Just got attacked by a horse!
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There's a field near us with a horse that runs at you, it's black and the side of his face he tends to show you is missing the eye from its socket. Freaked me out a bit when I first saw that.
Naturally, I'm a 6'5 company director, but I'm not above running like a girl if a horse comes for me.
Naturally, I'm a 6'5 company director, but I'm not above running like a girl if a horse comes for me.
oddman said:
JamesNotJim said:
Horsey people (read that as women) are nuts... complaining to said Horsey people would be pissing in the wind.
If the field has public right of way, report to the council. YOU may have been able to fend said horses off, a couple of children may not be able.
This 1000xIf the field has public right of way, report to the council. YOU may have been able to fend said horses off, a couple of children may not be able.
There are a lot of s
t bad tempered horses about that would be better off as Tesco lasagne and owners who have the sentiment to want a horse but lack the means and temperament to manage one.Get onto the council, you'll likely get some imaginary load of made up ball cocks from the probably dumpy, fat arsed, fluffy chinned, rosey cheeked owner.
Willy Nilly said:
Amen to that.
Get onto the council, you'll likely get some imaginary load of made up ball cocks from the probably dumpy, fat arsed, fluffy chinned, rosey cheeked owner.
The ideal would be that they just get the owner to segregate the path from the paddock and everyone lives happily ever after.Get onto the council, you'll likely get some imaginary load of made up ball cocks from the probably dumpy, fat arsed, fluffy chinned, rosey cheeked owner.
Think you're right to say that segregation should be the outcome ( or a field swap with a horse that's less hostile)
But good luck - you'll probably get accosted in the local supermarket by a posh sounding but farmy looking
50yo woman with a body warmer that is amply filled with both finest goose down and chocolate derived subcutaneous fat. And believe me, if you thought the horse was bad tempered....
When's the next time your OH is coming walking?
But good luck - you'll probably get accosted in the local supermarket by a posh sounding but farmy looking
50yo woman with a body warmer that is amply filled with both finest goose down and chocolate derived subcutaneous fat. And believe me, if you thought the horse was bad tempered....
When's the next time your OH is coming walking?
Edited by talksthetorque on Friday 30th December 22:54
I had a similar thing last year. Walked into what I thought was a big empty field whilst out with my two dogs and a horse came running at me from the far end of the field (had been behind some trees). At first I thought I had time to get back to where I'd gone in but the horse covered the ground as fast as... well as fast as a running horse, lol
Couldn't believe how aggressive it was, ended up dropping the leads of my two dogs to let them escape (they were even more scared than I was) and pegged it out whilst the horse chased and made all sorts of noises and barged into my back with it's head. I'm now a lot more wary when I see a horse, hadn't realised some have the potential to be as aggressive as this.
Couldn't believe how aggressive it was, ended up dropping the leads of my two dogs to let them escape (they were even more scared than I was) and pegged it out whilst the horse chased and made all sorts of noises and barged into my back with it's head. I'm now a lot more wary when I see a horse, hadn't realised some have the potential to be as aggressive as this.
yeah some horses just arent very friendly - this does sound very unusual though
One thing...you say you grabbed it by the bridle? No-one would ever turn a horse out in a bridle (if nothing else they're expensive and the horse would roll around and wreck it) do you mean it had a head collar on? (a sort of fabric version of a bridle
that would be very unusual in itself....and if the case would suggest the horse is very difficult to catch/hard to put collar on.....and you say the field owners have deliberately tried to be a pain about access.....hmmmm
One thing...you say you grabbed it by the bridle? No-one would ever turn a horse out in a bridle (if nothing else they're expensive and the horse would roll around and wreck it) do you mean it had a head collar on? (a sort of fabric version of a bridle
that would be very unusual in itself....and if the case would suggest the horse is very difficult to catch/hard to put collar on.....and you say the field owners have deliberately tried to be a pain about access.....hmmmm
Horses are unpredictable, no doubt about it but their owners are with very few exceptions more mental.
I have encountered more dreamers, con artists and downright irrational nutters amongst the horsey brigade in any one year than in my forty plus years on the fringes of the motor trade.
In fact this year I have twice been stitched up by horsey women moneywise, all due to them trying to live beyond their means because they cannot afford their huge, expensive pets.
Rant over, I would advise the OP not to have any contact with the horse owner, at best you will be ignored, at worst who knows.
I have encountered more dreamers, con artists and downright irrational nutters amongst the horsey brigade in any one year than in my forty plus years on the fringes of the motor trade.
In fact this year I have twice been stitched up by horsey women moneywise, all due to them trying to live beyond their means because they cannot afford their huge, expensive pets.
Rant over, I would advise the OP not to have any contact with the horse owner, at best you will be ignored, at worst who knows.
Johnny, I assume, as a walker, you have a pair of those Leke walking poles. Next time you walk through the paddock, smack the nag across the nose with one, or both. You need to show it who is in charge. That's not to say you should be cruel to it, but it is already trying to dominate. A broom handle would work too.
Johnnytheboy said:
Willy Nilly said:
Amen to that.
Get onto the council, you'll likely get some imaginary load of made up ball cocks from the probably dumpy, fat arsed, fluffy chinned, rosey cheeked owner.
The ideal would be that they just get the owner to segregate the path from the paddock and everyone lives happily ever after.Get onto the council, you'll likely get some imaginary load of made up ball cocks from the probably dumpy, fat arsed, fluffy chinned, rosey cheeked owner.
I have been dragged into this thread from deeper recesses of social media.
Firstly, on a public right of way, it is the landowner's responsibility to ensure people will be safe; the horse should be moved or fenced off with electric tape. You need to try to inform the landowner/horse owner.
Secondly, I'm very experienced with horses, but would never go into a field with strange horses without first assessing body language. If you don't know how to do this, don't proceed.
Thirdly, horses, like cows and sheep can react badly to dogs, so keep your dog on a lead (one kick from a horse can easily kill your pet).
Fourthly, horses are never turned out in a bridle, but may be in head collars for example, if they are tricky to catch.
Lastly, the reason the horse attacked your wife was probably due to smelll; many perfumes contain musk which is a sex hormone (putting it crudely) from the scent glands of deer. If the horse was entire, or a rig, it would be more likely to react in a sexually aggressive manner as described (although mares can also react).
The bottom line though, is that this horse should not be permitted to endanger people.
Hope this helps explain stuff - and your lady recovers. If it helps, I worked with horses for a long time and only got kicked once (by my own naughty foal) and bitten once (by a 2yo whose leg was trapped in a gate) so they are usually safe.
Firstly, on a public right of way, it is the landowner's responsibility to ensure people will be safe; the horse should be moved or fenced off with electric tape. You need to try to inform the landowner/horse owner.
Secondly, I'm very experienced with horses, but would never go into a field with strange horses without first assessing body language. If you don't know how to do this, don't proceed.
Thirdly, horses, like cows and sheep can react badly to dogs, so keep your dog on a lead (one kick from a horse can easily kill your pet).
Fourthly, horses are never turned out in a bridle, but may be in head collars for example, if they are tricky to catch.
Lastly, the reason the horse attacked your wife was probably due to smelll; many perfumes contain musk which is a sex hormone (putting it crudely) from the scent glands of deer. If the horse was entire, or a rig, it would be more likely to react in a sexually aggressive manner as described (although mares can also react).
The bottom line though, is that this horse should not be permitted to endanger people.
Hope this helps explain stuff - and your lady recovers. If it helps, I worked with horses for a long time and only got kicked once (by my own naughty foal) and bitten once (by a 2yo whose leg was trapped in a gate) so they are usually safe.
We had a weird moment today when we walked into a field to see about 15 cows running towards us. We stayed near the fence to jump over if necessary but they scattered. A couple of them passed close to us, and then they all continued to chase each other around like they were dogs. It all seemed very odd.
I've never seen cows behaving like that before, and after reading this thread I'm wondering whether it's the start of a revolution...!
I've never seen cows behaving like that before, and after reading this thread I'm wondering whether it's the start of a revolution...!
durbster said:
We had a weird moment today when we walked into a field to see about 15 cows running towards us. We stayed near the fence to jump over if necessary but they scattered. A couple of them passed close to us, and then they all continued to chase each other around like they were dogs. It all seemed very odd.
I've never seen cows behaving like that before, and after reading this thread I'm wondering whether it's the start of a revolution...!
That is what happened to me, but I knew this time it was a charge, in the past they just follow each other to investigate as they think you are the farmer to feed them.I've never seen cows behaving like that before, and after reading this thread I'm wondering whether it's the start of a revolution...!
in my case one tried to nut me but I luckily saw it coming and legged it. it was very scary moment, I make sure I keep my distance now.
The Spruce goose said:
That is what happened to me, but I knew this time it was a charge, in the past they just follow each other to investigate as they think you are the farmer to feed them.
in my case one tried to nut me but I luckily saw it coming and legged it. it was very scary moment, I make sure I keep my distance now.
Well I was with my dog and 6 year old boy, who I told to get behind me (because a 500kg cow will just bounce off Dad, obviously in my case one tried to nut me but I luckily saw it coming and legged it. it was very scary moment, I make sure I keep my distance now.
). I got the sense they were more interested in each other than us so we just stayed calm and still and let them pass. And then abandoned that walk for another route entirely. 
Meanwhile, our bull terrier didn't react at all, so food for thought for anyone who thinks a dog is unable to shake off their history
JamesNotJim said:
Horsey people (read that as women) are nuts... complaining to said Horsey people would be pissing in the wind.
+1An ex-girlfriend of mine was a horse trainer/groom etc and as such I spent a couple of years or so in the 'Horse community'.
I quickly discovered there were two types of horse owners:
Wealthy horse owners: Usually owned a minimum of 5-10 horses, fancy yard and stables, and a massive £200,000 motorhome horsebox truck. These tyres were generally fairly normal, and just liked a laugh and a few bottles of wine. They were in the minority as owners.
'Ordinary' horse owners: Just and so managing to own 1 or 2 horses on an absolute shoestring budget. Most of the time they didn't even own the horses just had them 'on loan' from someone for years on end. Had a rented field or paddock which was just a complete mud bog with a dilapidated shed in the corner serving as 'stables'. They permanently wore scruffy horsey clothes and their houses utterly stunk of horse as they had to keep all their tack and saddles at home. The horse box was either an utterly knackered, smoking, wheezing, Bedford from the 1980's with absolutely no chance of ever passing an MOT, or was a sheddy trailer pulled by a knackered Daihatsu Fourtrak. This was by far the most common group of horse owners and they were often completely and utterly bats
t mental. I fking hate horses. We used to rent our field out to one of the batst crazy horsey types and it used to run at you if you stepped into the field. Scary for a 10 year old.
My friend was attacked by one after getting out of the river from a bad swim in his kayak. We were rescuing his stuff and he climbed up the bank to get to the road as he had lost his shoe and all his gear floated off, and said he didn't want to go on. Got to the top of the cliff (with one shoe on) and was trampled quite badly by a horse in a field he was walking across. Luckily he still had his kayaking helmet and buoyancy aid on which I think actually prevented serious injury. He was pretty shaken up!
I used to ride, but I decided horses are totally unpredictable so I stopped. Glad to hear you are OK, OP.
king hate horses. We used to rent our field out to one of the batst crazy horsey types and it used to run at you if you stepped into the field. Scary for a 10 year old. My friend was attacked by one after getting out of the river from a bad swim in his kayak. We were rescuing his stuff and he climbed up the bank to get to the road as he had lost his shoe and all his gear floated off, and said he didn't want to go on. Got to the top of the cliff (with one shoe on) and was trampled quite badly by a horse in a field he was walking across. Luckily he still had his kayaking helmet and buoyancy aid on which I think actually prevented serious injury. He was pretty shaken up!
I used to ride, but I decided horses are totally unpredictable so I stopped. Glad to hear you are OK, OP.
I've heard so many tales of people's bad experiences with horses, cows, sheep and dogs, etc. I can't relate to any of them! Through my (very) long life I often strayed through fields of many types of animals and have never, ever, had a problem! (Apart from one campsite in Devon with a gaggle of rogue geese!) And I've always felt the need to approach whatever animal and try to make a fuss of them!
It has to be down to people's attitude or aftershave!
It has to be down to people's attitude or aftershave!
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