What's the worst injury you've had from horses and when were you able to ride again?

[Cinnamontoast]

How did it end up looking CT? I know it gives you big problems with circulation

Massive dent, really untidy behind where they just yanked what they could together. It’s obvious even under clothes. The compression wraps have somewhat flattened it, as has weightloss, but it ain’t pretty, very textured where they put the graft skin through the machine to stretch it to fit. I’d do a pic, but I just put my wraps on and somebody is on my knee. Off to my leg appointment in 30.

 

[Time for Tea]

Massive dent, really untidy behind where they just yanked what they could together. It’s obvious even under clothes. The compression wraps have somewhat flattened it, as has weightloss, but it ain’t pretty, very textured where they put the graft skin through the machine to stretch it to fit. I’d do a pic, but I just put my wraps on and somebody is on my knee. Off to my leg appointment in 30.

I have done nothing that gruesomely impressive, which I am grateful for. It looks like a shark attack. Remarkable what horsey folk cope with, really. I do hope it continues to improve.

 

[spotty_pony2]

I’ve been kicked in the head twice - both times I was back riding probably within four-five days although I probably shouldn’t have been.

I also had an accident where I fell off and my hat came off and I got knocked out… I was riding 5 days after this too.

 

[Surbie]

2019 current horse bucked me off while jumping. Knocked out, blue lighted to hospital. Nasty concussion, memory loss and short term memory issues. Still don't remember that day at all, just coming around in hospital. I was back on 2 months later. I rely a lot on lists...

2021 current horse spooked at a cyclist, I fell under him onto concrete and he trod on my ankle. I've been left with permanent damage to hip and ankle. Got back on too soon. 2 years on and I can manage a maximum of an hour's ride if it's at mostly walk, twenty minutes if there is anything consistently faster than that.

However in 1992 I put my back out by sneezing as I was getting out of the bath and have had consistent back issues since, so horses aren't the only things to break you - bathing is dangerous!

 

[Cinnamontoast]

I have done nothing that gruesomely impressive, which I am grateful for. It looks like a shark attack. Remarkable what horsey folk cope with, really. I do hope it continues to improve.

That’s what my brother thought-he owns a dive shop in Oz!

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Ct- that’s an impressive one!
What does it look like now if you don’t mind me asking?

Spoiler

The leg is very misshapen where the stitching was pulled hard round the back.

 

[Lamehorses]

Had a minor fall, which resulted in dissecting my carotid artery & a subsequent stroke.
Would have preferred a couple of broken bones
Oh & yes I am still riding, just more sensible horses

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

My injuries over the years are not too bad. I've had both feet crushed quite badly, couldn't walk for a while. It's happened a few times. "Why don't you wear steel toe cap boots I hear you say. Well I was on every occasion but somehow the horses know what I'm wearing & they land on the foot with the arch under it. Must say it bloody hurts. My hands are not any good, I've got enlarged knuckles on various fingers that have been dislocated. I cannot hold my fingers out straight because most are permanently bent dur to injuries. Oh yes, dislocation of my shoulder put back in place & looking ok. I'm in my senior years now & I must tell you all that you get over the injuries & the pain mainly goes away but when you get older some of the pain returns. You have to be aware that if you get hurt now you get hurt permanent so really watch what you're doing, OK.

 

[Annagain]

I'm touching every piece of wood I can find now as I've been pretty lucky so far. My worst was almost severing the tendon in my upper arm (2mm more and I'd have had to have surgery) when my old boy and I both fell over, he stood on my arm as he got up. It was 2 days after my last GCSE. I was supposed to not ride for 6 weeks but I was back on after 2 with my arm still in a sling. I had the best part of 3 months off school, there was no way I was wasting it being injured. I'd wait for mum and dad to go to work then walk the 2 miles to the yard. I had a friend who had also just done her exams so she'd tack up for me and help me get on and we'd hack for hours. I wouldn't have done it on any other horse though, I trusted Eb implicitly, even the fall was just a freak accident.

I still have a big lump of scar tissue in my arm (which I love to gross people out with) and can't straighten it fully (the tendon is too short now) 30 years later.

 

[AandK]

Came off my late mare at Windsor sponsored ride in 1999, sustained a wedge fracture of T6 vertebrae. Probably affected my muscles more than anything! No long term issues from it thankfully.