I was just going past, on a narrow part of the path.
A truck went by with a loud backfire
Scared the horse which jumped backwards into me
There was nowhere for me to go, with a steep drop off to my right, two other mounted horses to the left
I had to jam the brakes with both hands - but with my hands locked in place, I went in face first (the rear wheel even lifting off the ground)
I literally face-planted into the left rear buttocks (to quote Forrest Gump) of the horse
His tail then got locked into my left brake when i released it so I was stuck there for a paralyzing 20 seconds trying to dislodge the tail, screaming "dont let him kick me!"
Then the cop acted like he was the victim
Two weeks later, when I had a flat on the front and pulled that wheel, I found some horse tail hair locked around the axle
Last edited: Sep 22, 2020