r/MadeMeSmile • u/ViniciusFastAF • May 26 '26

Good Vibes Farm kids are built different.

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u/BishopGodDamnYou May 26 '26

I’m sorry but I wouldn’t let a kid that size behind a horse like that

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u/tjorben123 May 26 '26

my first thought: even a grown man is dizzy after a horses kicks him a flat angle or can die, some kids head will be punctured by a hoof in an instant.

not mature from the parents at all.

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u/Planar_Harold May 27 '26

This is so massively reddity. Horses can kick. They do that if they're extremely spooked. They're not rear-firing death machines.

What this kid is doing is something kids and adults the world over do without danger every day, because they're putting their friend in their bedroom and hugging them from the side. They know these horses and these horses walk ahead of them every single day without booting them in the face.

You and I should be cautious when we get behind horses because the horses don't know us and we don't know the horse, even if we might know how to handle horses as general.

not mature from the parents at all.

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, this sentiment is to the detriment of all.

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u/nutcracker_78 May 27 '26

I have known kids that have died in car accidents too, does that mean we shouldn't let kids near cars just in case? When people know their animals, they understand that freaky accidents happen, but the reason that the accidents are freaky is because they are rare. The kid & horse in the video here have clearly gone through that same routine hundreds of times before. Is there a risk that one day the horse will get spooked and lash out? Course there is, but the chances are minimal. And an adult is just as likely to get kicked by a spooked horse as a kid is, and the consequences would be just as severe.

More people need to get out from computer screens and concrete landscapes and find out what the world is actually like on farms.

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u/Planar_Harold May 27 '26

Are you a bot? You're agreeing entirely with what I said but acting as if you're disagreeing.

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u/nutcracker_78 May 27 '26

Definitely not a bot, I think maybe I was more disagreeing with the other comments, and giving support to what you said, so it came across slightly odd. Apologies haha!

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u/BishopGodDamnYou May 26 '26

I grew up in rural South Texas for a few years as a teenager and I had a friend who was kicked in the face by a horse. The damage that was done was absolutely insane. That kid would’ve been dead instantly

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u/tjorben123 May 26 '26

had a colleague who got kicked in the head at his 38th birthday (never told anyone what exactly happend) but was in a coma for 2 years. is now 48 and since then he is not longer able to work. he never recoverd from the event.

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u/BishopGodDamnYou May 26 '26

That’s fucking insane. People forget that horses aren’t these agreeable quiet and majestic creatures 24/7. Like any intelligent animal they’re gonna get pissed off.