I was in the First Health Moore Regional Emergency Room yet again on April 25, 2015, because the stallion has slammed me into the gate post.
The Background:
I was in pain earlier that morning and had been slow to get down to the barn to put out the stallion. Stallions are creatures of habit, and they pretty much demand that you stick to a routine.
And, it was spring, the all the mares are all cycling.
So, this otherwise lovely stallion was very hormonal and extremely inpatient from being denied access to his mares.
By the time I got to Sandro D, he was upset with me.
As I walked him through the gate to the paddock he let me know how mad he was with me by using the full force of his 1,000 lbs. body to slam me into the gate post.
The gate posts are 10″ solid full-round posts, eight feet long, with 3 feet of their length buried solidly in the ground, with the aid of an auger attached to a small skid steer.
The effect of being slammed into the gate post is like hitting a concrete wall.
Obviously I don't have video of my being injured, but here are videos of the stallion and the mares from a different day, but simply to give you an idea of the size and power of these beautiful animals, who weigh roughly 1,000 lbs.
And here are videos of me feeding after another injury to my right side, where, at feeding time, the stallion turned and kicked out a me with both rear legs sending me flying about 20 feet in the air. I was wearing this same down red parka at the time and it probable saved my life, because the stallion was just inches short of crushing my rid cage. In the video here, which was weeks after the even, I am still in pain and favoring my right side.
even with the best balance and agility people are injured around horses all the time because a horse is basically about a 1000 lbs. of animal that might suddenly decide to take a step sideways, for no apparent reason, as Faulty Process does here.
Most in danger are
Women who are repeatedly abused;
women my age;
women who are weakened by poverty;
and /or pain;
women who appear alone for medical care; and
most especially women who are alone when they seek Emergency Medical Care.
