Stupidest thing you’ve done to your horse?

[My_breadbagel]

I was thinking about this earlier and remember how a while back I was half asleep and turning out my very hungry pony who dove for the nearest grass verge, nearly tripping me up with his big head. I was fighting to get his head up, he ultimately won, and I Thought “tickle his ear and he’ll put his head up to get you off…” instead for some reason the command didn’t go to my hands, but to my foot, or I tried to keep walking or something, and I ultimately kicked the poor sod in the head. It wasn’t hard, it clipped him just below his jaw, and he was completely unfazed, but I felt so horribly guilty after that. It had to be the sorriest, sweetest, kindest little horse as well who was extremely shy when I first got him- thank god there was no effect on him, or else I don’t know what I would have done.
of course, my mum had a good laugh over the look on my face “you were more upset and horrified than the horse”?‍

 

[Fieldlife]

poked my horse in the eye (no damage done).

It is normally when I think they will / wont move as needed without headcollar and they dont oblige

 

[Jenko109]

Long reined him directly into a bog. Went down to his belly but managed to somehow get out without any drama or injury.

He didnt even question my insanity. Just trundled straight in.

 

[ponynutz]

I have stabbed her accidentally multiple times while mucking out around her because I was too lazy to tie her up and have to sweep up her hay outside of the stable.

No damage done and to be fair she's learned to get out of my way now.

 

[Lintel]

Clipped him.



I cannot clip and bloody hell did it take it time growing back in!! Didn't ride for months because of the shame!!

 

[blitznbobs]

Dressed it up as a biplane (including the wings...) or did you mean by accident cos that was very much on purpose...

 

[ycbm]

Cut a chunk out of him with scissors while trimming the mane at his withers ?
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[poiuytrewq]

Cut a chunk out of him with scissors while trimming the mane at his withers ?
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Oh god, I did that once cutting a bridle path. Thought it was weirdly hard to cut ? horse didn’t flinch but I had a little chunk of skin. I felt awful!

 

[Gloi]

I have a list as long as my arm of things I'm too embarrassed to write here.

 

[Equi]

I’ve walked my horse into the leccy fence a couple times. Not on purpose though lol

 

[Barton Bounty]

I poked my poor boy in the eye once, hes always got to be so close to me and i turned round and he was just there! I felt god awful, and he just blinked and forgot lol

 

[Cragrat]

I have a list as long as my arm of things I'm too embarrassed to write here.

Oh, me too...

One I'll admit to, because I can blame the stupidity of youth. Whilst out hunting, I followed an adult ever a fence into a forestry. Only I didn't follow closely enough, and 2 strides later pony and I ended up totally submerged in a slime-topped fire-pond. She was NOT impressd!

 

[blitznbobs]

The other day i brought my already 16.3 two year old in by holding her forelock … i was half way in to her stable by the time i realised what i had just done (in flip flops)

 

[PurBee]

Long reined him directly into a bog. Went down to his belly but managed to somehow get out without any drama or injury.

He didnt even question my insanity. Just trundled straight in.

I did that hand-grazing my almost-ready-to-foal pregnant mare - i had no idea as it had thick grass and was always solid for me working/walking on it. She soon got a move-on when she went in almost up to her knee - i was in quite the panic too, we then were faced with a small 1 foot wide ditch as i could hardly make her go out the way we came - bless her she jumped it. The relief was palpable, to us both, but i felt terrible.

It was that incident which alerted me to investigating further the land id just bought and that 1.5 acres of it was pure black bog underneath lush grass ?
Which then cost me thousands in hardcore and digger hire to make a road to cross it to get to the better proper soil solid fields! ?
(i should put this in the help convince me not to have horses at home thread ?)

 

[PurBee]

Another one…?

Gave the foal of above pregnant mare an enema un-necessarily!

Day of foaling, breeder of foal gave me strict instructions, which i followed. When asked if foal had pooped in the few hours after birth, i walked the field where he was birthed, and couldnt find little poop. He convinced me this was a serious problem, call vets, get help. I did and they said give enema. Breeder turned up and helped hold foal while i administered enema.

Turned out the pair next morning, and was in the field watching them and i happened to look down and see some weird poop, not deer, badger, fox nor adult horse, concluded it was foal poop, and realised the enema was not needed afterall! ??

 

[Debsflo1]

Ride a dressage test with the bit upside down....
I was a bit bratty about how she felt until I realised then very shamed.

 

[blitznbobs]

Ridden a cross country with my cavesson nose band threaded through a bit ring …

 

[My_breadbagel]

Clipped him.



I cannot clip and bloody hell did it take it time growing back in!! Didn't ride for months because of the shame!!

Oh god me too! The clip lines (and the fact my guard broke last minute) lead to a bald, very upset, cob

 

[SpeedyPony]

Applying sunscreen- horse none too keen on having it on his nose, so we'd been walking back and forth a bit. Finally got it onto his nose just as I step back into the electric fence and shock us both. Poor reward for finally letting me get the sunscreen on!

 

[Barton Bounty]

Oh god me too! The clip lines (and the fact my guard broke last minute) lead to a bald, very upset, cob

I loooove clipping ???