge and curled myself into a ball and he went right over the top of me. He didn't actually trample me but those massive feet just clipped me and rolled me quite a few yards. Of course I had to let go of the lead rope, when I opened my eyes he was disappearing round the bend in the lane at top speed. Nightmare, he was heading straight back to the village, and it was going home time at the local infant school, y'know, mummies, push chairs, small children, and a ton of black shire horse bearing down on them at a gallop aaaarrrrrgh....!!!!! I staggered after him, it was like one of those nasty slow motion dreams, trying to run and not getting anywhere, and trying to call him but nothing coming out, just a pathetic little bleat.....
I think there must be a god, as I got round the corner, there he was. He'd stood on his extra long lead rope and anchored himself to the ground, and was standing there waiting for me to rescue him. I caught him and led him back, he was very full on and I could barely hold him until we met some of the school kids and he insisted on stopping and saying a gentle hallo to some of them, he really adored children, little did they know how close they had been to being trampled 5 minutes before!!
Gorgeous George
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OMG, that actually made me feel sick watching that, get well soon to those hurt and I hope the horse was ok.
RobinHood
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Apparently I've tried to access an internet site categorised as violence so I can't see the photos.
MurphysMinder
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As I understand it no one was seriously hurt thank God, could have been so much worse. It did look as if the first aid people were on the scene very quickly. What I found upsetting was the sound of the little child crying
ruscara
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Jeez, Epsom, I have gone shivery reading that!
I am glad nobody was hurt.
Booboos
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That looked horribly scary, poor people!
Was there a person at the front leading and someone else with long lines at the back? It seems as if they knew he was likely to play up in which case they should have thought twice about taking him to such a busy show. Weird behaviour for a horse as well as all the others were calm and he chose to run away from horses and into a barrier and people...
Was there a person at the front leading and someone else with long lines at the back? It seems as if they knew he was likely to play up in which case they should have thought twice about taking him to such a busy show. Weird behaviour for a horse as well as all the others were calm and he chose to run away from horses and into a barrier and people...
Apalacia01
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yikes - thats not the sort of animal that you want careering at you!
Ellies_mum2
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Jeez!! That looked scary! Agree he looked nervous before - not as calm as the others
Hope he was ok though and that everyone makes a full recovery from their injuries
Hope he was ok though and that everyone makes a full recovery from their injuries
trundle
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Booboos, I think the "long lines" were because he was being shown in working turnout, and the long lines are meant to be like the plough lines (or something like that).
The stewards' reaction was VERY slow, though. Not good. Glad no-one was badly hurt.
The stewards' reaction was VERY slow, though. Not good. Glad no-one was badly hurt.
happy_talk
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my first thoughts were that it could have a lot worse- crowds on the other barriers seem to be 3 deep.
Fransurrey
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That made me go cold! The only consolation is that the barrier didn't get caught up with him. I shudder to think what would have happened then.
LuanneCat
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Couldn't watch the video very well, think have got a damaged RAM disk on laptop, so is all jumpy. Poor people, really hope everyone will be OK. Also poor Horse, he/she looked very unsettled. Wouldn't want to be in the way of something that huge. Being charged by the evil shetland at riding club is bad enough and he's 9hh.
Shilasdair
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Poor frightened boy - at least he was actually trying to avoid people...
This morning I experienced my Shire x TB cantering directly at me when an RAF jet flew low overhead (we were in the field). She's about 16.3hh and 700kg so quite an impressive sight. I thought 'She hasn't seen me....I'm about to die under her ample hooves'. I was wrong though - she ran straight at me, did a canter to halt transition right in front of me and asked for a hug because 'Planes can be scary'!
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This morning I experienced my Shire x TB cantering directly at me when an RAF jet flew low overhead (we were in the field). She's about 16.3hh and 700kg so quite an impressive sight. I thought 'She hasn't seen me....I'm about to die under her ample hooves'. I was wrong though - she ran straight at me, did a canter to halt transition right in front of me and asked for a hug because 'Planes can be scary'!
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Theresa_F
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Having a relatively small clydie - Cairo is 16.3 on tiptoes - and has weighed in at 800 k in the past - I have once had him barge past me and it was as though I was not there.
It is interesting that a recent article in Heavy Horse Mag was complaining about the breeding of heavy horses as show horses rather than working horses - too much fire and fury - looks good for 10 mins in the ring but the breeds are meant to be placid and staid. The writer was having to go abroad to find stallions that were also true working stallions as there are so few here.
It is interesting that a recent article in Heavy Horse Mag was complaining about the breeding of heavy horses as show horses rather than working horses - too much fire and fury - looks good for 10 mins in the ring but the breeds are meant to be placid and staid. The writer was having to go abroad to find stallions that were also true working stallions as there are so few here.
CastleMouse
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Bl**dy hell!
foxviewstud
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crikey hope no one was hurt, and they managed to catch him seemed to take a while for anyone to go after the horse???
suestowford
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I was at North Devon Show one year and there was a pair of Shires in the ring. One was older and very experienced, the other was a young one. The young one panicked when he slipped on some grass, he bucked and ended up getting a back hoof over the bar of the wagon. It was marvellous to see how the experienced horse just stood completely still, he acted like a brake to the young horse, stopping him from bolting and giving the driver a chance to untangle the leg from the wagon. After the incident they carried on doing their display and the young horse calmed down and behaved beautifully.
I imagine that if that youngster had been on his own though, it could have ended up similar to this film. It's a lot of horse to stop once they get going!
I imagine that if that youngster had been on his own though, it could have ended up similar to this film. It's a lot of horse to stop once they get going!
teapot
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YorksG
Over the hill and far awa
It does seem sometimes that they loose touch with reality, my sisters ShirexClydesdale decided one day that a pair of young horses in a field were chasing her and shot off in trot, knocked my little 15:3 out of the way, she only stopped when sister turned her up hill and pointed her at a wall (I think sister was brave as mare could have demolished a dry stone wall!)
Hels_Bels
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OMW! thats really bad! poor people!
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Donkeymad
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Very frightening, but could have been a hell of a lot worse.
Last year at a Heavy Horse Show down here we went to talk to someone we know near us who breeds fabulous Shires. Suddenly a young sjire filly starting fidgeting then quickly lashed out with a shod hind. Her hoof went straight through the side of a new hauliers box, left a hole like a large dinner-plate. It was so lucky that no members of the public were wandering around there at that time, the experienced horse people MOVED, a non-horse person wouldn't have know the signs.
Last year at a Heavy Horse Show down here we went to talk to someone we know near us who breeds fabulous Shires. Suddenly a young sjire filly starting fidgeting then quickly lashed out with a shod hind. Her hoof went straight through the side of a new hauliers box, left a hole like a large dinner-plate. It was so lucky that no members of the public were wandering around there at that time, the experienced horse people MOVED, a non-horse person wouldn't have know the signs.
SpruceRI
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2 people with broken ankles and someone treated for shock, that's pretty awful.
Also upsetting to hear that poor child sobbing.
Any horse can bolt, but it's particularly scary when it's one so big.
Have seen a 4 horse carriage go over at the Brighton Horse Driving trials years ago. That looked horrific as there were just horses legs everywhere. One of the back horses had bucked and got his leg over the front of the carriage and panicked.
They smashed the front of the carriage and broke the harness in bits, but all were caught by their respective headcollars and no one / horse including the driver appeared hurt.
Was hideous to watch though
Also upsetting to hear that poor child sobbing.
Any horse can bolt, but it's particularly scary when it's one so big.
Have seen a 4 horse carriage go over at the Brighton Horse Driving trials years ago. That looked horrific as there were just horses legs everywhere. One of the back horses had bucked and got his leg over the front of the carriage and panicked.
They smashed the front of the carriage and broke the harness in bits, but all were caught by their respective headcollars and no one / horse including the driver appeared hurt.
Was hideous to watch though