This pony is an absolute saint

[ester]

https://facebook.com/groups/660146794005989/permalink/6178896102131003/

 

[maya2008]

We had exactly that happen last summer - 7am in the morning, man and very enthusiastic Rottweiler, completely out of control. Owner didn’t see why he should control his dog (despite the fact that legally dogs have to be in control in a public place). Went for my son and his pony, so my friend drew the dog off and raced with it as it was the only way to keep the kids and more nervous riders safe.

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Holy Moley!
What a fugging shyte show!

I've used my hunt whip to protect my mount a couple of years ago, she's v good but that time it actually pushed her good nature so I belted the crap out of the bastid lab till someone managed to dive in and grab it. It was confiscated under the dangerous dogs act.
Same dog had actually punctured another persons horse the day before on on adjacent common, right above the hock.

 

[Steerpike]

Jeeez I hope the dog owner takes a bit more responsibility next time he's out, such a saint of a horse, mine would have freaked, hopefully it won't affect the horse with dogs in the future

 

[Tiddlypom]

Good grief.

This FB comment was pertinent - the dog owner was in danger of getting his lights kicked out as he shouted uselessly and got far too close to the pony, the dog should have been kicked into the middle of next week, and the rider coped superbly in a horrendous and prolonged situation.

 

[scats]

This is one of our local beaches and we get incidents like this far too regularly.
A few years ago, I was at the yard and a horse returned on its own, riderless, after a beach hack. It had been attacked by a dog, rider came off and horse miraculously survived galloping home down a main and very busy road.

 

[twofatladies88]

I can’t even bring myself to look at this - have had too many altercations with loose out of control dogs in the past

 

[Snow Falcon]

Sadly this seems to happen more often everywhere. It's one reaon I try to run all my ponies out on the forest at some point so they are used to out of control dogs. I'm fed up of hearing "oh he/she is alright with horses". But MY pony may not be alright with your dog. Unfortunately selfish owners don't seem to care if their dog causes an accident or gets kicked.

I always thank those get their animals under control. To those who make no effort or make a daft remark I comment that animals are unpredictable and it's always best to be safe not sorry.

 

[ponynutz]

I’m originally from a seaside town and have had a similar situation happen. The response I was met with was that beach is for dogwalkers and pedestrians only.

 

[ArklePig]

Horrendous! That rider and horse deserve a medal, they both did so well. Owner is the definition of useless fecker really isn't he.

 

[ycbm]

Can't but agree with your title. The owner I would have different words for...
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[mini_b]

I’m originally from a seaside town and have had a similar situation happen. The response I was met with was that beach is for dogwalkers and pedestrians only.

I was waiting for the “horses shouldn’t be on the beach” comments but didn’t arse myself.

would the dog Walker have blamed the horse and rider if the dog got kicked and was injured/died?

 

[WBGG]

We have this kind of situation regularly. Most recently a doberman (off lead) running after my horse trying to bite her tail when I was taking her for a walk in hand up the lane and no sign of the owner. (He appeared eventually saying he couldn't keep up with the dog...FFS just keep it on the lead then). Luckily my horse is nuclear bombproof and just ignored it! I wouldn't have blamed her for booting it into next week!!

 

[sky1000]

That is a shocker. I do hope that dog is deemed to be dangerously out of control, because obviously it is.

 

[nagblagger]

I want that horse !
Highly commend the owner to have trained the horse to be that good.

 

[Fjord]

Fudging hell! That's terrifying! The dog owner is absolutely useless, the horse is a saint and the rider so calm. I'm not and I only watched it!

 

[ester]

We were 20mins trailer ride from the beach at home and went a lot over the winter and all of my bad dog encounters were there.

Even though we also had a lot of dogs walked in our only off road spot near home, inc. prof walkers with lots - securely fenced strip of environment agency land with a little bit of parking next to it.

 

[smolmaus]

I'm another one getting anxious just watching. I actually don't know what the best thing to do is in a situation like this. My bad-brain says dismount and make sure the dog gets a boot if the horse won't do it but will someone tell me what the "correct" course of action is?

 

[stangs]

I'm another one getting anxious just watching. I actually don't know what the best thing to do is in a situation like this. My bad-brain says dismount and make sure the dog gets a boot if the horse won't do it but will someone tell me what the "correct" course of action is?

In a similar situation, I ended up grabbing the dog’s collar which shut him up quickly. Unfortunately, horse took advantage of this to exact his revenge and went through me to get at the dog. So not sure whether I’d do it again.

On the other hand, if you could give your horse to a friend to hold while you grabbed the dog, then it might work? My worry with a stick or a kick is that it might rile the dog up further.

 

[rextherobber]

I've had a couple of incidents where absolutely bellowing at the dog and giving it very emphatic direction -" BAD dog - GET down" type stuff has worked, (although once the owner told me off for speaking to their dog like that). The Doberman that we had an issue with was trying to get under the horse and bite the belly, so we just circled until the owner drifted up. When I asked her to get off her phone and control her dog, she said her dog was good with horses - how would she know, she wasn't with it! But I am very fortunate that none of my horses are nervous around dogs and couldn't care less about barking, but I am worried that one day we will meet a situation that does get out of hand. It's definitely got much worse over the last few years - Covid puppies maybe?

 

[nagblagger]

Must admit if i was watching and recording it as the owner was, i would have shouted for the rider to come in my direction and intervened a lot earlier, as a red mist would have descended of the dog injuring my horse.

 

[BBP]

Sounds like after this the horse broke away and galloped off with the dog in hot pursuit and the lady videoing managed to intercept the dog.

 

[Squeak]

It's scary the amount of incidents there are with out of control dogs and dogs attacking horses and humans. I'm sure it's got worse since covid.

 

[SEL]

I was rear guard taking a ride of kids out when we had a dog come up and start going at his hind legs. I was on a riding school pony you could have put a baby on safely but I could feel him getting tense. Owner nowhere in sight and in the end the pony whacked him. I knew it was coming and had a good clump of mane but the horses were in a tizz so if a kid had come off they'd probably have been squished (or bitten by the dog).

Another dog walker went and found the owner. No apology. Told her the dog had been kicked and got "well it's his own fault". Lovely.

I've gone for years without knowing anyone bitten and 3 relatives in 2022 one needing surgery

 

[ycbm]

I'm another one getting anxious just watching. I actually don't know what the best thing to do is in a situation like this. My bad-brain says dismount and make sure the dog gets a boot if the horse won't do it but will someone tell me what the "correct" course of action is?

I did wonder why the rider didn't ride over to the owner of the dog and circle him closely until he grabbed it. That would have been my strategy on a horse that calm.
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[Tiddlypom]

The man was already frightening the pony by getting far too close to it shouting for his dog - the rider gave him plenty of time to grab his ruddy dog. I've have given up and tried to outride the dog, too.

I very much doubt that the poor pony will be good around dogs or on the beach in future.

I hope that the police are aware and that the dog owner is charged with the appropriate offences of having an out of control dangerous dog.

 

[meleeka]

A similar thing happened to me once. It seemed to go on forever and only ended when my saint of a pony had enough and kicked the dog. I left quickly to calm my pony, but the dog didn’t look good

Another time a JRT was barking around my horse, another saintly one, and the owner squeezed past us (we were on a path with trees either side) to get her dog from under his belly. I remember thinking how utterly ridiculous it was to risk her life for the sake of a lead. The owner didn’t appear to realise the danger of crouching under a worried horse who could have moved at any time.

 

[maya2008]

I did wonder why the rider didn't ride over to the owner of the dog and circle him closely until he grabbed it. That would have been my strategy on a horse that calm.
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We tried that with a similar incident - owner refused to put dog on lead or call dog back, said he had ‘a right to use the beach’.

 

[Polos Mum]

This is one of the reasons I always ride with a long schooling whip - I have and would again - hit a dog hard when they have come at me. My rational is that it's less nasty than a horse kick

I also find it useful for smacking car windscreens when they are too close - makes a hell of a noise !

 

[criso]

I had a border collie on a bridle path try to round up my horse. Actually nipping at his heels when he didn't obey. My horse was so good, he didn't kick him in the sense he didn't lash out but he did lift a hind leg and push him away gently. I suspect it might have escalated to a kick if the owner hadn't got the dog away.