Avoid being kicked by a horse or pony who doesn't know you are behind him by either walking around a horse well out of kicking distance or move around the horse with your hand on his hindquarters to let him know you are there.
According to a 2002 University of Bern study of kick-related equestrian injuries in adults a horse's kick can exert more than 2,000 pounds of pressure which is enough to seriously maim or kill an adult. The study found that the " equestrian community may underestimate the risk of severe injuries attributable to hoof kicks, especially while handling the horse.”
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