I'm sitting here reading these stories to Rebecca and she realizes just how much ~worse~ it could been.
The bruise is barely the size of a dime now, but I do see what appears to be little teeth impressions on either side of it. :-D
Lesson learned for both of us.
Oh horses will bruise ya once in awhile, you can count on that. If you're smart and careful, and you have considerable good luck, when they do it's not too bad and far between.