Injured horses running through London

[Bonefish Blues]

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

[blueg33]

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.

[pocketspring]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Petrus1983]

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.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[119]

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?

[mikey_b]

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?

Suzuki Katana more like...

[Earthdweller]

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]

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?

surely a Suzuki Katana?...

[smifffymoto]

I heard it was a Honda Sabre.

[Bill]

Honda Deeream surely?

[eharding]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.