Foal Play
Another time, I was crossing a field, and passed near a grazing horse. Not normally a problem, and the horse had plenty of time to see me coming. Only thing was, this was a mare with a young foal, and I was passing between them. That was all it took: the mare swung her rump towards me, and kicked both hooves in my direction.

The good news: she missed. The bad news: on their way back down, one hoof was dragged, forcibly, over a sensitive part of my anatomy. Had she decided to take matters further, I would have been fit for the knacker's yard, but she thankfully backed off as the foal went to her side. I was able to groan my way home with no further incident.

I'd been around horses for years, and knew not to get between a mare and her foal, but if you don't see the foal behind the bushes... ow.
( stereoroid in mono where available, Fri 25 Apr 2008, 17:17, closed)