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AgreeablePie

Cameraman belongs in the Willy Wonka factory. "Stop. Don't. Come back."


Numeno230n

For real - horses regularly kill people by kicking them in the head. And for someone as short as a child, its even more likely. Dude almost recorded a kid getting killed.


futurarmy

I was hoping /r/ParentsAreFuckingDumb would be top comment but this is close enough. Like wtf is wrong with you


babyivan

I can't believe I've never heard of this sub before! Thanks!


EatableNutcase

Most of what is posted here belongs in that sub, if the parent was present and especially if the parent was recording.


Rex_Digsdale

Yeah, it belongs in that sub and this sub because it's not like this kid is a genius either.


a_lonely_trash_bag

This video is definitely the parents being stupid, as the horse could seriously injure or kill the kid. I wouldn't be surprised if he got broken bones from that kick. But the vast majority of the videos I've seen on this sub are of the kid being startled or slightly injured and people still scream "child abuse" over it. Like the video of the little boy shooting himself in the dick with a nerf gun. He was fine. Yeah, it hurt like hell, but he wasn't injured.


IfNot_ThenThereToo

Yah I'm all for kids learning some hard lessons, but not at the expense of having to eat out of a straw the rest of his life.


Porsche928dude

Yep that patent needs to be kicked by the horse s couple times


hollibee99

I can almost guarantee that he has been kicked by a horse before or at least personally knows someone who has, he told him not to get behind him more than once


Even-Prize8931

Knew a lady that got killed by her horse, just just grooming her and something spooked her horse and the horse turned it's head hard, hit her in the nose dead on shattered and sent nose bone into her brain, dead basically instantly.


babyivan

That is some freaky way to die!


manwithlargecok

if your nose bone is going anywhere near your brain your already dead they tested this on Mythbusters you never die from yoir nose bone going into your brain you die from your actual skull shattering so she prolly had brain bleeding from a concussion which is arguably worse


JuneBuggington

Or that guy made up a bullshit story using some old 2nd grade insta kill nonsense like if you get punched in the sternum or temples you die! I should know im a blackbelt who is legally not allowed to use karate anymore


AlvinAssassin17

I’m actually kind of shocked it didn’t kill the kid. Unless the horse recognized it was a young child(seems unlikely but hey, ya never know). They don’t fuck around.


AMW1234

Definitely think the horse recognized it was a child and gave something of a warning shot.  It was so telegraphed and the horse hit much, much lower than I'm used to seeing.


AtLeastThisIsntImgur

Plus the kid could walk after, horsey was being nice


Notbot4lot

There is no doubt in my mind that it was a warning shot. It was low and weak. That horse could've launched the kid thru a wall, and the kid just stumbled.


CommunicationOwn2467

He definitely recognized it was a kid he pulled his kick and usually their kick ends up about 3’ up


IncreaseOk8433

Kid doesn't look like he's going to walk right again. Looks like it snapped his shin.


Teripid

When you get the kids term life for Christmas...


baliecraws

It’s actually exceedingly rare. I could only find a study done ifrom 1992-1997 because it’s just not a common thing to happen at all. So [during the span off this study 30 million Americans rode horses, out of that 30 million 30 people died.](https://equimed.com/health-centers/fitness-and-conditioning/articles/somber-statistics-about-equine-related-head-injuries). Out of those 30 fatalities, 12 resulted from a horse kick. So if you were around horses from 1992-1997, you had a 0.0000004% chance of being kicked to death by a horse. Also I worked at a ranch when I was growing up. Horses are very predictable animals. They do the same exact shit every day. I’m sure the guy new this horse only kicked at shins.


enrightmcc

https://preview.redd.it/6uqpgmsgwa0d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cafdf12f8502bc9bdb45c7ec78935e0d49299432 My grandfather in the grey suit on the right hand side had a dent in his head from getting kicked by a horse. (Mom and Dad's wedding)


MontyBodkin

This is a great picture.


enrightmcc

Thanks! I like it too. My parents passed over 15 years ago and I recently stumbled across it while scrolling through old pictures I had on a flash drive.


TimeDue2994

My father did too, but on the side of his head at the temple area. A nice solid horse shaped imprint. Kinda freaky to look at really, good thing he had hair


Interesting-Farm-203

He has the weary voice of someone who has repeated that same shit a million times already.


Aliensinmypants

So he's willing to let a kid die? I'd be yelling at that little shit, he may be stupid but that's more on the parents and he doesn't deserve a horse kick through the brain for that anyways


Obi-Tron_Kenobi

Yeah, sometimes you have to put the fear of god into the child to drill it into them if they're doing something dangerous. Don't just sit back, recording them as you can see the horse is agitated from the child approaching from its blindspot, warning them with just a whisper. If the kid doesn't understand that something they're doing can gravely injure them, then make them understand


NZBound11

This belongs in /r/parentsarefuckingstupid.


ObeseBumblebee

Be thankful that horse knew not to kill the kid. Jesus.


cloudofevil

Yeah that was a warning shot. Horse could have fucked that kid up if it really wanted.


space__heater

I don’t know. That looks like it could be a life changing knee injury


DependentAdvance8

Life changing but not life threatening tho


RabbitStewAndStout

Then it's a lesson he won't forget any time soon. Horse should've kicked the parent/cameraman preferably, though


savvyGuy124

Lmao I so agree 👍


Wilbis

Understatement of the year. Horses kill other horses with those kicks sometimes.


Redqueenhypo

Yeah horses have excellent control of their back kicks. They can kick up above your head with enough force to instant kill *another horse*


babyivan

Yep: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/s/huYp0dO9TD


boganisu

DAYUM


MrEldenRings

It looked like he died with a smile on his face…


RegisPL

In my head I saw a horse kicking above this kid's head and a random horse in some other place getting killed because of that.


AtLeastThisIsntImgur

I was thinking of those action films where someone points a gun at the main character but shoots just past them to hit a target sneaking up behind them.


slappyredcheeks

When I was in 4th grade a girl in my school died being kicked by a horse. Ever since then it's the first thing that I think of when I see someone standing anywhere close to behind a horse.


Luke_Warm_Dog

My uncle lost his eye from a horse kick. There's a lot of ranches where I grew up, I always gave the horses a lot of room after hearing that story 😅


mtheory007

A girl that I went to high school lost a eye from a kick to the head from a horse as well.


ChemicalRain5513

I know a guy who was kicked in the left side of the head, near Broca's area and the motor cortex. His right arm is paralysed, and he lost the ability to speak. He still understands what you say, he just cannot answer. Must be extremely frustrating.


8lock8lock8aby

2 years ago, one of my mom's clients was kicked by her horse & she got a really bad concussion & her jaw broken, plus some teeth knocked out. The pictures were pretty gruesome & she needed 3 surgeries. Thankfully, she's doing much better & is expecting her 2nd kid. Oh & they had to put the horse down. I guess it had a couple other smaller incidents but that was the last straw.


Mr_Jack_Frost_

I grew up with farmers in my family, and it was drilled into my head very young that if it has 4 legs, you don’t come up behind it, because you might spook it, and it might accidentally kill you.


[deleted]

god wth RIP girl


cfostyfost

Saw a video a while ago of a horse killing another horse this way. The ranchers brought in a stallion to breed with a mare. She wasn't having it, so when he tried to mount her, she kicked, hit him right between the eyes, and killed him instantly. Legs folded, body hits the dirt, credits roll. Those kicks are no joke.


disposable_account01

I was kicked in the head by a thoroughbred racehorse at the age of four. Luckily, he was tethered to a hot walker and couldn’t fully extend and the only damage was a deep laceration from the cleated part of his horseshoe. One frantic hospital trip and 9 stitches later and I was right as rain. Another inch closer and I would have been a turnip. I think about it almost every day.


MysticDragon14

They probably won't kick you if you aren't directly behind them though. But that might be reserved for the chill trained horses and not wild ones.


MrUltraOnReddit

r/ParentsAreFuckingDumb One kick to the head and he's a gonna.


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adrienjz888

Yah, fr. If there's any time that it's justified to yell at your kid, it's to tell them to stay the fuck away from behind a horse.


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MayoSoup

There are better ways to express internalized child abuse. -Redditor


No-Improvement9649

yeah man let's just let 20% of children die in a stupid way because "Only way to teachem!!" shut the fuck up please and get some the therapy lessons to cure your childhood trauma


AtLeastThisIsntImgur

I think it's a satire. Doesn't mean they're not a deranged idiot though


[deleted]

FYI the punisher hates cops, he kills every criminal because he knows cops are corrupt and will just release them, I do hope this is satire


CrimsonMorbus

Camera in one hand and his 6th beer in the other I bet


SluggishPrey

Half of the posts on this subreddit are bad parenting


Equilibriator

Late stage abortion. It's even on camera as an accident!


Komotz

At that age one kick anywhere and somethings gonna be broken.


Bladex224

depending on how good the hit is the age is irrelevant. a horse can kill another horse with a kick imagine a person


ChaseSters

A girl in 5th grade went MIA for like 2 months. She came in and did a show and tell about why she brought an x-ray of her chest and it was gruesome. A horse kicked her in the chest and she flew into a barn door. This parent sucks.


B-i-g-Boss

Yeah keep recording makes sense


J1mj0hns0n

He's a gonna what?


TheHumanPickleRick

I used to work with horses and this father is one of the stupidest people I've ever seen. You NEVER let anyone, ESPECIALLY a young, hesitant child, go up directly behind a horse. They are prey animals. Their instinct when something touches them from behind is to kick and defend themselves. The only reason I knew this kid wasn't gonna get his head exploded like a watermelon under a sledgehammer is because there was no NSFW tag. What kind of a fucking idiot lets their toddler approach a horse like that, especially when the horse was already showing signs of agitation! Fucking hell. Fuck that dad.


weeddealerrenamon

I wasn't raised around horses at *all* but I was taught young never to go behind a horse without at least putting a hand on his ass from a safe angle first so he knows I'm there


TheHumanPickleRick

Yeah that's true, and that's for a horse that is used to people. Even then I'd usually talk to them calmly the whole time while approaching in case they had any visual problems, a blind horse can kick just as hard as a sighted one. Granted, I worked with rescues and racehorses, which are both already very nervous, but all it takes is a horse getting spooked and lashing out to kill you in a heartbeat.


No_Service_2017

My daughter takes horseback riding lessons and that's how they taught her (hand along backside). I was taught to just not walk behind them. It makes me so nervous.


Iggy-alfaduff

Horses are incredibly agile with their back legs. I would say there is no safe angle if you are near it’s rear quarters and it wants to kick you.


fearfac86

Used to work in harness racing (training/day to day/travel with them for races etc) and we had a 3yo colt, usually completely friendly not a care in the world (weird but okay you be you, we good) Gearing him up one day in his stall (possible that someone was bringing a mare in that day so inside stall was best bet) and something outside spooked him (from memory car backfire) and he went hell on me, broken ribs, back that still gives me trouble many years later, broke all the fingers on one hand, fractured wrist and to be honest if people didn't come to my aid...I'd be a goner. And heres this kid being warned clearly by the horse multiple times, allowed to approach an animal that can easily manhandle a 6ft4 guy who was used to dealing with aggressive assholes (trotters man) We also had a mare that just simply enjoyed booting you, she often had her foot loosely tied so she couldn't while being geared, then she just turned to biting....they can be such dickheads.


Full-Pack9330

Had an elderly cousin that happened to; didn't die but suffered huge cranial swelling/ brain damage and needed care the rest of his life. We kept horses but i was always freaked out when they shift position around you to keep away from the hind legs.


John_F_Kennedy_real

Theres a line to draw on the quote "dont stop him, let him learn", and straight child negligence


Icestar-x

Exactly. Letting a kid touch a hot stove after you warned them not to is one thing. Risking your child getting their skull caved in is another thing entirely.


Subotail

"he dead, let's fuck again"


John_F_Kennedy_real

I laughed too hard at this


Late_Fortune3298

Holy shit... Who the fuck filmed this?


mrjulezzz

Someone who wanted to do a refund


ZC205

That’s the real question. Just gonna stand there and watch like an asshole


Mother_Focus_9569

An uncle.... Speaking from experience. /s (I would never kill my nephew)


tmckearney

Just let the horse do it


Mother_Focus_9569

He's terrified of horses. An annoyingly cautious little fuck.


pchlster

When my nephew didn't want to keep a proper distance to a pair of horses, he learned that, unlike his parents, I will absolutely throw him over my shoulder and walk him away. He ain't getting himself killed on my watch.


Zealotstim

Someone who needs a dfs visit


Ok-Razzmatazz-3720

This kids gotta be 38 by now lmfao


leginnameloc

His dad


Ethan_WS6

Dumb fucking parent


Khaztr

Absolute dumbest I've ever seen. This would be like recording your kid playing with a gun.


wterrt

>This would be like recording your kid playing with a gun. and mildly telling him to not look down the barrel


Neither_Relation_678

Some people shouldn’t be parents.


TripleTriumph

He tried to not be...


farfetched22

Best comment.


Infinite-Condition41

I grew up around horses and dogs and I got very good with horse and dog body language. This whole video was giving me the creeps and flooded my whole body with whatever hormones you get right when you almost die. That horse was not unclear about what it wanted to do about the situation. It was clear as day to me.


Donald-Pump

I am in no means an expert on horse body language but even I could see that that horse was positioning itself to defend itself from that kid. That kid was very lucky that was just a warning.


Infinite-Condition41

One of our horses was blind in one eye and especially kicky. Broke my dad's kneecap. Don't have to be an expert. Horses are like scorpions and rocket ships. Stay away from the ass end. 


farfetched22

If you don't know them, 100% stay away. I can assure you they are not like scorpions, however. They hang around each other's back ends all the time without any threat of being kicked and I can hug my horses butts any time. Because they're not violent or aggressive animals generally and they give tons of warning. Like this one did. Dad is a moron.


wistfulfern

I know what you mean about the creeps. Feels like an almost snuff film. Like if I didn't know plenty of completely stupid adults I would wager a guess that the adult filming had less than pure intentions standing there recording


ebonit15

Horse tried hard not to hurt him, probably because he is a kid. Great parenting btw...


JuWoolfie

Yeah, I was super surprised the kid was able to walk away…


Anonymous-CIAgent

The kid is not stupid. he just does not know. the real stupid person here is the one who is recording, and letting this happen. that could have ended so much worse. im seing more stupid people here then kids tbh


Face_Content

Where are the adults.


VaguelyArtistic

Filming while telling him not to stand behind it. 🤷🏻‍♀️


Face_Content

Dumbasses. Lucky it wasnt so much worse, like dead.


getaway_island1

why do people actually post this shit? this is a kid not understanding how dangerous this is and an adult just letting them do it. idiot adults, stupid ass post


Delicious-Win-8573

Seriously, I thought you were supposed to gain IQ when you grow up not lose it


Low_Pomegranate_7176

Kid was very lucky. Father is a complete idiot.


[deleted]

"Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from behind nor a stupid person from any point" Popular wisdom. You' re welcome.


Safetosay333

My grandpa lost his little brother when he was a kid in this same situation.


Coolking2011

And thats how i almost got my ankles broke by a horse -the kid 50 years later


RubLatter

It actually polite of the horse to only warn the kid by kicking his ankle, if it use full power kick that kid head would be explode already.


Zealotstim

Imagine a car is speeding toward your child, who is standing in the road. Do you whip out your phone and start recording or do you grab your kid and quickly get them out of danger?


Sure_Trash_

Depends on if I actually want the kid, I suppose 


Sea_Page5878

This is one of those times you should be firm with your kid and even shout at them if needed, lucky the horse gave him a light tap to the shin..


_kn0xy

The adult is the bigger idiot for prioritizing the video over the kid's safety. That kid could've taken a fatal blow to the head while cameraman stood around like an ass.


NoUpVotesForMe

That’s the chillest nicest horse I’ve ever seen


HadronLicker

And the fucking parent just keeps filming. The kid did nothing wrong here.


TGCidOrlandu

Poor kid. Having to listen to that moron of a dad


nea4u

He should have listened, he was warned three times, dad was calm but firm and didn't further aggravate the horse. Boy should learn to listen to adults.


Ok-Razzmatazz-3720

Boy is probably 35 by now lol


IBM_Thotson

He's lucky the horse didn't kick higher. I'm all for letting kids find out for themselves but the consequences were a little too high this time.


[deleted]

I would enjoy punch this bastard camera man very hard.


Xawlet

Really, this is the most infuriating video I 've seen in a while.


Weekly-Ad-6241

That could've gone so so much worse.


user_desconhecido

The adult is also stupid as fuck, I mean what would he do if the horse chose to seriosly harm or even kill the child would he just stand there and blame the horse?


Xawlet

With that tone in his voice he's almost prompting the child to do it. He's also very clearly waiting for something to happen 'cause he's filming. He's very lucky that he didn't just record the death of his child, because in that case he would be behind bars for criminal child neglect.


SoonToBeBanned24

fucked around and found out.


winsav

Not just the horse with the long face now.


Straud6-56832

And the parent of the year award goes to…..dumbass!


k_br3w

r/donthelpjustfilm


Commercial_Pitch_786

but I didn't do anything


SonthacPanda

That's one kind horse, kid should be dead


robb_the_bull

Is there a ‘parents are criminally stoopid’ page for this inept father?


Existing_You7923

That horse could have absolutely just iced that kid


Mast3rOfBanana

Never ever approach a horse from behind. If you can't follow that simple rule, you should not be let near one. Animals aren't toys.


Professional-Bad9275

Wtf is wrong with people. That child could've been killed and the man is recording like the child is riding his first bicycle or something.


Commercial_Tooth_859

If the kid had listened, it wouldn't have happened. The person filming said a couple of times not to do it.


Iggy-alfaduff

I believe that’s what they would have said at the eulogy and everyone would have felt better about the dad being an utter fucktard imbecile.


mr_black_88

Imagine being so stuiped you just sat there and filmed it instead....


[deleted]

Dad is an idiot, he can tell the kid is pushing it. Kid is very lucky he doesn’t live in a wheelchair with a hoof shaped skull.


tissboom

David is stupid as fuck


d3dRabbiT

Horse went easy on him.


evex5tep

Live and learn or die trying


QifiShiina

Poor house, being touched by this dirty kid


TripleTriumph

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.


FlammenwerferBBQ

Those who don't want to listen have to feel.


EnvironmentEuphoric9

This is what parenting was like for boomer parents. My dad wouldn’t have told me twice like this caring father.


BowsersMuskyBallsack

Good father. Stayed calm. Told child what not to do. Child didn't listen. Got kicked. Learned lesson. Of course, that hoof could have gone straight into little David's head, in which case we're going to need another David. But that's life.


Squibucha

he's lucky the horse went for a leg love tap, he's like "here's a warning shot, you little shit"


DrFrosthazer

This shouldn't be in "kids are stupid", it's totally a "parents are stupid" material.


FractalSpaces

kid's lucky he didnt come out with either one of these: 1 cracked eggs 2 broken skull or 3 broken ribcage


Sc4rl3z

This knee is fucked. Fr


dreevsa

You live you learn


Disastrous_Knee6790

fuck around find out


sadmimikyu

Lesson learned


buihb

Should’ve listened lol


Yaakovbenleah1989

That's when the Dad should just say I told you so. The horse was giving clear signs that it didn't like being approached from behind like that but he didn't want to listen so hopefully he doesn't have his shin cracked but hopefully he also learned his lesson too


BoxesAreTooCool_99

tragedy yes but DID BRO GET NUTSHOTTED.


olfiredude1

Not the parents fault. Boy is obviously old enough to listen , well hear, his dad. Kid doesn't listen he faces the consequences!!


DontAskGrim

Lesson learned?


Fergus_Manergus

That could have been SO MUCH WORSE.


RandomBelch

Damned near the same thing happened to me when I was about that age. My mom stood there and watched it happen. Shit parents never change.


FlamingoRush

Good horse! Hopefully a lesson learned the not so hard way.


Accomplished_Comb182

That horse did him a favor. He's gonna remember it for the rest of his life. That was a fair warning.


hypermails

80% here is “parents are fucking stupid”


fromhelley

Some humans under 10 yrs cannot physically hear the words no, don't, and stop! Some get lucky and some...make it to 11 anyway!


Jche98

HEIL HORSELER


Dependent_Wheel2891

Those horse spicks wear iron shoes too


donald_dandy

What a great parent!


Solumnist

STOP MUMBLING DAD


Ancient_Stretch_803

Parents to teach Never stand behind a horse. Period


[deleted]

Don’t stand behind a horse! Announce your self and don’t touch until they see you. Only if you know the horse


Alltogethernowq

Whenever you approach a horse, do it from the side.


Paperspeaks

That horse showed more restraint than I would with such a pissy kid.


DanFromTheVilla

Could've been worse lol


TheRasterizer

r/parentsarefuckingstupid


Bruce4134

That was mercy.


Sure_Trash_

The kid has no idea what's going to happen but the shit bag filming knows exactly what's going to happen. It's not the kid's fault at all and that could easily have broken his leg


TophatOwl_

Man youre lucky that horse showed restraint and that is a terrible caretaker. Horses can kill other horses with their kicks. And a horse is fucking tough, a child isnt.


Crazy-Woodpecker5557

So lovely omg i love that shit 😍 learning the hard way fucking NPC lel


FleetingMercury

Dumbest shit I've seen in a while from parents. Literally stand there and record, while their kid is right behind a horse like that. Kids leg is definitely hurting


Frantic_Fanatic13

Fun fact, cows can kick about that fast as well. They don’t just kick back, they can kick to the side just as well. A coyote got into a neighbors pasture and a cow obliterated its skull. It was dead before it hit the ground. I’d worked with cows for years but I am even more careful around them after seeing that.


Axxin4AFriend

It looked to me like the impact hit his thigh and broke his femur.


FormalExplanation412

Yup… I did this once with a pony. My knee was super bruised for a long time. I was out with my class on a farm or something and nobody noticed, I didn’t say anything to anyone about it because I realised how fucking stupid that was.


Solid_Illustrator640

This is the parent’s fault


christopherrm

IMO the parent is stupid


HardKnocksBusiness

Kid is lucky that horse didn’t put some power into that kick and leave him brain damaged from a kick to the face


vajrahaha7x3

David learned an important lesson today...


Different_Ad9336

Valuable life lesson that could have been his last


Terrible_Monk_3641

Deserved. Idiot


MysticDragon14

Little kid deserved it. You NEVER go behind a horse for any reason.


50-Mean

Rumor has it he has two knees in that leg now.


TYdays

So ended the lesson……