Horse bites off boy's arm

Trinidad Express ^ | February 21, 2004 | Richard Charan

[kerosene]

Seven-year-old David Sinanan reached out to touch the face of a "friendly looking" horse, and the stallion ripped his left arm off from his shoulder yesterday.

Doctors at the Mt Hope Hospital tried, but failed in their attempt last night to reattach the hand.

Sinanan's life was saved because of the efforts of horse farm worker Deonanan Sankar, 30, who stopped the attack, rescued the boy and kept him alive until paramedics came.

Sinanan had stayed away from classes because he did not want to take part in his school's Carnival celebrations.

The incident happened just before 11 a.m. yesterday at the horse farm at Williams Trace, Ragoonanan Road, Enterprise. The farm is owned by noted race horse owner and trainer Maniram "Boboy" Maharaj.

Sinanan's weeping grandfather, Sinanan Toolsie, said the boy stayed home yesterday because he did not want to take part in the Carnival celebrations at school.

Instead, Sinanan, his two brothers and a friend travelled on their bicycles to the farm a quarter mile from their home.

Sankar was tending the horses when he saw the boy.

He said: "I saw this little fella riding his bike near the fence with the horse Java In Flight running up and down. He put down the bike and jump the drain.

"He reach his arm and before I could bawl out, he put out his hand and touch the horse nose."

Sankar said that from about 100 feet away, he saw the horse "snatch and raise the boy off the ground.

"The boy held on the bar of the fence, but Java In Flight raised him over the railing and high the the air and start to shake him, swinging him like a kite."

Sankar said he screamed to the horse "and Java In Flight drop the boy and run away with the hand in his mouth."

Sankar said he covered the boy in towels and tried to stop the blood.

"He would have died if I didn't help. He said he not moving his hand. I told him don't worry, the doctors would fix him up."

Sinanan was said to be in critical condition at hospital.

Cunupia Police are investigating.

[kerosene]

Note to self: a horse can bite your arm (or hand) off.

[GeronL]

JUST OUCH

[cyborg]

More interesting news from the old country.

[skinkinthegrass]

Stallions can be very vicious...We had a Shetland and kept (rented a stall for) a Strawberry Roan, could not turn your back on them.

[ovrtaxt]

You're from Trinidad? I've been there on a mission trip. It was great-- we got threatened by muslims even!

[GOPmember]

So, too, can a hearty game of tug-o-war (not for the squeamish)

[spodefly]

Note to self: a horse can bite your arm (or hand) off.

I suspect that "Java in Flight" has some behavioral issues.

[garjog]

If this horse was a doctor, he would be given a medal by Planned Parenthood. Sure it wasn't a donkey?

[cyborg]

My mother is from there, Port-of-Spain specifically. Everything in my house is Trini except the food which my father drew line at because there's no such thing as curry italian meatballs.

The muslims have been trying to take over Trinidad for years. Right now, Abu Bakr (sp?) is on trial but that's not stopping his followers. Trinidad is now on the Al Queda watch list because of the heavy influx of Pakistanis. I know things will be okay since someone is broadcasting Rush Limbaugh via a pirate radio station *LOL*

[Free ThinkerNY]

NO PETTING!!

[flying Elvis]

pound for pound, shetlands are some of the most ill tempered critters out there.

[ovrtaxt]

The most striking thing about Trinidad, to me, was the forwardness of people about their faith. The Christians were unmistakable. The Hindus were obvious, with the prayer flags and pictures of different gods. It's such a prominent issue in their society.

I didn't encounter any Muslims on a conversational basis. They just yelled at us and waved machetes. But I don't imagine that they mingle socially either.

[GeronL]

AAAAAAAAAAAAARrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That gotta hurt!!

rinohunter.blogspot.com

[cyborg]

The muslims don't socially mingle, not the religious ones anyway. If a muslim goes to carnival or anything, then that is a complete MINO. After a few glasses of the demon rum resistance to assimilation is utterly futile anyway. Christians and Hindus are more likely to socially mix, hang out together, etc.

[ovrtaxt]

After a few glasses of the demon rum resistance to assimilation is utterly futile anyway.

Spoken like a true borg! not a BINO. :^)

[cyborg]

*LOL*

[opbuzz]

Donkeys and burros are kept with horses to calm them.

[Cvengr]

If somebody placed an SUV in the stall with the pony, would PETA consider it cruelty to an animal or would Ralph Nadar claim the vehicle unsafe?

[Monty22]

This isn't going to win Kerry many votes.

[Free Trapper]

I knew an 87 year old man that was in the habit of feeding his horses carrots.

One day he took a leak in the corral and one of them bit his clinton off. :(