Hopefully Maggie will recover fully,
but with a healthy respect for Horse Hooves!

Originally posted by Toby's my baby
OMG!
I was lunging my horse,
and Maggie was chasing him.

... she kept chasing him, and barking at him.

... as Austin started running and bucking again,
Maggie went after him.

Maggie got kicked in the mouth ...
Hopefully everyone learned something from this sad experience.

A Frisky Horse and a Hyper Dog are a BAD mix!!

Most horses consider a DOG to be a mortal enemy -
the Horse FEARS that it is about to be EATEN by the Dog!!

The Horse does its best to turn so that the Dog (enemy) can be SEEN
at all times... and if the Horse can't SEE the dog -
the Horse usually starts KICKING (sometimes quite WILDLY) to
drive off the "enemy".
And SOMEbody is usually gonna get HURT - most often the Dog!

Dogs and Horses CAN be taught to live together in relative tranquility...
but the DOG is required to:
.. Stay out FRONT and in sight of the Horse
.. NOT <bark> and <yap>
.. NOT chase or "worry" the Horse
If the Dog can't follow the "rules" -
it's best to keep Fido *far away* from the Horse.

Hope Maggie feels better soon!!

/s/ Phred
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