Woman who lost finger to horse bite: ‘He grabbed my hand’

Chicago Sun Times ^ | 6/11/2011 | Lisa Donovan

[Krankor]

I bet he had a gold tooth or something.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Some horses will spontaneously become “nippers”, and that can be very dangerous. Horses can actually become addicted to meat and be downright dangerous.

Usually it begins with someone who for some reason puts some hamburger in the horses food. In short order, unless it is given a regular ration of meat, the horse can become belligerent and aggressive. Some take to killing and eating cats that stray into their pen, and will most definitely bite people with the intent to bite off part of them.

[Farmer Dean]

Why did she have her hand in the horse’s mouth?That’s just stupid.

[Farmer Dean]

Why did she have her hand in the horse’s mouth?That’s just stupid.

[King_Corey]

In Texas you can't sue for livestock related injury. They are inherently dangerous. And you always keep your hand FLAT when feeding. At 65 you'd think she would be wiser than this.

[cripplecreek]

My great grandmother had a crooked pinky that was the result of a horsebite when she was a kid.

[Venturer]

When you feed a carrot,or a piece of sugar to a horse, you must give it to that horse in the flat of your hand. Otherwise you may get bitten.

[stansblugrassgrl]

I was at a friends house and her horse was trying to get her kids head in it’s mouth.

[JoeProBono]

Get off my back

- Chet99

[vetvetdoug]

People today are just stupid and uneducated when it comes to handling horses. Our collective knowledge of large animal basics have been reduced to a few and the most of the people think large animals are little pets to be petted and fondled. Horses and cattle can maim or kill you in an instant.

[I still care]

I remember years ago reading in George Master’s book how he was visiting I think, Elizabeth Arden, and her horse bit the tip of her finger off.

He said she characteristically just brushed it off and kept on going. It’s an interesting book, called The Master’s Way to Beauty. If you like ready about old Hollywood he’s got some interesting stories in it.

[I still care]

Whoops. I meant like READING about old hollywood.

[Cicero]

I learned how to feed a horse when I was a kid. Keep the hand flat. They don’t mean to do it, usually, but if you get your finger mixed up with the carrot, goodbye finger.

[HBAR223]

People need to keep in mind that horses can't see what's immediately in front of their mouth. He most likely thought it was a bony carrot.

[Charles Henrickson]

Chicago Sun Times . . .

The horse had bitten off her right index finger down to the first knuckle, said O’Leary. . . .

Maybe the horse was still mad about Mrs. O'Leary's cow.

[Nachoman]

My cousin, who raised horses all her life, said “Expect a horse to try to bite you, kick you, or step on your foot.”

[bunkerhill7]

When I feed the stallion and the gelding in the barn, the gelding steps on my foot and won`t get off and stallion turns around and bites my ass.

I wear steel toed boots and have a pillow tied to my butt.

[Charles Henrickson]

Linda O’Leary says she was snapping pictures of her grandkids feeding the horses. . . .

Digital photos, no doubt.

[Krankor]

Why did she have her hand in the horse’s mouth?That’s just stupid.

She claims she was taking pictures and the horse just came up and bit off the top of her finger. Maybe she kept repeating "Say cheese. Say cheese"- and he thought she had some.

[smaug6]

This is true. The same applies to dogs, exotic animals, hell even house cats. An animal is just that. No more.