Shire versus a big toe?

[fairhill]

I experimented* last night, and found the answer was the shire always wins.
It will result in damage to your boot and foot, requiring a shopping trip to the local tack shop, and possibly an extended visit to A&E**

*Do not attempt to replicate this at home. The experiment was carried after appropriate risk assessments and with a first aider present*

**no humans or horses were permanently damaged and no A&E trip was required on this occasion**

 

[HenryandPeta]

LOL! I feel your pain (having a part shire myself!)

 

[fairhill]

This was a shire x as well - but she's got clydesdale in there as well, so is very heavy for her size. You'd think I'd have learnt after 7 years

 

[Theresa_F]

This is why I normally wear mountain horse steel toe caps. Chancer is most clumsy, but luckily only a 15 hand gypsy cob but Cairo is a 16.3 clydie, and 740k of clydesdale on your pinkies is not good. Luckily Cairo rarely gets our feet contacting.

 

[HenryandPeta]

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This was a shire x as well - but she's got clydesdale in there as well, so is very heavy for her size. You'd think I'd have learnt after 7 years

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ouch! The first day I got Henry he stood on my foot - I'd gone from a lightweight Russian Warmblood to a Heavyweight huge cob and sure knew the difference!!

 

[Shilasdair]

As owner of a Shire x TB I can say I have replicated your research, with similar findings (and not a little swearing).
What's your next topic?
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