[ambrose]

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[kingattax]

whats with all the "horse kicking" threads ?

[Dont Mention the War]

Can I have her CDs?

[AFreeBird]

When walking behind a horse - ALWAYS - touch his backside to let him know your there, and ALWAYS walk as close to him as possible. THat way if he does try to kick you can feel it start, and two, being as close as possible lowers the target area and lessens the impact. The kick would actually push you back out of range.

[HairOfTheDog]

OK - it's horse kick day. I don't want to ping to each article, they are all running together, but here are the links:

Horse's kick kills student

Alturas trainer dies after horse kicks her in chest

Tennessean kicked by horse dies in Montana wilderness

8-year-old boy kicked by horse at Lincoln show

Ping!

[N. Beaujon]

This is so sad, especially coming on the heels of Christopher Reeves's death. I mean we deal with these horses all the time. I'm always aware of what they can do but in the end who knows what lapse of judgment, act of fate or misstep on your part can cause something like this.

I go through such great lengths to despook, train for voice commands, spend months in the round pen but one gust of wind out on a trail, one bad day and you just never know. Could this be you?

Does anyone see a commmon thread between these events? I cant even blame the San Andreas fault (e.g. Mount Saint Helen's action) since one of the cases happened in Albany, NY!)

Note: I do think all riders/trainers know that the change of seasons (summer to fall) are a really bad time for nervousness and unpredictability. Could that, alone, explain it?

[fastattacksailor]

On a happier note----

My horse, Fuzzy, licked and slobbered all over me today.

He REALLY loved the carrots he got from me