Doctor Reacts To Shocking Horse Riding Injuries
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Yes the human injuries are very serious but if a horse takes a fall like that and break a leg, it’s a death sentence for them
they don't even have to fall. horses bred purely for speed are so lacking in bone strength they can just snap a leg mid race out of nowhere. in the UK in 2024 we've seen 34 horse deaths in races already.
@@retrorevival1It certainly doesn't help that these horses are 2-3 years old, they're still babies.
Yes is absolutely cruel
That's all I could think about watching this whole video lol I was holding my breath until I saw the horses walk but even then I knew it was a very slim possibility they would be treated with compassion, after that.. Ugh.
@@retrorevival1Watching that happen to Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby turned me off horse racing permanently. They had to euthanize her on the track. One sportscaster said she had the heart of a locomotive on champagne glass legs.
With every incident I keep watching the poor horses to see if they are okay.
😂
The pavement slide! I was like "oh no, is the baby cut up?" Didn't even notice the person they hit.
@@AllieAllieOxenFree21Was also a little stressed on that one, video cut away too early, didn't see the horses get back up on all fours and strutt off without limping.
If I watch, I care nothing for the human participants, only the horses. It should be illegal to have sports involving animals, any kind of animal; they are 100% innocent.
@@virginiamoss7045 Yeah. Esspecially seeing as if a racehorse gets injured and can't compete anymore I've heard they tend to get put down. Infuriating and unfair.
Could you bring a veterinarian to comment on the horses injuries as well? Would be a great addition as a different medical perspective!
I have vet tech training. Two of the horses in the second clip had to be put down due to broken legs (because horse leg breaks are almost always death sentences, despite advances in medicine), and the horse that fell over in the fifth clip came away with a broken eye socket, but the rest were fine.
lol
@@SentaiYamanekoYour vet training added absolutely nothing, so why even mention it.. 😂 Anyone coulda just looked it up like you did.
@@sleepyalexa Well, barely any of them were actually injured to begin with, and broken eye sockets in horses aren't much different than with humans (though I should probably mention that the orbit protrudes a little further from the side than other facial structures, so it's more prone to breakage). It's the legs that are the issue, and I did bring that up, so I'll explain that in a little more detail.
Horse legs are evolved to allow them to run really fast. To move fast, you need fewer toes. Toes are for traction, not speed; the longer your foot touches the ground, the easier it is to turn, but the harder it is to move fast. So horse legs end in a single toe. The part where the hoof is, that's the distal phalanx, the final bone of the finger/toe. The hock (the part of the leg that looks like a knee) is actually their tarsus, the first of the three types of toe bones (tarsus, metatarsus, phalanx).
This ensures that they can run at incredible speeds, but it really doesn't do them many other favors biologically. Most relevant to this is that most of their weight is supported on their legs, and horses are heavy. So if they lose one to a break, they can't really keep their weight off of it to let it heal. Not to mention all of the delicate structures crammed into that one toe that just so happens to make up an entire leg, which mean if it breaks badly (and it usually does), you basically have to surgically piece it back together. It's like how you need specialized hand surgeons to deal with serious hand injuries because there's so many little structures in there.
Horses are also crazy anxious on an evolutionary level because their ancestors had to deal with high speed predators, so if they can't run, they get way too stressed out. If denied the option to run, their other options are 'fight everything and then drop dead' or 'just drop dead'. So getting them to rest and heal? That's not easy.
And the craziest part is? You might think this is an animal we humans messed up through bad breeding, but no. Horses just turned out that way naturally. If anything, humans have helped, finding ways to ensure that a broken leg isn't a death sentence like it used to be. Heck, 90% of horses can survive a facture of the olecranon process (where the elbow is). Compound factures (where the bone breaks the skin) are still difficult to treat because they get infected so easily.
@@SentaiYamaneko Wow, thanks, that's actually really interesting.. 👍
As a horseback rider, horses always, ALWAYS, come before me. I don’t care if I’m bleeding out in an arena, the medics are coming for my animal. Despite that, we care about our health too and I LOVE this videooo ♥♥♥
Then don't get yourself and the horse in such dangerous situations in the first place. All of these accidents happen because you force the horses into doing something so dangerous and unnatural, like jumping while speeding at ungodly speeds or very dangerous, high jumps. If you truly cared, you wouldn't force your horse into something that can easily end up in it getting its legs broken.
I’m really not into arguing online, but I’m a hunter jumper who hasn’t jumped more than 2’6. Please don’t assume things. Thank you for your concern however!@@nightmarecreature4489
@@nightmarecreature4489 im a hunter jumper who hasn’t jumped more than 2’6, please don’t assume things about someone and something you obviously don’t know about. Even in big horse shows highly experienced vets and farriers are on standby. If horses are trained properly and respectfully they absolutely enjoy doing they’re job. The number one rule of horseback riding is that the horse always comes first. If you think every rider is making there horse break they’re legs and abusing, you need to be educated, and humbled.
Also, I’m not really into arguing online, so please take no offense. Thank you for your concern, anyway. 😊
That's stupid. Don't put your horses' safety above your own.
Unfortunately a lot of these horses were probably put down. Racing, and steeplechase especially are so dangerous and lead to tons of horses injuring themselves beyond repair.
But also, always wear a helmet when on a horse! I’ve noticed a surge in people complaining about them on social media but remember, looking cool isn’t more important than preventing a TBI.
Honestly I probably would have a VERY scarred and deformed face if it wasn’t from my helmets over the years, I’ve been bucked off onto large rocks, smashed into tree limbs and been slammed into walls by horses on the ground. The visor of the helmet was smashed in two of those instances and 100% took the brunt of the force
Dead ass don't know why all these people think they're the next john wayne
Experienced riders think they're somehow safer from injury and accidents. Nope. Always wear a helmet. I think about the same thing when I see cyclists, skaters, motorcyclists, etc. not wearing one.
Nowadays I’m very Darwinian. If you don’t value your brain. I won’t. I care more about the horses. 😅
@@saltiestsiren I read a paper a while back that reported as a result of a study that the risk of a fall is at its highest in two populations of rider: absolute beginners who don't yet have the skill and coordination to avoid falling, and experienced riders who generally engage in riskier riding activities, or ride on riskier and less predictable horses. The first year, and any year after 10 are considered to be the highest risk groups. I was firmly in the ten year plus group when I started jousting. My first equestrian injury, I'd been riding less than a year, all of my other equestrian injuries happened after 10+ years, so anecdotally, the data fits with my experience.
For those curious about the horse injuries:
First clip: Merrion Square was uninjured.
Second clip: Teetan escaped unscathed, Lucky Patch and Pixie Knight escaped serious injury, Naboo Attack and Amazing Star had to be euthanized. Worst horse racing disaster in Hong Kong.
Third clip: Sir Sagamore was uninjured.
Fourth clip: Bebe was uninjured. Shouldn't have been out there anyway, she was dangerously agitated prior to the event and it was recommended that she not be ridden. A visit to the vet afterwards revealed her teeth were sharpened due to grinding while eating and they'd been pushing on nerves, so when Natalie tugged on the reins, she hit a sensitive nerve. Both retired after this.
Fifth clip: Recite a Prayer broke an eye socket, but was otherwise fine and recovered well. Galvin was uninjured, but did have to go in for an x-ray just in case.
Sixth clip: Long House Saint and Bonded were uninjured.
Seventh clip: Solway Dandy seems to have been uninjured.
Eighth clip: Jet was uninjured.
Ninth clip : Reeve's horse was uninjured.
Tenth clip: Sweet Kiss was uninjured.
So, all in all, only two serious horse injuries.
6:41 It looks like the horse (Solway Dandy?) is stumbling occasionally. Am I just seeing things?
@@lumini3172 Doesn't look like it. He's still running to this day, so the vet definitely cleared him.
@@lumini3172probably sore but ultimately not seriously injured.
thank you for the information! The second one just looked so horrific
Thank you so much for the horse side of this! I HATE it when the animal side is always left undiscussed.
As a horse owner...we love our furbabies but so much respect for what they can do.
This would be so cool if Dr Mike and a vet reacted to horse racing accidents. Dr Mike would speak about the human injuries and the vet would speak about the horses injuries
As someone who rides horses on a semi professional level I can confidently say the social norm is to not go to the ER or the doctor unless there is something visibly out of place or broken
Can you explain why they don't run in their own lanes? It seems so dangerous since they can collide into each other!
100% relate.. Only went to the ER twice out of all of my horse injuries.. broken arm and broken ankle. Probably should have went more often.. but its just not what we do.... brush off the dirt and get back on
Can confirm😂 My mother was pregnant with my bro when she fell off her horse, only reason she went to the ER was because her arm broke
@@kyt-nh1eftoo many horses, not enough space
So, are you proud of that? Do you think it's the wisest thing to do?
The way this first dude was edited straight from the field to a hospital bed was hilarious;pp
haha was thinking the same xd hilarious
Omg same! I had to spot the video , I was laughing so hard!!!! 😂
and necessary💯
Lol yes!
Doctor Mike always out here with the legendary edits.
I’m a Equestrian myself, and I recommend wearing safety stirrups when doing things like jumping, steeplechase, etc.
Safety stirrups are stirrups that click off when you fall. This is used in many sports such as steeplechase, hunter jumper, and any time you canter.
I do not usually wear safety stirrups, because I usually do walk / trot. Horseback riding is very dangerous. You can easily get dragged by a normal stirrup, and it can be extremely painful!
Helmets are also VERY important. It’s like riding a bike, but on a living, moving animal, that can do unpredictable things.
I❤️ horses!
Getting dragged by the stirrup sucks, and is painful and scary (it happened to me!) but the most frightening part of that for me, was seeing those horses legs flashing by, mere inches from my head. One wrong move from myself, or the horse, and it could be a kick to the head, or a finally falling from the stirrup and being trampled. I was scared the horse that was dragging me would cow kick, as he had before, and kill me in an instant, despite the helmet I was wearing. Thankfully I was fine, as was the horse. But seeing the strength and power of those legs so close to my head was a really sobering reminder of just how dangerous it can be!
Oh, and my foot was okay, no fractures there either, decent riding boots, thanks mum! Sore and pulled muscles, yes, and both my ankles also sprain super easily, but that's likely unconnected to the riding accident specifically.
I’m 14 and when doctor Mike is talking, about a medical condition I already know what it is because of the knowledge I have gained from him 😅😅
I’ve been riding horses all my life and I will say, the worst injuries I’ve ever seen have happened when riding horses.
Always been told “it’s not about if you get hurt, it’s when”
the worst ive seen is the result of garbage breeding practices and watching thin boned horses built for speed and not strength just snap their legs mid race for no apparent reason.
I never rode on horseback professionally, but I did spend a lot of time around horses every summer until I was thirteen. Those are beautiful, majestic and extremely fragile creatures that can do horrific damage to you. I am now going for a med uni, and can confirm, horse accidents are up there with car crashes for me.
for most of my falls i’ve managed to land in a way where i receive no injuries. but one time when i was riding in field, the horse bolted and i fell on my back hitting my head. thank god for helmets because the concussion could have been way more serious
Then why do you do it?
My next question....Does anyone ever get prosecuted for animal abuse?
The worst injuries are from motorcycle accidents. Pavement/trees/concrete + crotch rocket + human body = bloody mess.
As a former Virginia EMT, I gotta say, Christopher Reeve is something of an icon for us. He very strongly credited the Fairfax EMS who responded to his incident with saving his life, and he was so grateful that he became a gargantuan sponsor that allowed Virginian rescue squads to update our ambulances and afford the latest and greatest emergency medical equipment. Thanks to him, a lot of counties that wouldn't have otherwise been able to afford adequate pre-hospital care can help those who need it.
Hi, I think we are meant for each other
My mom worked at the rehab institute that he went to after the accident and then she went on to become the CEO and president of the Christopher Reeve Foundation. He was incredible, I got to meet him a few times as a kid before he died.
my last name is fairfax
Fairfax VA?
My mom had an extremely high risk surgery when I was a kid for a tumor on her spinal cord. She had the same surgeon as Reeve and I really think he's the reason she can still walk today
As someone who has watched Dr. Mike for a couple years and as a fellow equestrian, this is the video I have been waiting for!🐴
As someone who rode horses for years (and loves them so much), this brought up some tough memories. When I was a teenager I was helping out on a cross country course and one of the horses flipped over onto their rider at one of the jumps. The rider died on the field due to her heart rupturing. It was one of the most awful days I can recall from that time frame. Horseback riding is a beautiful, but definitely deserves to be taken very seriously!
What I remember most about Christopher Reeve's injury is an anecdote he shared years later. It was a short time after the injury and he was feeling the emotional impact of the consequences of what had happened. Then this guy dressed as a doctor comes in, speaking in a heavy Russian accent, doing all sorts of weird things and making such outrageous comments he couldn't help but laugh. That "doctor" was his good friend Robin Williams, who was in Reeves' year at Julliard. Reeves ended the story stating that, after that visit, he knew he would be OK.
I guess "okay" is relative... :(
@@SilverFlame819 I suppose what he meant was it was the first time he could see a way through what had happened to the rest of his life, but without hearing the words directly from the source, it's impossible to know exactly. It's the same process everyone who undergoes a life changing injury has to go through, as they have to not only physically but mentally learn to adapt to their new reality.
I can confirm this is true! My mom worked at the rehab hospital he was at and then later worked at his foundation
They were actually roommates through college. When Christopher's insurance and money ran out, Robin stepped up and helped him.
5:03 they were literally on the wrong side of the jersey barrier. That’s why they put those safety precautions in place. You can’t fix stupid.
She said in an interview she was forced there because protestors were blocking the way to her car.
Exactly, what was she doing on that side when the camera would of worked just fine
@@Bopig She got stuck there because some protestors were blocking the way to her car, apparently.
@@Bopig Apparently, she got stuck over there because protestors blocked the way to her car.
Reeves advocacy caused so many quality of life improvements in medical for my aunt who was paralyzed he was a household hero
I managed to do a serious lisfranc injury just stepping off a curb wrong. Needed surgery to replace the snapped ligament and over a year of physiotherapy. Had never heard of it before and took a long time to diagnose - it wasn’t until I started seeing an orthopaedic surgeon that I finally got it diagnosed
I've had horses all my life. People who don't wear the proper gear (helmets, boots, pants) are some of THE scariest riders. I've been kicked in the face and fallen more times than I can count during my beginner years of training. PROPER GEAR SAVES LIVES NO MATTER THE SPORT. Accidents happen for sure, but being a mindful equestrian and listening to the animal, being wary of your surroundings and PROPER GEAR can be a huge factor in preventing many life altering injuries.
+ body protector and (when appropriate) air jackets when doing jumping/hacking/cross country/racing
My tall boots saved my leg
@@herstoryanimatedabsolutely. i saw a guys ribcage shatter because he landed under the horse at a jump.. he might have survived if the hirse had just stepped on him, but the jump adding the additional height and the weight on the two front feet killed the man instantly
I joined a horse schooling ranch for a couple years. the ranch owner is a total badass and a retired trauma nurse, so she’s good at keeping her cool and always quick to narrow down any possible ailments in horse and rider. once we headed out to prepare for a show, and during a practice round, a rider from another ranch fell off their horse during a jump and landed hard on their neck. the ranch owner immediately jumped in to check on them. she said the rider had very possibly busted a carotid and is bleeding internally, and could soon be feeling nauseous. the rider protested, but then became weak pretty fast. the ranch owner put pressure on the affected area until an ambulance came to take the rider to emergency care.
she’s also evaluated her own injuries and made hospital visits quick. helped take care of the horse I trained when he got arthritis, works very well with veterinarians, and taught me and a few other riders about vital signs and pain management for horses, and even how to check that you’re not about to inject drugs into a neck artery. I’ve quit my equestrian escapades, but I still really look up to that woman.
as for me, I’ve been bruised, bitten, stepped on, fell off a horse and couldn’t move without serious pain for a week. but the worst would probably have to be a possibly broken tailbone after falling off a horse twice. sometimes I still feel a bit sore after sitting in a hard chair
I believe that most risks in horse riding are manageable, it's just sad that nobody is taught how to manage them. At least when it comes to normal trail riding and horsemanship, nothing faster than a canter. Introduce anything faster or higher and then you just have to accept the risks, I think.
My coach is like that and she’s helping me keep my cool and put my horse first if I fall.She is a total badass
@@Nala15-Artistoh absolutely. the ranch I went to is a show jumping school, and they were very adamant about safety, good posture, communication with the horse, and just keeping calm about any situation, even with all the horses being very well-trained. I’m glad none of my horseback injuries were ever severe, just longer-lasting. but it just makes it all the more necessary to learn those things (and often have a seasoned trainer around to forcibly beam their confidence onto you lol).
I clicked immediately as soon as I saw this and I laughed knowing how concerned Dr. Mike will be. I’ve been dragged before, and pulled some muscles in my legs but I got on that horse the next week! 😊
im a family medicine doctor did three years of undergraduate college courses, four years of medical school, and three years of family medicine residency it was long but it was worth it and now i help people !!
3:02-Lisfranc fracture- A lot of stirrups have breakaway straps now. (Or at least the ones I used when taking dressage lessons did) The straps are rubber, placed on the outside of the stirrup and can easily be detached with enough pressure to prevent these types of injuries.
3:55-Rider pulled back on the reins too hard. When a horse is doing something like that it’s best to apply steady pressure to the reins rather than yank back. You also don’t want to fight them when they’re tossing their head like that because the horse will win. The last thing you want to do is make the horse think you’re a problem and be eager to get rid of you.
You’re right! I yanked the reins once and my horse’s head hit mine when he threw it back and I ended out with a TBI. I effed up big time.
I totally agree! I ride a horse who doesn't prefer pressure on the bit. It took a while, but I learned that he won't fight if you don't give him anything to fight against, if that makes sense. For the vast majority of horses, a lot of tension on the reins only makes them more distraught.
I have watched the full video of the horse that flipped on it's rider and she flipped because she had some sharp points making her gums swollen and sensitive and she flipped as a pain reaction to the sharp bit digging into her gums from the sharp yank of the reigns
was looking for someone to mention it, that horse never would have flipped backwards if she hadn't been yanking on the reins, that is a last ditch effort to get the rider to stop. the behavior before hand, pulling the head down and chin in, was more than enough to show she was hurting the horse
As a dressage rider I can safely say that you get trained what to do in certain situations and we have breakaway bands. They saved my foot last year since my horse spooked and I got dragged. I just had some pulled muscles and that’s it. Not even a concussion
As an equestrian myself the worst thing to happen is a roll over incident and getting dragged by the leg(ur foot caught in the stirrup) many people have died from roll over accidents. If you don’t know what they are, it is when the horse falls on top of you. It’s most common in cross country because the jumps are hard and don’t fall like a pole. And just a reminder if a horse breaks their leg, they will have to be put down.
Yeah I know someone who was dragged through a mountain side for a stretch because of a tangled lead rope
Rotational falls scare me!
I use breakaway stirrups because dragging is my biggest fear
Fr tho. My worst equestrian fears are these two. Hannah's story was really sad.
It's why I honestly feel that they need to not have such extreme courses and not be so comfortable with pushing the limits so much with their horses. They're extremely gutsy riders but it's soooo dangerous and at times I don't understand why you'd risk you and your horse in that way. I know rotational falls can happen other times as well (horses are horses) but it's just so unnecessary in my eyes. 😬
2:00 I love how he's talking about all of the injuries that the humans got and one of the horses literally got stepped on by five horses in still got up😮
I wish I could have know if the horses were okay! ALSO the clips of Untamed and Uncut brought me BACK to my childhood.
Christopher Reeves was not wearing an actual helmet like we do now. At that time they were often called a helmet, but were actually just a velvet covered plastic shell. I can only speak for Canada, but they had a sticker in them that said they were apparel only, and not a saftey device. They were required as show apparel though, and a lot of instructors required kids to wear them as a better than nothing situation. When Christopher Reeves had his accident, he was instrumental in getting proper helmets made and them being a requirement, along with some other big names in the sport. I was the first person I knew in my area to get a real helmet and got teased at the barn for having a mushroom head, right up until my bad fall. Stuck in right stirrup, went under left shoulder and knee of my warmblood when we went down on a 4ft jump. Hip, shoulder and elbow dislocated, then I was pulled back up and lawn darted unconscious into the ring. No significant head injury.
That's not true. They did not have MIPS technology, but they did have helmets that were as good as motorcycle helmets. Christopher Reeve broke his neck, which has nothing to do with the helmet.
They also have neck airbags now.
@@annenelson5656Reeve was competing in the cross country phase of a sport called 3-day eventing, which is now called Horse Trials. I also compete in this sport. I have NEVER seen or heard of a neck airbag. We are required to wear body protector vests and some of those vests are inflatable air vests, but they do not provide neck protection.
My neighbour had an incident a couple years ago where her horse freaked out, she fell off and he landed on top of her, and she had numerous breaks, fractures and crush injuries. I can’t remember exactly everything that happened, but according to her doctors she had a 35% chance of survival with the severity of her injuries. She still suffers from chronic pain and unhealed fractures, struggles to walk for any length of time, spent months in hospital and more in rehab, but she quite literally got back on the horse after about a year and her dedication to riding and horses is quite literally insane to me. Equestrians don’t mess around, I don’t think you could get her to stop riding unless she was fully paralysed. She’s a strong lady :)
And you can also still ride paralyzed-
@@starfire6279 she’d probably find a way 😂😂 don’t mess with horse people, they’re scary strong 😂
@@hannah.kate. fr
*also, forgot to add - the horse is ok too 😂 his name is Woody, he loves apples and he’s doing fine
I want to get your take on my CT scan results and x rays after my fall off of my horse. I shattered my calcaneous, shredded tendons in my foot, I did a lot of damage. My surgeon said it was the rarest fracture form he has ever seen, and now they use my images to teach the new residents 😅
At 4:54 I was more worried about the horse than the person😶
Edit: I ride horses don't come after me
The horse was fine- it’s the horses fault for not obeying
Plus- the horse had *no* injuries as the owner basically cushioned the horses fall
@@TherianEQ_Official are you talking about the barrel ricing clip?
@@CiennaLionhawk yes
Yeah I care more for the horses 😢
Yes, all these people got injured, but what about the horses? 😥
They are not as fragile as humans.
@@inmyelementblue7186their legs are. And even if the horse wasn’t injured that much, there’s still a chance they’ll put it down because it’s a race horse, and if there’s even a small fracture somewhere they will often put it down instead of taking the time to treat it.
@@peytonteague5965 that’s pretty messed up that they have to take these drastic measures to keep from paying the expenses…smfh they’re still very resilient animals
@@inmyelementblue7186, unfortunately, it's not always about the expenses per say - a horse that has to take time to heal is a horse that isn't making money/getting fame, so the owners might consider letting it heal to be 'not worth it' in the end. I'm not saying all racehorse owners are like that, just that there's a handful out there that would prefer selling the injured horse to slaughter than trying to heal it up. Might also have to do with the horse being considered a 'liability' for having a previous injury, like it raises the likelihood of it being injured again. :/ breaks my heart tbh.
@@inmyelementblue7186 It's because horse leg breaks are nearly impossible to heal. It's not about expenses, it's about quality of life. And no, horses are not resilient, they'll drop dead if a dog barks in Kazakhstan at the wrong time.
You’re absolutely right about physical, occupational, speech, etc therapists being unsung heroes in medicine. They definitely deserve more recognition.
We love my daughter’s PMR docs! You’re right, they don’t get enough recognition!
You should do a video on any equestrian horse injury. I’m about to graduate with an equestrian studies major. Horse racing is dangerous but so are western riding, hunter jumper, cross-country, vaulting, and even just interacting with a horse. One kids show called the Saddle club, shows the dangers of being around horses but also how amazing they are.
Fun fact! Horse riders are often trained to drop the reigns if they know they're going to fall off and can't stop it. This prevents you from being dragged and can help seperate you and the horse prior to landing. Also: horses are effing terrifying. I used to ride semi-regularly and it is not for the faint of heart. I ended up quiting before going any faster than a lope.
Do you mean the stirrups?? You don't often hear people getting tangled up in their reigns the last thing you should probably do is just throwing them away because that would only increase the chance of you getting tangled up. Some do it to prevent accidentally pulling on the horses mouth but that's a totally different reason
@@ChiIIi... yeah, the stirrups are part of it, but I mean the reigns too. Some people do hold on, but all I'm saying is that some people are trained not to. If your horse is also falling and also off balance, holding on to the reigns might pull them down on top of you, and that can be incredibly dangerous. I am aware though that many people are not trained in this, as by the time both you and the horse are falling, there isn't much you can do.
My teacher DRILLED emergency dismounts into me. At my peak in riding, I could dismount a horse at a gallop in about two seconds.
@@ChiIIi...No, we drop our reins. If you look at many of these injuries where they are being dragged, they are wearing the incorrect boots (one with a 1 1/2” heel) or they don’t have their heels down which pops the foot out. Most equestrians use stirrups that upon a certain amount of force, the stirrup bottom collapses to prevent drag these days as well. I use stirrups where the outside is a rubber band and it pops if I fall.
Lol ridings fun but dangerous
I've been around horses my whole life, and in regards to a horse kick, the closer you stand behind the horse the better because they can't get the full power in their kick. But if you're in that 5-6 foot away range, the force is so much stronger. so you either gotta be way close, or way out of kick zone.
now this is VERY useful info.
That works for the back legs. Not so much for getting stomped though. In closer just means you walk on crutches for a few weeks. lol
Yes, that’s how I was taught as well. I ride for pleasure once a week.
Besides the force, they can't get the leg up as *high* so your head is a tad bit safer. Further out, higher up the leg can go. Almost happened to me, I felt the air and saw that hoof come straight for me 😂
I can attest to that having suffered two serious kick injuries. Namely, open fracture of left femur and multi ligament knee tear - three out of four busted out. In the first I was in the danger zone you mention, the second was quite a deliberate assault by a horse I was leading from the side. He just managed to get sufficient distance from me. I still work around horses but only those I know and trust.
I requested this last month 🤭 loved watching!
Thank you for understanding about what we trying and saying to the abuseer and people who sepot the racing world
I love that you show yourself googling something to double check if you were right. Doctors can't always remember every medical condition, but they know how to look for it!
Resourcefulness is essential! And Dr.’s know just where to look & trust the info!
As an equestrian, I can say that what we do is extremely dangerous and I've had people try to tell me otherwise. That it's "easy", or that it isn't a sport. Well.... I've had two concussions from being thrown off horses(one in 2019 and one in 2023, where I landed nose first into the ground). In 2021, I got thrown and landed directly onto my right knee(and wound up with IT band syndrome a few months after the initial injury). I still get flare-ups of pain in my knee once in a blue moon. So to those of you who think it isn't a sport and it isn't dangerous, think again.
Just because it’s dangerous doesn’t mean it’s a sport. Driving cars is dangerous.
Same. People tell me the same thing.. I haven’t had a concussion, but I’ve partially dislocated both shoulders, and thrown my back out from falls, and more. Nothing about our sport is easy
Yep. Horse riding is the only sport where you have to learn how to properly fall as a survival mechanism, because the fact is you WILL fall, but are you going to break your neck, or break your knee?
@@rosalinplaat380 nascar....... Is classified as a sport... Not to mention horse riding requires way more physical fitneas than that and than a lot of olympic sports
@@rosalinplaat380 hey, just to inform you, horse riding is considered a sport, mostly because it is a lot more than "just sitting there". the highly trained equestrians ARE trained to make it look like they aren't doing anything, but they are actually giving small commandos that are barely noticeable, just wanted to inform you.
As a person who had a rotational fall two months ago and survived thankfully, I can confirm that it's very painful. However, horse injuries are more devastating as if they break their leg(s), they will die.
At 9:03 he should have been wearing a body protector
I can hear it. The sound of every equestrian on RUclips cracking their knuckles before going to their keyboard 😂
Well, some of it will be deserved. My ex thought riding is for little girls and more like sitting on a couch, than an actual sport. I walked him around for an hour and made jokes about him getting awfully sweaty for just sitting up on this walking couch..
@@janemiettinen5176 My Dad thinks the same way, yet car racing is a sport. Even after I was bucked off, landed hands and face first causing me to still have carpal tunnel and tendinitis in both wrists ever since (that was back in the early 90s), he couldn't understand how I fell off or how I was hurt. I compared it to car racing one day when he said riding isn't a sport and admitted that car racing is. I told him, take car racing, remove the entire outer body of the vehicle, give the car a brain and personality of its own, then, for some sports, try to send it over jumps too, and you have equestrian sports....in a very simplistic manner. He said that change to the car makes it not a sport. I just shook my head and walked away cause that proved to me he'd never figure it out. Yet he's an athlete himself. He was a diver in college, played some baseball and football before that, currently he skis and kayaks. Guess instead of giving a car a brain and personality, I should've given it to the skis instead, but I was in the moment.
@janemiettinen5176 What I'm not getting is how it's an actual sport. Sure, the jockey needs to be fit. But in a sports race, it's the human who has to really build the muscle, strength, endurance, and speed to win the race. In horseracing, it's the horse. You're definitely doing more than a little girl sitting on a couch, but the horse is the real athlete. You're just a hitchhiker.
@Moraenil I'm astounded he doesn't see a horse as a harder to handle racecar. I don't think of car racing as a sport, either. But anything you say to convince me car racing is a sport, would also convince me horse racing is a sport.
@@minetrulywell if it really was just the horse they wouldn’t do squat 😂😂 I’ve been riding show jumping you need to be in control of the rein and be able to support them with your leg especially when going over large jumps if I was just sitting there we wouldn’t even move 😂😂
As someone who grew up on a horse farm.. I have so many injuries from riding.. Im only 29 but have daily severe hip pain from being thrown from my horse when i was 20-21 and him landing on me.. among several other injuries that have followed me into adulthood. I love them so much, but wonder how my body would feel if I hadnt been so reckless as a teenager/early adult
7:25 when bro falls asleep first at the sleepover:
4:06 and that my friends is why you NEVER yank on the reins
Especially not when the horse is already in pain.
Exactly 👍🏼 dude do not jank on the reins
I wish he spoke about the Kevin Babington injury… I was working as a professional when it happened and it really set off a huge change in showjumping and safety measures. That’s when I saw the rise of airbag vests and they became more and more widely used in the USA, to the point where USEF came out with new guidelines says riders wouldn’t be deducted points for wearing them (in equitation). I feel a lot of riders saw what happened and thought, “if I can happen to an Olympic show jumper, it could certainly happen to me as well”. I’ve even experienced a spinal fracture from a fall, and I’m happy to see the steps that are being made towards safety and injury prevention for the riders and their horses.
I'm also very happy that even dressage riders are now required to wear helmets, there was such an emphasis on tradition for a long time that really was counterproductive. I have no respect for anyone who is an active horseridee in the public sphere and doesn't wear a helmet, too many kids watching that then think helmets are optional even though helmets and back protectors should be the standard especially for kids
@@ulhi7564 lack of helmet should be grounds for removing the video from this platform, as well
@@ulhi7564 I wish Western riders (even in Western Pleasure) would be required to wear helmets, too, I don't care that western hat-styled helmets look stupid, either wear those, design something better, or just wear a hunter-style one
8:17
Mike, you are actually correct. Never, EVER, stand behind a horse! The back of the horse aka the rump is in the horse's blind spot and if that horse spooks or you scare the horse and you're standing behind the horse, you're going to be kicked. As a former horseback rider, a lot of these people made mistakes that caused the horse to accidentally injure the rider/themselves.
The only injuries I ever had was two concussions and a permanent deep bone bruise in the tailbone [I can no longer sit for long periods of time]. All were from falls off the horse. My nastiest fall nearly did take my life where I fell off my horse and hit my head on the fence of the arena. I miraculously walked away with just a minor concussion and a golf ball shaped bump on my head. Had I landed wrong, I could've snapped my neck and either become paralyzed or possibly even died.
Dont stand behind a horse you DONT know or know will kick
But also, the closer you are, the less power they can get in the kick. Meaning it'll do less damage and actually be safer than being away in kick range (long legs can stretch far)
But also, just training and desensitizing will do a lot
You can stand/walk behind a horse. As long as they trust you you'll be fine. Also make sure they are in a place where they will not get spooked easily. It's actually better to be right against their butt instead of further away when walking past them, so if they kick the chance of bad damage is the smallest.
I walk behind my horses all the time! But I never do it without talking touching them, just so they know its me! :)
I was at a horse convention once and we were watching a show, the rider came out at a full gallop on the horse and there was a spotlight on them. The spotlight blinded the horse and he couldn't see the arena wall. The horse ran full force into the wall sending the rider into the concrete wall behind it. Everyone was so quiet while people were making sure there was no major spinal injury and the rider got back up and waved to the crowd. This was just to put the crowd at ease. The rider walked out to the ambulance waiting immediately outside and was taken to the hospital. I know he had a severe concussion and several broken bones, but it was so long ago I can't remember the specifics. I had fallen and got thrown off plenty of times before that, but that was the first time I had witnessed someone getting thrown off. This man was a professional rider/trainer. It just shows how dangerous horses are, not just riding them, but being around them and taking care of them. But I wouldn't give it up for anything
3:52 served her right honestly. 😂
Oh also Safety stirrups prevent you from being dragged like that they are like an elastic that will come apart in the event of a fall! My teacher had those
Please don't just rely on safety stirrups to save you from dradding incidents, it's still possible, albeit rare, to get hung up in safety stirrups. If in doubt about remaining seated, kick your stirrups off, even if using safety stirrups. They're a nice bit of risk reduction, but they're not totally reliable.
@@KidarWolf yeah your right! I don’t ride anymore cause been busy with work. One thing I don’t miss about riding is the accidents that I witness
@@KidarWolfIt's also a good idea to train a horse specifically for a fall. If they feel you come off, train them to stop and wait. It saved my ex when, the first day he rode, he ended up upside down hanging off my horse and he stopped and waited for me to come and help. He's a very intelligent and good boy, but I had done some training prior with him for this very exact thing. Yes, training may NOT help if the horse is in a panic, but it honestly can help, especially if you teach them to manage their emotions in such a way that they can handle things dangling off of them. I understand racing you obviously aren't there to stop, etc., but in general it's helped and it's something I think everyone should do with their horses at some point in their training.
I’ve never had safety stirrups - first thing I did when I got my horse was simulating a foot stuck in stirrup incident and taught my boy to stand stock still and immediately stop while moving when he lost pressure in the saddle and on one side and all of my weight was in one stirrup. Helped him learn not to panic at the weird pressure and know exactly what to do (stop and do not move) to get the pressure to go away. I trained the same thing with getting head, feet, mane etc. caught on/in something and I can say that that training has not only saved myself but probably his life a few times too. I’ve found him in the paddock with barbed wire around his hocks/legs and with a fly veil causing him to get stuck on a fence and each time he’s had no injuries because he knew not to panic and what to do. Being a TB he still manages to find other ways to get injured but 🤷♀️
Fellow doctor here. At 2:31 little addition about atelectasis; the lungs don't die off in the area. Imagine the lungs as millions of teeny tiny little balloon sacks filled with air. When people breathe more shallow, for instance due to fractured ribs, the little balloons can collaps and therefore not partake in oxygenation, so gas exchange. This means that if the extent of the atelectasis is big enough, the blood oxygenation can drop which you can measure in pulseoximetry (the clippy thing you put on your finger to measure oxygen). The lung doesn't die off, because the blood flow to that part of the lung is intact. But the blood going that way cannot take up oxygen from that part cause the little air sack is "closed".
You can open the part of the lung again by breathing exercises/fysiotherapy with for instance the plastice devices shown in the video.
I just luv the guy in the background who randomly yells things, "there you go" "look it up" 😂😂
I almost startid crying when I saw the horse fall at 4:57
To clear something up right quick: as a horse person, who lives near to a major horseracing town, I can reliably inform you that the part of the fence the first jockey hit is not solid. It is a moderately tightly packed box of thin sticks and brush, and has a lot of give. That would be the reason he was able to get up and walk away, despite how dramatic the fall looked. I can honestly say I've had worse falls than that at much slower speeds.
My first fall resulted in amnesia from a brain injury in the first one. I don't remember the fall, I do remember being very upset my horse had a bloody nose after she smacked it on a fence post - the cause of my fall, in fact. The only reason I know I had that fall is because my parents told me, decades later, when we were talking about a more recent horse riding injury I'd experienced.
My second fall resulted in a broken neck, which, surprisingly, was stable, and more or less resolved itself with zero medical intervention besides an X-ray, and wearing a collar for a few weeks to limit movement, just in case. Awesome stuff that it basically resolved itself, but it wasn't very pleasant to experience.
My third fall resulted in yet another brain injury, this one markedly more serious than the first, and for me personally, actually more troublesome than breaking my neck. Initial symptoms were loss of consciousness for about 20 seconds, and, when I came to, slow return to full consciousness, along with myoclonic jerks for about 10-15 seconds during that time. This injury happened right at the beginning of the pandemic, and I initially resisted going to the hospital because I felt more safe returning home with my sister, who kept an eye on me over the next couple of days at her house, than I would have about being exposed to Covid in the hospital. I later went to my GP in that same week to talk to them about my pupils pulsing rapidly (hippus - yes, I got hippus from horse riding, I will never not be amused by that 😆) something which only developed after about three days. I knew hippus was a sign of deeper neurological damage than is typical with a milder TBI such as a concussion. I was booked into the hospital for an emergency CT scan, and diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. That was four years ago, and I still have some lingering effects, with my balance and concentration affected. I also need about an hour more of sleep every day than I did before the accident.
Do you insist on riding still?
@@virginiamoss7045 If I hadn't experienced a dislocation of the spine between L4 and L5 that has made riding too painful, I would still be in the saddle.
@@KidarWolf What is it about the "saddle" that drives you? All this knowing risk taking and subsequent medical bills makes all our insurance premiums go up unless you pay more because of your insistence on risk. Do you?
@@virginiamoss7045 Frankly my dear, I just don't give a damn. You're being confrontational with all horse riders in the comments. Get a new hobby. I suggest something harmless such as crocheting or knitting, and using safety scissors, since you're so concerned with safety.
@@KidarWolf Maybe not even crochet, since crochet needles are actually really sharp and can do some damage. Maybe using non-toxic watercolour paints on edible paper? (Which, tbf, painting _is_ a very enjoyable hobby, but the relevant bit is it's also one of the least dangerous if you're careful about material sourcing and stay away from known toxic mediums.)
I used to be an equestrian for years and I love horses (one of my favorite animals!).
But I have to admit that when people tell me they are afraid of horses, I fully understand them lol.
I've had really nasty falls, and broken some bones while jumping.
Woot woot finally. I mean it’s not cool to see horse and rider get injured. But! I am a long time equestrian and it’s good to be humbled by watching these every once and awhile. Been a long time since I’ve fallen off and it’s probably due so it’s good to get a reality check on the fact the injuries can happen to both horse and rider.
I’m a rider, and when a horse falls at the same time as you, usually our first thing is to run and check on the horse! Broken bones and all. Falling off is a part of riding, but you can get good at it!
Ok, but how are those poor horses? 🫣😨😢
they all prbbly died bc of the falls. Why doesnt it stop, like... JUST STOP.
Realistically speaking most horses that even just fall end up being euthanized. Most of the time even the smallest injuries lead to horses being put down or sold to a farmer later on to just live out the rest of its life. Some states are trying to adjust rules on horse racing but others want it gone completely.
It’s abuse they don’t car3 about the horses health 2000 race horses di3 a year it’s sad but they don’t care they’re a multi billion dollar industry they just want money
@@ThatOneEquestrian155Do by chance watch Raleigh link
@@MJguitars. That's evil they feel pain too
Those poor horses though. They get a death sentence for these falls.
Only two. The rest were fine.
love to see medical professionals react to horse riding! Horse riding itself gets dumbed down a lot but people don’t realise how serious the injuries can be. As someone who’s fallen off at the beach on a gallop (even with a. back brace and helmet) i couldn’t walk properly for like a week lmaoo
8:22 The kick of horses is one of their biggest strengths. They are able to run away and attack simultaniously.
So you try to 'break' a horse, which means basically discentising, which should end up as no reactions to loud noises etc.. This can take longer or shorter. Every horse is different with different experiences.
Poor horses and humans - Always thank your nurses, doctors, your pt ot and all the people who support you during hospitalization, just like Dr Mike says. Even the people who clean your room and the ones that bring your food. They are all important. 💪🏼
interesting note to add to the carriage horse that kicked out.. when competing on grass they usually wear studded shoes to prevent them slipping if the grass is wet. We'd always keep a strap over the horse's rear end so that if they attempted to buck or kick out, they wouldn't be able to get high enough to hit the carriage. Thankfully where I live we take horse injuries very seriously and you'll quickly skip right ahead of the line at the ER if you as much as mention a horse, even if you're walking in on your own two feet. I've had concussions, punctured lungs, torn ligaments, and tons of scrapes and bruises in my career with horses.
Oh my days I’ve been waiting for you to react to riding injuries for ages 😭
I love the editors sense of humour. Got me laughing through the video.
There is a weird advice we get as vets is when working on horses if you are gonna get kicked you lean towards the leg expecially the back legs so they push you away before the full leg extend. Cause a short kick will hurt and send you to hospital with broken ribs. An extended leg kick plasters you to the wall and sends you to jesus.
Also as many have said pulling on the reigns when the horse is panicking is the WORST thing you can do. Because they try and backflip. They cannot backflip. It's how a horse lands on you. At this point just put your feet out of the stirrups and let the horse throw you off or jump off. It's gonna hurt but better than being in-between it's legs
Absolutely. I’ve ridden for 40 years-eventing, jumpers, and dressage--and bailing out when your horse is frightened and bucking is far better than trying to stick it out. I have been injured, but not really badly: a sprained ankle, kicked in the lower back (right on the sciatic nerve--that one hurt a lot for several weeks), and bitten once. Other than that, just bruises. And no, I was never thrown by a horse! My jump trainer once told me, “riders are never thrown--they fall off because they aren’t good enough to stay on!” Bill never accepted excuses or blaming the horse when things went wrong. It is usually pilot error to blame.
That's not weird advice, it's typical basic safety around horses. You either stay against their back legs when in that area so you're only pushed, or you go far enough around out of reach of a full kick. I learned that as a little kid at Girl Scout Camp and it was reinforced every year after for new kids. Then it was reinforced again in 4-H even though I already knew it as unthinking habit at this point. It's basic safety, pure and simple. Not weird. It's also how physics works.
@@MoraenilI know. I meant for normal people. It's not weird cause we know horses. Normal people don't and when we are taught everyone that has never been near a horse does a double take. It's very rare to be told to go towards the pain and danger. We train on Circus (he is trained and very gentle with students. We learn how to "fall" horses on him so he is insanely used to being touched and surrounded. He also gives his feet easily cause he thinks you will be tying a rope. So what they ask us is to bend towards him and tap his back leg. He will raise it and hold it there for you. Everyone that hasn't worked on Circus instinctually recoils but we do the training until you lean in. An unforseen danger is during the summer he will protect himself from flies and you will get whipped. It's a sacrifice the university is willing to make.
Also no idea what 4-H is.
@@nancykaminski8600By thrown off I meant just ragdoll and let the momentum of the horse remove you. Since in the clip the horse was spinning she would have landed safeish distance away. You never wanna slide down while it's rearing cause this is how you go behind a panicked horse.
I've just seen plenty of people try and jump off or slide off the horse and slipping which usually lands them under the horse. If you are not of the reflexes of jumping off a bucking horse it's effective to relax your body and have the forse of the horse throw you off to the side.
Also yes it's never the horse's mistake (Unless they do something very very very stupid). And panic is something those animals just continiously fight with so it's up to the rider to take care of it. I don't agree with a ''rider not being good enough'' because it makes people try and stay on which is a lot more dangerous. Falling is embarassing but having your teaches tell you it's because your not good enough when sometimes you couldn't do anything and the horse did not respond at all is an angle I thing could only cause harm.
And now a story about horses being dumb. I have a Gypsy cob. My boy does driving, some horsemanship and am trying dressage but casually. We were on an horsemanship competitions and we came out all fine and dandy did our gaits and were doing amazing. At the end of our show we have a section where The rider stands on the ground and asks the horse who is off lead to do different stuff. We were doing that and suddenly My boy decided that the woman in the front row who was wearing like a hat with flowers on it is far more interesting than his job so he just up and left me there to go look at her hat. He trotted over like he was just casually chilling and went right to her. The audience burst laughing at this giant of a horse just begging for this flower hat. He had to sniff the hat before I managed to call him back and he continued on like nothing happened. I swear to the whatever god exists that he has one braincell and it's in constant possesion of his brother the friesian.
@@acheronalexander 4-H is a youth organization (until 18 yrs old) that's similar to Future Farmers of America (FFA), but includes all aspects of life, not just farming/ranching, so it includes the city kids and those in between as well. It's insignia is a 4-leaf clover with an H on each leaf. The Hs stand for Head, Heart, Hands and Health. They basically teach, through many different kinds of projects followed by a county fair (then the state fair), about intelligence, learning, compassion, helping others and yourself, and being good people overall. Much better than Girl Scouts in my opinion (where I learned nothing other than at horse camp each year). If you ever go to a county or state fair and see the kids showing livestock or dogs, or see the indoor exhibits with project items and record books...those are all 4-H kids' projects. There's everything from cooking, canning, sewing, woodwork, leatherwork, photography (video and still), livestock, dog training, horses (whole horse show and gymkhana), fair queen, to rocketry and seems to me recently I saw they're incorporating computers as well now (wasn't there when I was in). It's really terrific, and I recommend it to everyone with kids.
That copy and paste to the ER had me dying😂
IKR??????? I screen capped it!!!
Incidentially, dying is also what the horses do straight after they enter the glue factory.
@@alphakevin687that doesnt even happen that often anymore
Been riding for 16 years. Have had countless concussions, bruises, scratches, broken toe nails from being stepped on, kicked in the head twice (with my helmet on), kicked in the chest, flown off into a fence and knocked out but never broke a bone. Broke my first bone by high kicking into a granite counter top and splitting my toe in half. All those years of horse riding only to receive my first broken bone in such a humiliating way.
I like how, anytime someone undergoes an injury that results in the loss of a limb or use of limbs, you don't say, "life is going to be vastly more difficult." Instead, you always say "vastly different." I like this because so many people can do well in life without the use of a limb(s). It's much more about the mindset and willingness to change how one currently lives to living under a body that functions very differently. Sort of like going through puberty, although that process normally takes years to work through, unlike a major injury.
You should do equestrian injuries in cross country. We wear crash air vests in addition to the foam vest which is essentially a wearable airbag
Yesss I need this. But I'm not prepared to see the horse injuries😭
This one hits close to home for me! In short, I coach competitive cheerleading for middle schoolers, and just a few months ago I got a call from one of my girls' moms. This girl did horse riding in addition to cheerleading, and her mom had told us that she'd been thrown from her horse, and instead of hitting the ground, her body had slammed into the end part of those obstacles the horses jump over (sorry I'm not an equestrian and don't know what they're called lol). This poor child was eleven, with several broken ribs, a broken shoulder and clavicle, and ended up needing a surgery a couple weeks later for breathing problems. She had to miss weeks of school. It was so hard to hear and watch her struggle because she's the sweetest girl, and it's so scary to think of how easily that fall could've killed her. We were all so thankful that she was even alive. All ended well, as months after this accident she was able to perform with us for our final competition (though very very modified, of course).
The bits that hold the poles up are called standards- and yeah, landing on a jump is majorly painful, even if you're not seriously injured.
8:50 this is why equestrians wear body protectors lol
I’m an eq I don’t wear a body protector tho
The incident at 3:49 is just like a horse at my ridingschool he use to bend (or tick I don't know the correct grammar here) and if you're not prepared you fall off. But most of the time when a equestrian falls off the horse it's just a minor pain that can be bearable and they get back up again. I once fell off twice at the same lesson (the horse is really sensitive so it was my fault intirely) cuz I was looking at my Instructor Instead of where I was supposed to go and the second time I fell off I hurt my hip a bit but it went away pretty fast, if I can I always get back up in the saddle and keep going like nothing happened
I was obsessed for a while with Laura Hillenbrand’s book about Seabiscuit because it has some amazing details about all the physical stuff jockeys go through, both in terms of the stuff they did to lose weight and in terms of the devastating injuries. Fascinating.
As a teenager, I had a class during the summer where I would help take care of some horses on a farm. I wasn’t paying enough attention one day, just standing next to it, when the horse shifted its feet and stepped on mine. It was only a couple of seconds, but it felt like forever. I had no lasting damage, but my foot was a giant bruise for several weeks. I cannot imagine the pain these people must’ve felt getting hit with such force
yep. i've been stepped on numerous times by a clydesdale. it hurts, and it definitely isn't for the weak.
@@lalaloopsy-rh8htMASSIVE oof right there.
@@greenapple9477did you mean massive hoof by any chance
Also got stepped on by a horse. It hurt like a mofo, but was wearing riding boots so my feet were fine
Weirdly, my worst injury from being stepped on by a horse was when I was wearing proper equestrian boots, and the horse did a turn on the forehand on my foot when I turned him out. No broken bones, but the bruising was horrendous, and I was hobbling for about a week afterwards. When I was later stepped on by a much heavier horse, while wearing less suitable boots (soft suede, part of my costume at the time while I was working in jousting), no injuries at all. It has certainly made me wonder about whether close fitting and restrictive boots might have been the reasoning for the injury being more severe in the first incident, since my foot wasn't free to deform in the way nature intends. I would not advocate to anyone that they take the risk of wearing soft footwear or no footwear around horses however - it's just curiosity about the mechanism of the injury on my part.
My horse and I fell in January this year. She landed on my head and shoulders. Luckily, she landed with the saddle NOT on my head, and the ground was soft so it pushed my head down into it under her belly. We both got up and I rode the hour home. Very very lucky, the both of us.
Broke my L1 vertebrae in a barrel racing accident in 2018. I was in physical therapy for a year. Thankfully that is the worst horse related injury ive gotten in my years. Definitely not the only one but for sure the one that caused the most issue.
I went to the ER in Sweden after getting kicked by a horse in the back and was so surprised that the ER took me in straight away, no waiting in line at all. For me, it was no big deal, but the staff looked very worried. I´m so glad medical staff take horse riding injuries seriously!
Luckily I had no major injury and after rehab and chiropractor all the pain disappeared.
Out of all the videos you’ve done like this, this one got to me the most (when the horses were hurt)
The fact that they immediately got up and continued on indicates that they aren't that hurt. If at all really.
@@Cookiofshadows2 The majority of this was at racing tracks, I can guarantee the majority of horses weren't fine
As an equestrian I have had many falls but my worst one my horse caught the jump and had a rotational fall(where the horse flips) and I broke my leg a had a concussion horse riding is very dangerous cus they don’t speak your language and could easily kill us but we love it and always get back on ❤
my grandma died when she was crushed by her horse- it got spooked so she fell off the back when it bucked, and the horse fell on top of her and crushed her lungs. she was only 72 and was out doing what she loved, so it doesn’t ever make me sad really, but it just goes to show that it can all go so wrong so easily, and horses are really not to be fooled with!
Dr Mike!!! PLEASE do a story on the surgeon who took out his own appendix because there was no one else! Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov
He already did that a long time ago in the form of animation. Check his page.
My family and I have been horseman/horsewomen for decades. My mother was a trainer/jockey for many years and started riding when she was 8 years old. Over the years she's had many injuries, broken her collar bone twice, was in an induced coma for a week after a horse fell on her on pavement, and has broken her pelvis. She still loves riding and is one of the best trainers I've ever had. I myself have been riding horses since I was two years old, and have been competing for 15 years as a hunter jumper. In that time I've had one concussion, a scratched cornea, and a fractured arm. Despite all that I still love riding and working with horses, and I have no doubt in the future I'll get more injuries. But it's what I love doing. One day, I plan to start a therapeutic riding center, a place where horses and humans can form bonds and recover from trauma.
I took finish line pictures for horse races for almost 20 years……it was was so scary when accidents happen! It’s more common for the horses to suffer life threatening injuries than the riders/drivers but it happens and it’s terrible! In many of these videos you can see that the horse is having a problem before they fall (or the rider bails). I have reviewed our videos many times with judges, owners, and riders you can see indications of the horse issues before accidents.
As someone who has done barrel racing among a lot of other things, when a horse freaks out and starts crow hopping, leading to full on bucking, the worst thing to do is to yank on the reins. The horse will try to relieve the pressure and rear up. This can and does lead to the horse falling over backwards. I've been very lucky to have never been badly injured by any of my horses. I've had a few broken toes from being stepped on, but that's all.
So happy your covering this! I’ve fallen many times off horses and injured many areas! Worst injury so far has been a broken clavicle. Not fun. But horses are worth it!!
Rider: "They usually get kicked in the head, and that's how they get killed."
Dr. Mike: "And potentially an infection too!”
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Can’t have an infection if your dead 😎✨ 😂😂
This was so interesting, you should look at injuries in eventing the amount of near misses is insane if you need an example there’s a channel that covers all falls of Badminton Horse Trials every year and shows everything
„ya boy know some shi..“ got me rolling on the ground😂😂
As a person going into the veterinary field, I’m watching the horses and seeing their life end from an injury they can’t recover from. So sad.
Why are people only reporting on the health of the humans who crashed? I also want to know if the horses were fine after those nasty falls.
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Equestrian here, if you notice any of the horses limping then it’s safe to assume that they have injured a leg and in turn will be put down. I believe there was a horse in the background of the second or third clip who’s bone completely detached and left it’s ankle dangling. If you want more info let me know and I’ll see what I can dig up.
doctor Mike is not a veterinarian.
@@ScreaminMadMurphy they said why are *people* only reporting on the health, not Dr. Mike.
@@Someone-from-somewhere. about half of the comments are about the horses.
Some crazy injury videos I can recommend are cycling (bicycling) crashes. Decent and sprint crashes are something else
as someone who is a committed horse rider who competes almost every weekend. the norm is we will never go to the hospital. my friend got kicked broke a couple ribs and got a concussion never went to the hospital. i’ve gotten kicked in the chest. never gone to the hospital. also i have very bad muscle problems in my neck and back. one time i was in so much pain i had to get off mid competition right after my run and had to almost miss my next run but still never been to the hospital. your seen as “weak” if you go to the hospital. my friend went to the hospital and everyone was saying stuff about her. she ended up with a sprained ankle and her knee went out of place
I have watched horse racing most of my life, and be honest there’s not too much that surprises me when it comes to accidents. As for the accidents, the humans usually can heal up and go back the righty unfortunately the horses don’t have that same prospect most horses they get hurt they have to be put down and that’s very sad to me because I love horses, humans however, I can take or leave them most of the time.
If you have watched horse racing most of your life, you do NOT love horses. No horse lover supports horse racing in ANY form.
So very true. I’ve loved horses and marveled at them my entire life. But it’s always made me so sad to know how little it takes to put one down. They’re such wonderful animals!
fr, these people just love the excitment of seeing them run, they dont love them emotionaly@@shakeyj4523
It depends on the injury.
If it can be healed and raced on, they'll wait.
If it can be healed yet not raced/ridden on(or they dont need/want the horse anymore) they'll become a "nanny" for foals to learn from or a companion
If it cant be healed/the horse will suffer, they are put down
For large racing companies like most the arab ones, it depends on the horse.
But other than that, most are relatively good. Its just bad news makes more money, which is why people cant see the good in it
That is why some people get lessons on how to fall. I tend to go for rolling, by rolling your head tends to be tucked in and the force behind the blow is evened out over a larger area.
Besides that I always hope that people will start to wear a cap (helmet) that is specially made for falling. Things like a body protector (which is for the back and stomach area) can also be good to wear as long as you can move quite freely in there.
Being an equestrian is indeed not the safest thing in the world. On the other hand every sport has its issues.
I did learn to fall properly, but it still didn't stop me from being thrown in such a way that I landed flat on my back, arms and legs spread like a starfish, because the speed of the horse, and therefore the inertia I had, actually splayed me out starfish style. I couldn't have tucked and rolled even if I wanted to. I literally span like a frisbee on my way to the ground. Funny in hindsight, not funny when it happened. I'm just glad my instinct when a horse is playing up is to kick my feet out of the stirrups and sit deep, or I could have been injured much worse than just the TBI I staggered away with that day.
@@KidarWolf Sometimes you can not practice it. But if it works 9/10 times it is still a great tool. Means the chances are a little better. I totally get what you are saying!
This far I have been lucky enough to know when to fall. Get my feet out of the stirrups at the right time and move like I should.
Knowing that you might be able to sit it through but if you fall you land in front of the hooves and can get run over, I once just decided to throw myself of sideways.
So learning to decide those things is like something that can help, but not always works out. Hope you are doing better/well now!
I actually liked the first clip in this video, because the jockey did roll on the ground instead of just falling straight on his face
@@j.devries-1997 I used to sort of hedge my bets with kicking off the stirrups and sitting deep. I have an excellent seat on a horse. Sadly, those skills can't always help you, as an incident can happen without warning (my horse spun her nose out and smacked a light pole with her nose when moving at a canter, and came to an immediate stop, catapulting me over her head - she stopped spinning her nose out to the outside when she was overexcited after that, so she clearly learned doing that wasn't very smart!), or an equipment failure can do you in (girth failed while my horse was bolting, in the incident in which I suffered a serious TBI). I don't ride anymore due to a spinal injury from a non-horse riding related incident, it just hurts too much these days.
@@KidarWolf Like I said previously it might now always work out like you want or hope. However if it saves you from a bad injury once it is still worth having a good skillset. Accidents can and will happen! It is just hoping that you can use your skills and they work out!
It just like you said... Might not work because other things can happen outside of your control!
I had a serious fall that involved being trampled at high speed about 15+ years ago, and at the time I thought my worst injuries were a severe concussion (knocked unconscious, left with amnesia), bruising, and a broken finger. But four years ago I was diagnosed with a large splenic cyst that required surgery, and I nearly lost my spleen as a result. Turns out the abdominal trauma from that fall caused the cyst, which had been silently growing for over a decade. My surgeons were so excited as splenic cysts are rare, especially large ones like mine. They couldn’t wait to cut into me, it was like Christmas for them! I was somewhat less amused 😂 When the surgeon diagnosed it they got me scheduled in for surgery pretty quickly, and he said to me, “Try not to have any abdominal trauma between now and your surgery,” So I spent the next two weeks walking around knowing that a kick to the gut or a car accident could rupture the cyst and kill me. So that was fun 😂
On the second one I was like "THE HORSE IS IT OK? TEL MEEEE"