Poll
Accident-Prone?
Has there been an accident involving horses on your farm?
Total votes cast: 1092
Comments & Write-in Answers
Yearling filly found cast in oval steel 200 gallon water tank
7/14/2008 9:59:16 AM
stuck leg into fence
7/14/2008 9:54:09 AM
horse had a fatal stroke and collapsed in the arena, rider suffered separated shoulder.
7/13/2008 8:21:53 PM
I was jumping a course and a pig got out and spooked my horse.I flew into the jump & twisted my knee
7/13/2008 6:42:36 PM
trailer loading-horse trapped person's arm against chestbar, broke skin severely
7/13/2008 5:47:05 PM
Car stopped 2 let trail riders cross - then 'accidently' hit the gas & sheared a horses leg off
7/13/2008 1:01:08 PM
Wire, injuries, leg between roundpen panels, cuts of unknown origin many more
7/13/2008 10:33:59 AM
One mare trys to get through the fencing & has cut herself twice.
7/13/2008 9:59:38 AM
while moving a stallion form stall to roundpen, he rared up and landed on my foot, breaking it.
7/13/2008 9:36:01 AM
horse fell and fractured tibia
7/13/2008 9:02:28 AM
stallion broke out, and somehow gelding had object pierce hock. Gelding had to be destroyed.
7/13/2008 12:10:15 AM
A clients mare jumped a fence to get to the other horses. Client said she was quiet. BAD CUT..
7/12/2008 11:21:32 PM
Got trampled. 2 broken teeth, 10 stitches in lip, broken nose
7/12/2008 10:20:39 PM
got hind leg caught in fence severed flexor tendon had to be put down
7/12/2008 7:26:32 PM
Helmet saved my life!
7/12/2008 7:14:20 PM
kicked.bitten.knocked down. squeezed, and tossed to the ground. ect.
7/12/2008 4:56:20 PM
My horse cut his leg open on a fence when (defending herd) neighbor's horses escaped and came over
7/12/2008 4:18:35 PM
Horse spooked and ran over another horse. Damaged her pituatary gland and suspensory tendons.
7/12/2008 2:32:39 PM
While looking at a wound on the front of a horses foreleg, he lifted his knee and my nose was broken
7/12/2008 1:00:41 PM
Usual cuts and scrapes received by active horses in a herd environment.
7/12/2008 10:57:10 AM
boarders fell off new horses lack of experience broken ribs knee
7/12/2008 10:40:02 AM
Neighbor's kid chased horse on bike, ran horse through fence.
7/12/2008 10:08:35 AM
A snake went past and the horse freaked--bruised his legs and chest running into a wooden fence.
7/12/2008 1:32:14 AM
12 yr old fell off when horse crow hopped after jump. Broke 2 transverse processes. She's fine now
7/11/2008 6:21:02 PM
horses bolted pulled equimpment thru barn
7/11/2008 6:15:39 PM
Worst: Eye torn open making amputation necessary. Recent: Ripped open jaw to bone.
7/11/2008 5:41:02 PM
Fell off jumping and broke femur
7/11/2008 3:19:57 PM
I was tying my hair while i rode bareback and lost my balance and got trampled on my head and leg
7/11/2008 3:06:10 PM
I was kicked and fractured my femur
7/11/2008 12:06:13 PM
My daughter was kicked by a horse and she spent four days in ICU. She fully recovered.
7/11/2008 10:44:43 AM
horse ran me over but was ok
7/11/2008 9:48:56 AM
my friend was riding my horse and he ran into another horse and broke the horse's spine. it died.
7/11/2008 9:29:15 AM
One horse cornered another during the night and kicked broke the rear leg of my very best friend it
7/11/2008 9:26:22 AM
horse tried to jump a paddock fence, blanket caught, he flipped and broke his neck
7/11/2008 7:33:14 AM
termites ate the fence posts, and hungry horses pushed it over, minor cuts and scrapes
7/11/2008 3:49:41 AM
Saw a lot of senseless accidents when boarding, am safefy concious w/own barn at home
7/11/2008 2:16:40 AM
a broken neck at a local show
7/11/2008 1:13:31 AM
my gelding ripped open his shoulder on a gate latch, lots of stiches but no perm damage
7/10/2008 11:32:19 PM
cause I am dumb...
7/10/2008 11:28:06 PM
Though I asked her not to, my sister turned her horses out w/my old mare, they killed her.
7/10/2008 11:00:04 PM
My horse reared up and came down on a 2" pipe connected to the hitching post.
7/10/2008 10:30:31 PM
My two horses got out and my black mare was hit by a car. She recoveed fine. But took a lot of time
7/10/2008 10:21:47 PM
Today! Horse caught foot in net wire fence. Bit me when I was trying to help. He is fine!
7/10/2008 9:28:41 PM
I lost my best friend Silver when he went charging out of his stall & hit his hip..
7/10/2008 9:01:11 PM
barbed wire fencing...get rid of it!!
7/10/2008 8:27:45 PM
person dumped from a runaway horse at a place I boarded, got a concussion
7/10/2008 7:37:58 PM
Rider went on trail no helmet. She came off horse and died on impact with ground. Wear your helmet
7/10/2008 7:35:54 PM
5 year old daughter, riding 3 years+, fell off horse, when horse shook itself=fractured collarbone
7/10/2008 7:20:43 PM
I was triming a foot, she tried to pull it away I ended up under her and kicked in in head 2 times
7/10/2008 6:50:37 PM
Someone fell off. No fault of the horse. Just careless rider.
7/10/2008 6:29:21 PM
I let some friends care for my horses. I paid for hay to feed their goats, pigs, cow and horse to ma
7/10/2008 6:14:45 PM
caught on gate latch with hip
7/10/2008 6:02:19 PM
My husband fell off her onto the gravel drive and suffered TBI, but has almost fully recovered.
7/10/2008 5:23:02 PM
foal tried to jump barbed wire fence
7/10/2008 4:57:21 PM
Daughter was bucked off and riped her splene
7/10/2008 4:23:56 PM
Our TB Mare was attacked by a cougar recently. She has leg and back injuries.
7/10/2008 4:09:39 PM
foal got a foot caught in a hay manger, ripped off the foot. Foal euthanized.
7/10/2008 4:07:25 PM
accidents happen had one just yesterday lacerate her shoulder on something not sure what
7/10/2008 4:02:51 PM
large boarding & breeding farm, stuff happens
7/10/2008 3:50:46 PM
The horse slipped running in the pasture and broke his leg.
7/10/2008 3:35:35 PM
I had a horse hit by lightning.
7/10/2008 3:34:42 PM
No one was hurt except the driving cart
7/10/2008 3:23:38 PM
Thank goodness. We are fairly obsessive about safety, but anything can happen.
7/10/2008 3:01:54 PM
Where I boarded before, an elderly horse broke his shoulder in a pasture accident and was put down.
7/10/2008 1:53:34 PM
Horse OK. I got 2 fractured wrists, 3 fractured ribs, displaced sacrum, and torn knee cartilage.
7/10/2008 12:59:44 PM
broken bones (human) cuts and bruises (horses)
7/10/2008 12:58:52 PM
my 1 month old colt jumped a 4-5 ft fence from standing next to it, his hindquarters didn't get over
7/10/2008 11:42:01 AM
Colts playing in large pasture. One ran through the woven wire fence. 100% recovery.
7/10/2008 11:28:41 AM
Our new mare stood up and went backwards landing on my husband. He took the horn in his groin.
7/10/2008 10:43:55 AM
We had a mare filp over and crack her skull while being lunged. She was a seasoned show horse.
7/10/2008 10:31:32 AM
Arab knocked down a hay/grain feeder and got his foot stuck betn the bars & tore his hoof off
7/10/2008 10:03:30 AM
What do you define as an accident? Horses are always injuring themselves.
7/10/2008 9:53:11 AM
Horse spooked, ran out drive and was struck by a car. Horse had to be euthenized. Auto gate now.
7/10/2008 4:13:52 AM
I have tried to make my 5 acres as safe as possible as far as fencing and all else goes for my horse
7/10/2008 1:17:58 AM
My mare got her leg caught in a metal panel and tore all the skin of her hind leg. It took me months
7/9/2008 11:40:10 PM
horse kicked fence & went lame
7/9/2008 10:34:27 PM
Sensible people, non-neurotic horses. No accidents, knock on wood!
7/9/2008 9:12:28 PM
if you have horses, it's only a matter of time when someone gets hurt, and it is usually the human
7/9/2008 7:29:05 PM
Horse bucking my daughter off
7/9/2008 6:46:18 PM
running into tree limbs, through fencing
7/9/2008 5:02:02 PM
my horse as got a cut on is back leg
7/9/2008 4:43:49 PM
thank goodness we follow the 'every time, every ride' helmet rule here!
7/9/2008 4:35:08 PM
Last week one of mine had her leg caught in the fence as a result of rolling too close to the fence
7/9/2008 4:20:28 PM
My two year old stallion got tangled in the high tensile fence when he slid thru and tried to stand
7/9/2008 4:18:04 PM
rehabbing a horse under saddle that was on stall rest. USE ACE!
7/9/2008 3:41:55 PM
young colt stepped on cactus or mesquite needle & it went up into the back of his hoof
7/9/2008 3:31:08 PM
Well broke horse was being picked on and tried to jump a fence and landed on a tee post
7/9/2008 3:10:01 PM
person fell off horse because they where playing around
7/9/2008 2:49:43 PM
Trail period horse reared up and fell backward on my husband, injuring his leg and back
7/9/2008 2:25:52 PM
It was an accident with a horse cutting her foot in the fencing.
7/9/2008 2:12:09 PM
I compound fractured my leg from a fall while riding.
7/9/2008 2:04:27 PM
Husband was ponying a colt that stopped...husband's horse didn't stop and husband didn't drop rope.
7/9/2008 1:20:12 PM
That is why they call them accidents. No different than driving cars or playing sports.
7/9/2008 1:18:22 PM
horse reared onto a t-post, injured him badly, but doing well now
7/9/2008 1:17:19 PM
Yes a horse casted himself against a fence outside, and scraped up his leg pretty good, but is ok!
7/9/2008 1:06:11 PM
I take all the precautions, because it's far cheaper than to FIX equipment, horses or people after!
7/9/2008 1:01:52 PM
Knock on wood...
7/9/2008 12:00:20 PM
in the past 20 yrs with horses on my farm yes, horses on their own got hurt & i got hurt jumping
7/9/2008 11:59:44 AM
mostly with green and untrained horses
7/9/2008 11:55:20 AM
horse reared went over backwards onto my husbands new truck - horse was ok truck was NOT!!!
7/9/2008 11:46:02 AM
My horse stuck her head btwn panels, did a panic pull back and cut her head. We changed panels.
7/9/2008 11:37:05 AM
we had a four month old fillie colt run across the fiel and break her front leg/she is doing great!!
7/9/2008 11:35:44 AM
trailer wasnt grounded correctly. shocked/spooked a horse who reared and hit his head, killing him
7/9/2008 10:58:26 AM
Boarder/rider fell off of her horse and severely broke her arm.
7/9/2008 10:57:09 AM
Winter blanket caught over a horses head. Ran frightened out of control into a fence and broke leg.
7/9/2008 10:53:43 AM
yearling broke neck while playing
7/9/2008 10:40:12 AM
freaky summer storm blew away shelter, steel posts and all
7/9/2008 10:33:14 AM
Horse attacked over stable door by a fully grown boerboel dog. Non fatal, narrowly missing major art
7/9/2008 10:10:13 AM
no matter how safe you try to be, accidents happen
7/9/2008 10:06:43 AM
Several, horses are accidents waiting to happen.
7/9/2008 10:01:17 AM
HUSBAND RODE NEW HORSE WITHOUT LUNGING, GOT THROWN BAD.
7/9/2008 9:58:35 AM
My mare (18 yrs) is losing vision and a ground hog startled her during an ice storm, she ran, flew o
7/9/2008 8:56:23 AM
precautions and good management so far have made sure we haven't had any accidents
7/9/2008 8:49:15 AM
somersaulted over a hill backwards w/my daughter's mare-she had minor cuts and scrapes, I had nothin
7/9/2008 8:25:20 AM
I bought a new horse and it bucked me off injuring me, not the horse.
7/9/2008 8:14:32 AM
Someone forgot to lock the gate and one of the mares got out and was hit by a car fracturing her jaw
7/9/2008 8:06:57 AM
my stud about ripped his eyelid off. was able to stitch up.
7/9/2008 8:03:11 AM
horse on crossties got scared and reared up and injured his head
7/9/2008 7:45:23 AM
Owner got bucked off and broke a rib.
7/9/2008 6:58:16 AM
A bull charged the fence and my horse bolted. I landed on the ground fracturing 4 vertebre.
7/9/2008 6:46:03 AM
i hade one of my horses go through an old barbwire fence and got its leg stuck in the wire
7/9/2008 5:55:52 AM
Slip and Fall Accident with horse & rider. Rider broke ankle. Horse was fine, thank goodness!
7/9/2008 4:51:56 AM
TB broke a leg last week. Stepped in a low spot in pasture. Very sad........
7/9/2008 4:22:40 AM
the horse bucked in his stall catching his hind foot in the grate of the wall he didn't even bend th
7/9/2008 4:12:09 AM
horse hooked & tore nostril on something - don't know what; result - sutures
7/9/2008 4:08:07 AM
astupid management at a boarding farm with a gate consisting of just the electric fence gate.
7/9/2008 2:54:09 AM
Several horse deaths and major/ minor injuries
7/9/2008 2:25:03 AM
Thankfully I haven't experienced an accident and hope that my horses remain accident free.
7/9/2008 2:15:51 AM
Two horses got leg fractures and severe wounds in stalls during 10 month period at boarding stable.
7/9/2008 1:16:40 AM
Safety and disease control are the biggest priorety!
7/9/2008 1:10:19 AM
Twice - both fence related.
7/9/2008 12:17:03 AM
Large pile of wood debris and likely some kind of fall or horse kicked and fell into it.
7/8/2008 11:55:17 PM
equipmen failure-I was bucked off and hurt my back
7/8/2008 11:49:36 PM
my dad was killed!!!
7/8/2008 11:17:50 PM
A horse sensitive to insects was left out past 8:00 and he ran into the trough to escape the bugs.
7/8/2008 11:17:12 PM
space between gate & post too wide, horse kicked at gate, got caught, fell, fractured hock
7/8/2008 11:15:25 PM
The horse spooked at a dog and was probably bitten by a horsefly and bucked. The rider was thrown.
7/8/2008 11:04:47 PM
Me--it's always me.
7/8/2008 10:56:06 PM
People get lazy and neglect safety. Always wear a helmet and be alert!
7/8/2008 10:49:34 PM
4 yr old gelding laid down in a fence, nearly tore his hind leg off...Took me 4 months of doctoring.
7/8/2008 10:46:24 PM
A stallion jumped fence & injured gelding too severely to save.
7/8/2008 10:45:29 PM
bad spook in barn.horse jumped & lunged and into wall and lacerated hind end and hocks are cut open
7/8/2008 10:40:55 PM
my foal got her fetlock cut badly on the bottom of the tin on the pole barn.
7/8/2008 10:36:55 PM
Horse attacked by Yellow Jackets
7/8/2008 10:24:42 PM
Usually involves the high jinx of the horses in the pasture, or an encounter with the fence.
7/8/2008 10:14:09 PM
something spooked a yearling who ran right through a fence. We thought he'd lost an eye, but ok.
7/8/2008 10:12:50 PM
Barbed wire on the neigbor fence with our rails inbetween - air balloon overhead, killed a yrlg
7/8/2008 9:49:45 PM
We rarely have many accidents *knocks on wood* only the occasional fall
7/8/2008 9:18:48 PM
Horse kicked out when the vet came to give vaccinations and broke handlers arm.
7/8/2008 9:00:45 PM
horse was hurt on gate cutting him severely on the flank.
7/8/2008 8:46:20 PM
my horse was kicked by another horse and needed to be euthanized
7/8/2008 8:41:32 PM
I'm usually the one that gets injured
7/8/2008 8:36:41 PM
gate opened by vandals horse killed by truck $25k damage
7/8/2008 8:36:12 PM
Storm flipped shelter, support hit horse and broke his leg
7/8/2008 8:35:05 PM
My horse fell on my leg while training at speed.I was hurt not my horse.
7/8/2008 8:34:04 PM
not reading the equine language and warning signals that a kick was coming. Horses warn us
7/8/2008 8:30:08 PM
on a trail ride a horse tripped and broke the big bone in his shoulder
7/8/2008 8:23:50 PM
Not my farm, but a boarding facility, 2 horses electrocuted
7/8/2008 8:22:31 PM
We had a mare that jumped over a green fencepost and punctured her gut by her udder she died
7/8/2008 8:18:06 PM
Leg caught in "horse friendly" gate
7/8/2008 8:18:00 PM
two horses lead out together one tripped over a hose and spooked knocking over the handlerwho broke
7/8/2008 8:16:58 PM
bucked off and got concussion
7/8/2008 8:16:00 PM
just normal cuts and bruises
7/8/2008 8:15:07 PM
green horse green rider equals trouble
7/8/2008 8:12:14 PM
Over the years, we've had several horse/people injuries, one horse death due to a kick by a herdmate
7/8/2008 8:12:05 PM
Rider w/o helmet suffered severe concussion-Still won't were one!
7/8/2008 8:09:40 PM
I think this pony has a death wish.
7/8/2008 8:09:30 PM
I was bucked off and injured my spine in my neck. It is now held together with a plate and screws
7/8/2008 8:06:05 PM
Does a dog chasing my horse into a tensile wire fence count as an accident? He still is suffering.
7/8/2008 8:04:27 PM
horse hit gate, gate swung open, gate broke my mom's nose. horse didn't care!!!!
7/8/2008 8:00:22 PM
I got bucked off; landed on pile of fence posts; broke 3 ribs, arm and facial bones.
7/8/2008 7:59:28 PM
Mare who preferred to live alone kicked her new companion (and wouldn't accept him for another 18 mo
7/8/2008 7:58:14 PM
Stallion got mad kicked cinder block wall in stall fractured his hoof.
7/8/2008 7:56:54 PM
lightning storm scared yearlings and 2 year old and they went through the fence. Only got scratches
7/8/2008 7:54:06 PM
horse put in wrong pasture
7/8/2008 7:43:36 PM
define accident. People fall off and Young horses spook; it's a learning process.
7/8/2008 7:31:52 PM
horse sat back, breaking a pipe and impaling self, horrible accident
7/8/2008 7:29:13 PM
horse kicked thru our barn severed her DDFT / nerves.. horse survived.. owner still paying the bill
7/8/2008 7:14:29 PM
Longeing accident - horse slipped in footing and had to be put down.
7/8/2008 7:10:04 PM
i broke my arm and my horse broke a leg the whole thing wound up costing me 13000 dollars
7/8/2008 7:09:32 PM
laceration from fence
7/8/2008 7:01:17 PM
same horse both times-gelded but still randy-is isolated as needed
7/8/2008 7:01:16 PM
horse kicked thru hi tensile fence
7/8/2008 6:51:44 PM
Horse was scratching on tree, tree fell down... horse ok later.
7/8/2008 6:50:23 PM
Unhelmeted head hit in a fall in front of barn, death resulted
7/8/2008 6:45:30 PM
My daughter's 2 year old gelding knocked a trailer off its block and it broke his T2 joint.
7/8/2008 6:39:39 PM
A mare broke a leg in the pasture, and a gelding that severely cut his tongue (40 yr time span)
7/8/2008 6:33:07 PM
boarding facility
7/8/2008 6:26:12 PM
Required some stitches and stall rest. Always looking for (&fix)problem spots, so accidents are few.
7/8/2008 6:17:11 PM
while jumping, rider came off, landed on feet and broke ankle
7/8/2008 6:15:29 PM
Our one mare was attacked by a couple of coyotes
7/8/2008 6:14:13 PM
Sure! It's the rule of horse ownership! Not IF you're going to get hurt, but WHEN!
7/8/2008 6:14:09 PM
One of my mares spooked an my little colt ran through a barb wire fence but he is ok now
7/8/2008 6:06:59 PM
When we took my daughter's horse to his first show, he kicked her in the thigh.
7/8/2008 5:51:39 PM
New horse kicked yearling ,broke his leg,was put down.
7/8/2008 5:42:48 PM
Horse's head vs. husband's head. Horse won.
7/8/2008 5:39:10 PM
Having owned horses for 21 years it has been everthing from missing teeth to a fractured pastern
7/8/2008 5:38:18 PM
Person working our 3yr old in round pen forgot to undo back cinch befor pulling saddle off. RODEO!
7/8/2008 5:33:39 PM
Left the gate unlatched, horse panicked with head in gate and backed over me running over my leg.
7/8/2008 5:30:51 PM
Horse died as a result of running into a post in the barn.
7/8/2008 5:27:59 PM
Person was hurt;fractured knee week is hospital
7/8/2008 5:22:55 PM
Lucky for 35 years. Just cuts and nicks.
7/8/2008 5:22:32 PM
Fireworks scared one of our horses and she hit a tree and broke her neck. She was humanly euthanized
7/8/2008 5:20:42 PM
I was thrown from a horse and suffered broken ribs
7/8/2008 5:17:53 PM
A mare turned into relatively small pen with stallion for breeding. Mare obviously not ready,
7/8/2008 5:15:56 PM
horses are basically suicidal even when in a padded stall
7/8/2008 5:14:46 PM
not yet (knock wood)
7/8/2008 5:13:29 PM
As a have over 40 Icelandics living in a herd, accidents happen. Luckily, ony a few in almost 10 yrs
7/8/2008 5:08:48 PM
better question - how to avoid the unavoidable ??
7/8/2008 5:01:27 PM
Stupid human trick involving a tree branch. Horse was fine, I had a lovely black eye!
7/8/2008 4:58:41 PM
a boarder was being careless on her horse who had not been ridden in sometime and he threw her.
7/8/2008 4:54:31 PM
Gets cuts from wire around pastures trying to get to other horses in another pasture
7/8/2008 4:54:01 PM
A student fell off while jumping and broke her arm
7/8/2008 4:50:18 PM
I had a horse poisoned by oliander. Also, a hoof injury.
7/8/2008 4:47:25 PM
I am very aware of safe practices
7/8/2008 4:45:59 PM
My thoroughbred ran into a steel fence post at full gallop. He had to be euthanized.
7/8/2008 4:44:35 PM
Have a horse, there will be accidents. Had ahorse flip over backwards & land on her head, she died.
7/8/2008 4:41:30 PM
Gate left open by workers. 2 horses hit by car on highway. Both horses killed. People not injured
7/8/2008 4:40:19 PM
Yearling laid down, stuck foot under metal wall, then stood up, sliced 1/4 of hoof off, she OK now.
7/8/2008 4:15:56 PM
Horse cut himself on a guy wire and had to be euthanized.
7/8/2008 4:14:34 PM
Friend riding bareback came off and broke her leg
7/8/2008 4:14:30 PM
Needless-4 horses cut on pasture wire at boarding facility so far-it should be banned!!!
7/8/2008 4:13:13 PM
Horses were spooked (don't know why) and broke down pasture fence. One was hit by a car and killed
7/8/2008 4:12:54 PM
where friend boards they give trail rides, horses spooked, two hurt, one in coma with no brain activ
7/8/2008 4:11:26 PM
One horse kicked the other horse in the hock joint and broke it open. Horse survived fine $$$
7/8/2008 4:04:39 PM
Spooky new horse had a fit and I fell off.
7/8/2008 4:00:14 PM
My own horse accidently kicked me and shattered my arm. I now have a plate and 12 screws in it.
7/8/2008 3:58:44 PM
my gelding lost his 20yr mate. Replaced her with a mean mare that busted his ribs. Poor old guy.
7/8/2008 3:58:10 PM
Horse stepped in a culvert chewed up my a farmers lg mower. Ripped up his heel & pastern
7/8/2008 3:54:14 PM
neighbors dog, attacked an old horse,nearly doing her in
7/8/2008 3:51:49 PM
over 20 yr. period, boarder fell & cracked ribs, 2. horse cut fetlock on fence.
7/8/2008 3:50:53 PM
a tractor, a round bale of hay and a running horse...a tragedy.
7/8/2008 3:50:15 PM
My horse slipped going up an icy ramp, went down, and partially dislocated his lower jaw bone.
7/8/2008 3:48:27 PM
fractured human foot from being stepped on by horse.
7/8/2008 3:47:59 PM
A rank stallion tried to climb his fence to get to another stallion two paddocks over.
7/8/2008 3:44:51 PM
Horse knocked me down, threw out my knee. Other minor incidents.
7/8/2008 3:43:23 PM
pile up at the gate - resulted in fractures for both a horse and a person
7/8/2008 3:42:42 PM
Bucked off and person injured.
7/8/2008 3:34:57 PM
Horse reached UNDER chain link to get grass and got his head caught, then caught his leg in the gate
7/8/2008 3:32:39 PM
My husband fractured his coller bone while tryin to rehab his horses suspensory, no surprise.
7/8/2008 3:32:29 PM
Freak accident, stalled mare broke a leg and had to be put down
7/8/2008 3:32:02 PM
Clydesdale w/rider fell backwards down a 75 ft ravine when trail gave way--internal injuries/rider.
7/8/2008 3:23:49 PM
filly jumped a wire horse fence, was cut out with no harm done to her. Thank gosh she is a quiet and
7/8/2008 3:18:40 PM
Unwitnessed dislocation fetlock joint in a horse safe pasture,Wife bucked off horse causing fracture
7/8/2008 3:14:31 PM
What is your definition of "accident"?
7/8/2008 3:10:59 PM
An accident without injury isn't.
7/8/2008 3:04:04 PM
broken hand, broken collar bone...
7/8/2008 3:00:34 PM
in the past at a place I used to board my mare at
7/8/2008 2:54:59 PM
Horse more permanently affected than rider.
7/8/2008 2:49:00 PM
A mare got out thru a breach in the fence and was hit by a car; a state trooper had to shoot her.
7/8/2008 1:59:34 PM
Mare caught foot in deep mud w/buried slate and lacerated foot badly
7/8/2008 1:14:22 PM
Two "involuntary flying dismounts"; I had mild concussions and a couple of cracked ribs, but they di
7/8/2008 12:56:47 PM
Horse put leg through panel junction and caught and cut on pin.
7/8/2008 12:12:33 PM
Driver of pony cart lost control, knocked around in the cart, bruised but unhurt.
7/8/2008 11:39:11 AM
many, couple broken fingers, broken wrist, staples in the head - all were my fault not the horse
7/8/2008 10:25:32 AM
be ever deligent and don't let my guard down,good horsemanship.
7/8/2008 9:34:13 AM
Recent Polls
- A study found no difference in stress levels of horses that received soft or harsh verbal tones from handlers during training, a result that surprised the researchers. Do you feel like your horse responds to the tone of your voice?
- How do you manage pasture weeds on your horse property?
- How often and why do you longe your horses?
- How important are wheat-free ingredients in your equine supplements and horse feed?
- Do you use a therapeutic saddle blanket, pad, or insert on your horse?
- More Polls







almost drown in a flood
7/14/2008 3:11:15 PM