Injured horses running through London

Injured horses running through London

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Bonefish Blues

27,140 posts

225 months

Thursday 25th April
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Horses are 'bombproof'. Until they aren't.

We live in a village which has the Hunt, a couple of studs and livery stables so it's wall-to-wall horseflesh hereabouts. Everyone without exception treats 'em with the greatest of respect. One wouldn't proceed the other week because my dog was lurking behind a stand of daffodil stems, so clearly waiting to pounce, the rider & I agreed. Dog came out after finishing its pissing and sniffing and all was well again smile

blueg33

36,291 posts

226 months

Thursday 25th April
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Caddyshack said:
Eek,

My friend was telling me that he was on a sports bike with a girlfriend on the back and they were going at a very illegal speed when a small deer ran out, he said that he did not know how his brain computed it but he moved his weight back and gave it full throttle and chopped the animal in half without coming off the bike....obviously that would not happen with a half ton pony!
TBH - not very believable.

anonymous-user

56 months

Thursday 25th April
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blueg33 said:
Caddyshack said:
Eek,

My friend was telling me that he was on a sports bike with a girlfriend on the back and they were going at a very illegal speed when a small deer ran out, he said that he did not know how his brain computed it but he moved his weight back and gave it full throttle and chopped the animal in half without coming off the bike....obviously that would not happen with a half ton pony!
TBH - not very believable.
Lol Jay Cartwright!

Spare tyre

9,710 posts

132 months

Thursday 25th April
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pocketspring said:
blueg33 said:
Caddyshack said:
Eek,

My friend was telling me that he was on a sports bike with a girlfriend on the back and they were going at a very illegal speed when a small deer ran out, he said that he did not know how his brain computed it but he moved his weight back and gave it full throttle and chopped the animal in half without coming off the bike....obviously that would not happen with a half ton pony!
TBH - not very believable.
Lol Jay Cartwright!
I’d have bunny hopped it

Bonefish Blues

27,140 posts

225 months

Thursday 25th April
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Spare tyre said:
pocketspring said:
blueg33 said:
Caddyshack said:
Eek,

My friend was telling me that he was on a sports bike with a girlfriend on the back and they were going at a very illegal speed when a small deer ran out, he said that he did not know how his brain computed it but he moved his weight back and gave it full throttle and chopped the animal in half without coming off the bike....obviously that would not happen with a half ton pony!
TBH - not very believable.
Lol Jay Cartwright!
I’d have bunny deer hopped it
Shirley?

silentbrown

8,893 posts

118 months

Thursday 25th April
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CraigyMc said:
Trevatanus said:
S100HP said:
Hugo Stiglitz said:
Can be anything, car door, anything.
I'd disagree. They are bombproof horses these. Something else has happened to spook them, deliberately imho.
Not sure that calling them "bomb proof is appropriate"
It's normal horsey-person lingo though, not a random phrase.
Household cavalry, IRA, Hyde Park, 1982.

Trevatanus

11,137 posts

152 months

Thursday 25th April
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silentbrown said:
CraigyMc said:
Trevatanus said:
S100HP said:
Hugo Stiglitz said:
Can be anything, car door, anything.
I'd disagree. They are bombproof horses these. Something else has happened to spook them, deliberately imho.
Not sure that calling them "bomb proof is appropriate"
It's normal horsey-person lingo though, not a random phrase.
Household cavalry, IRA, Hyde Park, 1982.
That's what I was referring to.

Last Visit

2,867 posts

190 months

Thursday 25th April
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Bonefish Blues said:
Spare tyre said:
pocketspring said:
blueg33 said:
Caddyshack said:
Eek,

My friend was telling me that he was on a sports bike with a girlfriend on the back and they were going at a very illegal speed when a small deer ran out, he said that he did not know how his brain computed it but he moved his weight back and gave it full throttle and chopped the animal in half without coming off the bike....obviously that would not happen with a half ton pony!
TBH - not very believable.
Lol Jay Cartwright!
I’d have bunny deer hopped it
Shirley?
Agree with the not very believable.

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Petrus1983

8,903 posts

164 months

Thursday 25th April
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Last Visit said:
Bonefish Blues said:
Spare tyre said:
pocketspring said:
blueg33 said:
Caddyshack said:
Eek,

My friend was telling me that he was on a sports bike with a girlfriend on the back and they were going at a very illegal speed when a small deer ran out, he said that he did not know how his brain computed it but he moved his weight back and gave it full throttle and chopped the animal in half without coming off the bike....obviously that would not happen with a half ton pony!
TBH - not very believable.
Lol Jay Cartwright!
I’d have bunny deer hopped it
Shirley?
Agree with the not very believable.

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119

6,886 posts

38 months

Thursday 25th April
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Caddyshack said:
Eek,

My friend was telling me that he was on a sports bike with a girlfriend on the back and they were going at a very illegal speed when a small deer ran out, he said that he did not know how his brain computed it but he moved his weight back and gave it full throttle and chopped the animal in half without coming off the bike....obviously that would not happen with a half ton pony!
Honda Fireblade?


roflrofl

mikey_b

1,863 posts

47 months

Thursday 25th April
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119 said:
Caddyshack said:
Eek,

My friend was telling me that he was on a sports bike with a girlfriend on the back and they were going at a very illegal speed when a small deer ran out, he said that he did not know how his brain computed it but he moved his weight back and gave it full throttle and chopped the animal in half without coming off the bike....obviously that would not happen with a half ton pony!
Honda Fireblade?


roflrofl
Suzuki Katana more like... rofl

Earthdweller

13,661 posts

128 months

Thursday 25th April
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I dealt with a collision between a sports bike and a full grown deer

The bike was destroyed, both the rider and deer died

Police State

4,072 posts

222 months

Thursday 25th April
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119 said:
Caddyshack said:
Eek,

My friend was telling me that he was on a sports bike with a girlfriend on the back and they were going at a very illegal speed when a small deer ran out, he said that he did not know how his brain computed it but he moved his weight back and gave it full throttle and chopped the animal in half without coming off the bike....obviously that would not happen with a half ton pony!
Honda Fireblade?

roflrofl
surely a Suzuki Katana?...

smifffymoto

4,608 posts

207 months

Thursday 25th April
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I heard it was a Honda Sabre.

Bill

53,044 posts

257 months

Thursday 25th April
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Honda Deeream surely?

eharding

13,811 posts

286 months

Thursday 25th April
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Earthdweller said:
sports bike
Well, that's the issue. None of the screeching girly rice-burners are going to do the job. You need a proper bike.....a chopper.

808 Estate

2,146 posts

93 months

Thursday 25th April
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fiatpower said:
the horses bolted after "building materials were dropped from height right next to them"
To be fair, that would probably scare the crap out of most people or animals.

Petrus1983

8,903 posts

164 months

Thursday 25th April
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808 Estate said:
fiatpower said:
the horses bolted after "building materials were dropped from height right next to them"
To be fair, that would probably scare the crap out of most people or animals.
Apparently there were a lot of horses present at the time - absolutely ridiculous behaviour by the builders if true.

blueg33

36,291 posts

226 months

Thursday 25th April
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Petrus1983 said:
808 Estate said:
fiatpower said:
the horses bolted after "building materials were dropped from height right next to them"
To be fair, that would probably scare the crap out of most people or animals.
Apparently there were a lot of horses present at the time - absolutely ridiculous behaviour by the builders if true.
They may not have noticed the horses, especially if they were chucking stuff into a chute under a covered scaffold.

Surely the onus is on the handlers/riders of the horses to manage the risk, not on members of the public.?

valiant

10,430 posts

162 months

Thursday 25th April
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blueg33 said:
Petrus1983 said:
808 Estate said:
fiatpower said:
the horses bolted after "building materials were dropped from height right next to them"
To be fair, that would probably scare the crap out of most people or animals.
Apparently there were a lot of horses present at the time - absolutely ridiculous behaviour by the builders if true.
They may not have noticed the horses, especially if they were chucking stuff into a chute under a covered scaffold.

Surely the onus is on the handlers/riders of the horses to manage the risk, not on members of the public.?
First thing you learn in the building trade, always look around for horses before attempting anything.

Obvious when you think about it.