Life's too dangerous: prayers, if you please

S2000magician · April 19, 2016, 1:21am

Thanks, everyone!

Yes, she could have been injured much more severely. We’ve known people who have died and people who’ve been paraplegic from horseback riding accidents.

krazykanuck · April 19, 2016, 2:34am

Thought of you today S2k, as horses became an unfortunate *near* casualty in the flash floods in Houston today.

Here is a video of a bunch of random people helping a horse to dry ground through the flooding

http://www.khou.com/news/local/rescuers-help-drowning-horses-on-cypresswood/141305633

comp_sci_kid · April 19, 2016, 3:17am

Speedy recovery to her

cuddle · April 19, 2016, 10:12pm

Pray for her healing and comfort.

S2000magician · April 19, 2016, 11:12pm

That’s so painful to watch.

If I were there, I’d be the first one in the water to help them.

Horses are, in fact, remarkably good swimmers. (I’ve been swimming with horses.) But even the best swimmers cannot always survive flash floods.

BarbaraArnold17 · April 19, 2016, 11:19pm

thoughts and prayers

busprof · April 20, 2016, 12:00am

Just damn, Magician. You’ve had a couple of tough horse-related months. Praying for a quick and sure recovery.

igor555 · April 20, 2016, 2:41am

how do you swim with horses? i feel like 1 kick and you can be knocked out or severly injured

S2000magician · April 20, 2016, 3:20am

Their feet are considerably below the surface of the water: 1.8 – 2 meters. You simply don’t dive deep.

If you ride a horse into deep water, you have to hang on to its mane tightly or you’ll get swept off; they can move very quickly through the water.

system · April 20, 2016, 4:29am

S2000magician:

igor555:

S2000magician:

krazykanuck:

Thought of you today S2k, as horses became an unfortunate *near* casualty in the flash floods in Houston today.

Here is a video of a bunch of random people helping a horse to dry ground through the flooding

http://www.khou.com/news/local/rescuers-help-drowning-horses-on-cypresswood/141305633

That’s so painful to watch.

If I were there, I’d be the first one in the water to help them.

Horses are, in fact, remarkably good swimmers. (I’ve been swimming with horses.) But even the best swimmers cannot always survive flash floods.

how do you swim with horses? i feel like 1 kick and you can be knocked out or severly injured

Their feet are considerably below the surface of the water: 1.8 – 2 meters. You simply don’t dive deep.

If you ride a horse into deep water, you have to hang on to its mane tightly or you’ll get swept off; they can move very quickly through the water.

So without sound training one should never try this.

S2000magician · April 20, 2016, 4:25am

atush:

S2000magician:

igor555:

S2000magician:

krazykanuck:

Thought of you today S2k, as horses became an unfortunate *near* casualty in the flash floods in Houston today.

Here is a video of a bunch of random people helping a horse to dry ground through the flooding

http://www.khou.com/news/local/rescuers-help-drowning-horses-on-cypresswood/141305633

That’s so painful to watch.

If I were there, I’d be the first one in the water to help them.

Horses are, in fact, remarkably good swimmers. (I’ve been swimming with horses.) But even the best swimmers cannot always survive flash floods.

how do you swim with horses? i feel like 1 kick and you can be knocked out or severly injured

Their feet are considerably below the surface of the water: 1.8 – 2 meters. You simply don’t dive deep.

If you ride a horse into deep water, you have to hang on to its mane tightly or you’ll get swept off; they can move very quickly through the water.

So without sound training one should never do try this.

I wouldn’t recommend it.