Shocked !! Last nite I fell off - today my horse fell ON me !!

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Feeling a bit sorry for myself !! After loaning my boy for 18 months last night i fell off him for the first time! He spooked and we parted company - I object to head butting the ground but hey, I only got some bruising so these things happen.......

Today went for a hack, we had to turn around for a tractor so went trotting back to a driveway to let him pass, he shot onto the gravel, totally lost his footing and fell completely on his side trapping me underneath !!! He stopped himself from rolling on me, bless him I really feel he tried so hard not to land on me and he got straight back up. We were both very shocked but once we assesed he was sound I walked him the half hour or so long long walk back to the yard - and he was so good walking in hand, just stopping for the odd snackette en route!!
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Hosed his legs for ages and covered his side in arnica but he seems absolutely fine! Very surprised as he went down so hard but walked him and trotted him up and seems sound! Tonight went back to check him and he was a bit wide eyed but think it was just the adrenalin still pumping round so fingers crossed he will be ok !! He's 26 but a pretty tough guy!

I on the other hand have a very painfull twisted knee, and am pretty battered up but the worst thing I got was a huge blister from my boot by the walk back!!
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Has anyone else had their horse fall like that? I mean we weren't even going fast, we were barely trotting!!! And it wasn't a health thing like blacking out or anything he really did just literally loose all four feet on the gravel!!!

Sorry pointless post just sitting here feeling a bit worried about him and a little sorry for myself !!
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Oh goodness me poor you and your boy, you must both have been really shocked, sometimes it doesn't hit you till you get home. So glad that he seems ok, although he may be stiff tomorrow, but what a trooper at 26! Hope you are ok too as you sound a bit battered {{hugs}}
 
Poor Porkie! It can be shocking when you have a nasty fall like that but sounds like your boy did you proud. You have made my evening for me though coz my boy is 20-ish and I worry about how much he should be asked to do and how much longer we might have together so to hear of you and your boy enjoyinglife at 26 is a real shot in the arm! Hope you both have anotgher 26 years together!
 
I'm impressed its taken you 18 months to fall off. I managed to come off mine the day I bought him!
Hope he's none the worse for falling over. It is scary when it happens but I'm sure he'll be fine and your knee and blister will mend soon.
 
Awww bless him, glad you're both ok though.
i have fallen off that way 3 times in total. Once on an old cob who just seemed to fall in the road over his feet, my leg got trapped
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. and twice on my neddy, the first whilst cantering and the ground kind of gave way beneath him so over we both went. The second whilst trotting and he tripped and fell, almost kicked me in the chest and almost rolled (argh the saddle!) but thankfully didn't.
It's horrible when they come down like this
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Aww poor you. Glad you we not seriously hurt.

My horse fell last month, he was napping on the yard so I turned him around made him walk backwards for a few steps then slowly turned him around again. He lost his footing and fell sideways. I was very lucky and threw myself compleatly clear of him but he landed with an almightly wallop on the concrete and his saddle was totally scuffed and he took a chunk out of his hindquarters. Im so glad he didnt land on top of me as im sure I would have broken something.

Oh and he was totally fine, not lame or stiff at all. I did give him the following day off though.
 
Ouch, poor you and horsie! At least it was nothing medical - just a skid on gravel, so don't worry about that. He may well be sore and stiff today and for the next few days, but some gentle hacking should be fine. Please go and get your knee looked at though - I dislocated mine by falling onto the road three years ago and it's never been the same since!
 
Ouch, poor you and poor horsey! Hope you feel better soon!

I've also had the pleasure of a horse falling on me. Not long after we'd bought him, Murph had some "I wanna go home now, so i'm gonna bolt" issues. During a bolting episode, i turned him away from home to slow him down, but he slipped (we were on concrete by this time) and fell. He was struggling to get up and he stood on my thigh 3 times because he kept slipping. Very scary stuff! What made me laugh was, whilst struggling to get up on this footpath, 2 pedestrians WALKED AROUND us and completely ignored us...like we werent even there!! How can you ignore a horse lying on his side in the middle of the path, with a rider underneath it?!
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Some people!!!

I had 3 perfect hoof ptint scars on my thigh for years! He'd cut his fetlock a bit, but nothing major. We sorted out the bolting after that!
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((gentle hugs))

I had a horse land on me once, 17.2hh shire cross when turning a corner cantering on our way to a jump, she just slipped over!

Not nice but thankfully she didnt roll!
 
I was riding my mare (years ago) and we were going across a little bridge over a ditch - around the corner someone slammed their car door shut and she spooked and fell off the bridge! The next thing I know I am sitting in the ditch with her sitting in my lap! We were both so stunned that we were there for a few moments before she realised and got up and I was squished into the soft mud at the bottom of the ditch. We were both fine, just covered in stings from al the stingers! ouch!
 
I was on a lesson a few weeks back and we went for a hack, and the horses legs literally gave way from underneath her, she just fell as though she was laying down, I didnt even fall off, it was like I was sat on her while she was having a lie down, she got back up with me on her and was fine! Got grazed knees though. Apparently she did it again in the school a few weeks later. So she is having some time off to have a bambino. They got the vet to check to see if it was anaemia (sp) but she was fine. Like she has just dozed off suddenly!
 
oh no poor you....I hope you are both ok....I spose at least you know it was not nasty as he just slipped poor boy...
I had a horse fall forward once and I landed up between his ears and then fell off...luckily he just stepped over me and had not hurt his knees...
A girl I worked with though she was riding xc and her horse fell into a jump sending her flying forward and then cart wheeled over the jump and onto her...she was kicked in the head and back as well as layed on a short time but has come out ok...she has a back pinned together but she is fine other then that....
makes you realise how dangerous riding can sometimes be....
Pleased you are both ok though.....
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