You can be George Morris and still yell out in pain when 1200 pounds comes crashing down on your foot. Don't judge a rider you know nothing about. All we know about OP is she got stepped on bad enough to be in the hospital.

You sound like a stuck up horse snob.

I LOVE GEORGE MORRIS OMG. And yes thank you! It would be disturbing if a 1200 lbs. animal stepped on you and you didn't yell..

Wrong. Even the most knowledgeable equestrians get hurt from time to time. It comes with the territory of working with animals. They can be unpredictable. And yes I know my horses behavior and body language but there's always that one time when you didn't look close enough! And if you are around horses and never got hurt you aren't around them that much.

You sound like a prick.

I've had my foot stepped on by 1200 lb horses when I weighed less than 90 lbs. It really should not be that hard to keep your composure with a common occurrence. I never got a broken foot from a horse stepping on me because I dealt with the situation calmly. And yes, I've broken a foot before, and I didn't scream or panic. Obviously accidentally happen that can't be prepared for, but this is a relatively common one. She got stepped on, not kicked in the face or bitten. It happens all the time and most people used to dealing with horses don't even bother mentioning it. And no, I'm not horse snob, I just actually listened to safety instructions.

If the horse were heavy enough then it would have just cut off her toes rather than bruising them.

Depending on what type of boots you buy. Some can easily withstand something like a car rolling right over them. if that horse didn't move, just knock her right off by buckling her knee. It doesn't hurt the animal

I was always taught to never wear steel-toed boots in the barn but that may just be my family. And I'm aware of the reflex trick we also used to tickle the horses bellies to make them scootch off our feet (also so we could tighten the girth).

Horses actually don't feel any pain when they get their shoes on!

I'm glad everything turned out alright! And mares can be such assholes I swear they know exactly what they're doing and doing it vindictively. Was the horse a Thoroughbred or Arabian by any chance? In my experience they have the most attitude.

We had an 18.2hh shire stallion at our barn, and he stepped on me once, and when I tried to push him off he turned around and bit me. Learned the hard way that horses lean into what pushes against them haha. And sometimes, if they feel like being an asshole, they'll bite you as well.??

Ugh I know the feeling. But it comes with the territory. Two broken toes, wrist, nose and tons of missing skin from horse bites= a good equestrian.

That's why I always wear composite toe boots when I'm working with horses. If the horse ever steps on you you'll be glad you wore them!

I had a warmblood gelding like that. He always moved into me in the crossties whenever I tried to groom him, trying to force me into the wall. But obviously there is no moving a 1200 lb animal when they're stubborn. He's never bitten me (successfully) however, I imagine that has to hurt.

No actually, she's a Warmblood! Oldenburg to be exact. But the horse I began my training on was a thoroughbred Arabian mix, and lemme tell ya, that was interesting! Lol :)

Is it a chestnut mare?? xD

I have heard Warmbloods are fabulous!!! My family used to breed Thoroughbreds and they were so flighty it was unreal!

She is fabulous! My trainer trained her, and they nearly went Olympic together! Very blessed to have them teaching me! ;)

You are extremely lucky to have horses. They are beautiful animals and I love going horseback riding. I have only gone a few times because it is expensive and I don't have the money for that. I'm glad you weren't extremely harmed from the horse. They can be very stubborn and feisty at times. I love it when the horse runs, and whenever I went horseback riding at this one place I made it clear to them that I wanted a fast horse. Well the horse was definitely fast, the horse ran down this steep hill going top speed and I almost fell off, the horse would not stop no matter what I did but I did manage to get the horse to slow down. So no injury there :)

Your horse is an ass lol

IT IS

Wow! I've had a horse bolt on me before. We went over the arena fence and into a field. When a horse takes off, it's 99% impossible to stop them. So I just held on for the ride! It was pretty fun actually, and she eventually got tired and stopped. Then we had a long walk back. ?❤️

OP I got stomped by a spooked Percheron with over 5,000 pound of weight, and it barely cracked my foot. They don't do as much damage when they step as you would think :)

Ouch! I'm sure it also depends on where they step, if it's their whole hoof just right smack in our foot it really could cause some serious damage! Also, I was not in my barn boots so I was not very protected haha (I was in a hurry.)

Oldenburg actually, but I've ridden many thoroughbreds and Arabians and you could not be more right! The horse I learned my foundations with was a mix of the two breeds! Talk about a struggle! Beautiful, wonderful horse, though. Loved him to death!

I have seen my sisters put in the hospital several times by tempermental horses. Broken ribs, broken feet, concussions, ruptured spleen (that one required a medivac), 2 scalpings. They both eventually reached the point where they had to admit that problem horses were not worth jeopardizing themselves or anyone else who entered their barns.

SCALPING?! WOAH.

I will totally vouch for Arabs having the most attitude!! I've been kicked multiple times by my mare just because she didn't feel like working.

Ah, horses.

I had a 17hh ex-racehorse who decided to gallop off with me on him, while I was completely unprepared. I managed to stop him eventually, only by me falling off the side of the saddle. He stopped nearly on my chest and ribs area. He was on my shirt, and his hoof scratched my skin. If he had moved over a centimeter, I would've been crushed under his weight. Aren't some horses so kind to us. I'm glad he stopped so the walk back wasn't as long, but it would've been nice to not nearly get squashed

Please disregard the rude comments about your financial status. We get a lot of young teenagers on this site, who were brought up solely in the "you are a super-special snowflake, everyone gets a trophy, anyone with any money -- no matter how hard they worked for it -- is evil and nobody can have more than yooooooooou" attitude that is now pervasive.

Agreed, I was thinking a thoroughbred too!

Oh lord..mares. Especially ponies. Pure evil I swear, I was training a paint pony mare and any time I tried to get her to jump when lunging she would pull back as hard as she could and run backwards. I learned to let go but the first few times she drug me across the arena. I've also been stepped on, bitten, and kicked breaking 3 ribs. But horses are worth it for sure.

Have they had her scoped for ulcers? A Being adverse to girthing to that degree is a common issue in horses with ulcers.