Tell me your best horse stories!

[Weeg]

I’m so glad she’s okay! I’d be so scared if that happened to mine.

I know! I was just so glad it wasn't my Misty! This mare always gets herself in accidents! She has had stitches, a swollen eye, kick wounds, and now, stuck under a tractor! I mean, she needs a padded stall for crying out loud!

 

[britesidefarm]

Well I’ve got two fairly recent stories.

First being one of our new fillies ripping her face open on a nail that wasn’t taken out of an old wall in her pasture properly by the owners. We had to duck tape the wound shut and call the vet at around 12 o’clock at night. She ended up having about eight staples and a battle scar across her face. I can’t quite find the picture, but have one right after getting the staples:

The second story I have is more about the rider rather the horse. We were walking the horses to a jumping site where another rider was on a new horse they recently purchased and was jumping for the first time. The horse decided he didn’t like it and bolted across the property, causing the rider to fall and eventually himself onto gravel, ripping a nearly cut on his shoulder. With this, the pony/horse my friend was on spooked and reared and fell backwards, practically sitting on my friend. Me and the horses were good, but my fellow rider broke her pelvis in half. She healed well and is in perfect condition now.

This is the rearing mare right after the incident:

(Quite unfazed)

 

[Weeg]

Well I’ve got two fairly recent stories.

First being one of our new fillies ripping her face open on a nail that wasn’t taken out of an old wall in her pasture properly by the owners. We had to duck tape the wound shut and call the vet at around 12 o’clock at night. She ended up having about eight staples and a battle scar across her face. I can’t quite find the picture, but have one right after getting the staples:View attachment 2495735

The second story I have is more about the rider rather the horse. We were walking the horses to a jumping site where another rider was on a new horse they recently purchased and was jumping for the first time. The horse decided he didn’t like it and bolted across the property, causing the rider to fall and eventually himself onto gravel, ripping a nearly cut on his shoulder. With this, the pony/horse my friend was on spooked and reared and fell backwards, practically sitting on my friend. Me and the horses were good, but my fellow rider broke her pelvis in half. She healed well and is in perfect condition now.

This is the rearing mare right after the incident:
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(Quite unfazed)

Wow! We had a kick injury on a new horse, had a perfect hoof mark gash on her rear. Darn, nails are another thing to look out for! Glad everything healed up well!

 

[Dawnwolf1234]

My story is when I had a Appaloosa horse. He was not a pony but was short and I was growing so I needed a new horse so I rode my dads horse. (Appaloosa name is Poncho) I was going to sell Poncho so I needed to ride him again before I sold him. I warmed him up in the arena. I took off into a gallop which was perfectly fine till he tripped and fell. It happened so fast that I couldn’t remember every detail but I do remember feeling him fall and then you’ll never guess what happened. He rolled over me! He squished the air right out of my lungs! That was very scary but I don’t blame him at all.

 

[RiverOtter]

I have worked with horses since I was 15 and am in my 40s, so I have a lot of stories. But my favorite is about Trig Cove, my little, ancient (34!! this year) Shetland Pony


Trigs has taught a LOT of kids to ride, and even some skinny, tiny adults. When someone is scared, he carries them carefully, when they get cocky and bold, he dumps them 6 ways to Sunday. Total pony-gold!

I have always joked that a scared beginner couldn't fall off this pony if they tried, but I didn't know how right I was until one day, I was giving my then-5yo, special needs son, who is rather wobbly, a bareback pony ride. We were just going down the road and DS turned to look at something, and as he turned his head, his whole body followed and he started to slide off to the side.

In a move straight out of Disney, Trig Cove turned his head, caught him with his nose and pushed him back up.

I just stood there and stared! That doesn't happen in real life!!
In over 20 years of working with literally hundreds of horses. An actual degree in Horse Care and Stable Management. Stables and ranches and barns full of horses. It does not happen. Except in cartoons.

And one old pony, worth his weight in gold.

 

[CHlCKEN]

We had to have a vet come a give her a mega dose of sedative, and I had to lay there with her and keep her from thrashing for 45 minutes. I also had to keep from shaking! She isn't even my horse, my friend, the owner, is out of town. it would have been HORRIBLE if something had happened!

A friend’s horse was near a creek on a muddy rainy day in the dead of winter, when the edge gave in and he slipped in. The stream was freezing and he couldn’t get out thanks to the mud. The poor boy was stuck and even hours later when help came and pulled him out, he couldn’t walk or eat. That night he was euthanized because he would have died anyway. You’re so lucky that your horse was alright!

 

[CHlCKEN]

My mom was doing a Halloween barrel race once, and the barrels were decorated nicely with pumpkins apples and leaves. When my mom’s horse came to the last barrel he stopped, picked up an apple, ate it, and then turned and finished the race

 

[Juniper2]

I went on a ride and almost got shot with a gun i was 13 it scared the life out of me!

 

[Weeg]

I have worked with horses since I was 15 and am in my 40s, so I have a lot of stories. But my favorite is about Trig Cove, my little, ancient (34!! this year) Shetland Pony
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Trigs has taught a LOT of kids to ride, and even some skinny, tiny adults. When someone is scared, he carries them carefully, when they get cocky and bold, he dumps them 6 ways to Sunday. Total pony-gold!

I have always joked that a scared beginner couldn't fall off this pony if they tried, but I didn't know how right I was until one day, I was giving my then-5yo, special needs son, who is rather wobbly, a bareback pony ride. We were just going down the road and DS turned to look at something, and as he turned his head, his whole body followed and he started to slide off to the side.

In a move straight out of Disney, Trig Cove turned his head, caught him with his nose and pushed him back up.

I just stood there and stared! That doesn't happen in real life!!
In over 20 years of working with literally hundreds of horses. An actual degree in Horse Care and Stable Management. Stables and ranches and barns full of horses. It does not happen. Except in cartoons.

And one old pony, worth his weight in gold.

Oh my goodness! That is one special pony! What a sweet boy! That is a great story, thanks for sharing!

 

[Weeg]

A friend’s horse was near a creek on a muddy rainy day in the dead of winter, when the edge gave in and he slipped in. The steer was freezing and he couldn’t get out thanks to the mud. The poor boy was stuck and even hours later when help came and pulled him out, he couldn’t walk or eat. That night he was euthanized because he would have died anyway. You’re so lucky that your horse was alright!

We were so lucky! There were abbot a thousand ways that could have gotten a serious injury, gashes broken bones, and she really could have died. It was terrifying, but we are incredibly lucky that she came out of it with a few tiny scratches.