Luckiest Girl- Bull Attack

[Taurus]

This morning, my neighbor's 18 years old daughter went outside to feed the cattle before the school. She got attacked by a Belgian Blue bull while feeding the cattle in the pen. She escaped but had to rush her to ER. I do not know the whole story behind the attack. Thankfully after few x-rays she do not get any broken bones or internal injuries but she will have to see the chiropractor for few weeks. She is bruised and sore but she's lucky to be alive. The bull is in my father's cattle trailer right now as he is on way to the sale barn. The girl is very lucky to be alive I guess God's got her back this day.

 

[skyhightree1]

This morning, my neighbor's 18 years old daughter went outside to feed the cattle before the school. She got attacked by a Belgian Blue bull while feeding the cattle in the pen. She escaped but had to rush her to ER. I do not know the whole story behind the attack. Thankfully after few x-rays she do not get any broken bones or internal injuries but she will have to see the chiropractor for few weeks. She is bruised and sore but she's lucky to be alive. The bull is in my father's cattle trailer right now as he is on way to the sale barn. The girl is very lucky to be alive I guess God's got her back this day.

I am glad shes ok. However, If it had been my kid I would have shot the bull on site and not loaded it on anyones trailer. The money I would get from the sale barn wouldn't have made me feel better but blasting it until it looked like swiss bull would have.

 

[NCLiz 3]

So glad she is OK.
This is hard to say, BUT, SL has warned me many times not to go around a bull at certain times of the month.
If you know what I mean.
Liz

 

[Taurus]

My dad just told the people at the salebarn that he is a killer bull. He will be selling for slaughter only. The parents are still at hospital with the girl the whole time. Like I said, I don't know the whole story but I was shocked that this bull just decided to be a rogue without any warning today after all these years that this folks have been showing him as a calf and as a yearling. But I guess that you cannot trust a bull.

All cows are bred and will be calving in a week....

 

[Hook]

Glad she's ok. A cow is just as capable too

 

[Dave]

I always told my kids that the bull's name was Mr. Bull because you always treat a bull with respect. You never ever trust a bull, any bull and if you do that will be the one who will get you. All that said I have been taken more times by cows than I have bulls.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

This morning, my neighbor's 18 years old daughter went outside to feed the cattle before the school. She got attacked by a Belgian Blue bull while feeding the cattle in the pen. She escaped but had to rush her to ER. I do not know the whole story behind the attack. Thankfully after few x-rays she do not get any broken bones or internal injuries but she will have to see the chiropractor for few weeks. She is bruised and sore but she's lucky to be alive. The bull is in my father's cattle trailer right now as he is on way to the sale barn. The girl is very lucky to be alive I guess God's got her back this day.

I am glad shes ok. However, If it had been my kid I would have shot the bull on site and not loaded it on anyones trailer. The money I would get from the sale barn wouldn't have made me feel better but blasting it until it looked like swiss bull would have.

There goes that temper of yours again Sky.

 

[skyhightree1]

This morning, my neighbor's 18 years old daughter went outside to feed the cattle before the school. She got attacked by a Belgian Blue bull while feeding the cattle in the pen. She escaped but had to rush her to ER. I do not know the whole story behind the attack. Thankfully after few x-rays she do not get any broken bones or internal injuries but she will have to see the chiropractor for few weeks. She is bruised and sore but she's lucky to be alive. The bull is in my father's cattle trailer right now as he is on way to the sale barn. The girl is very lucky to be alive I guess God's got her back this day.

I am glad shes ok. However, If it had been my kid I would have shot the bull on site and not loaded it on anyones trailer. The money I would get from the sale barn wouldn't have made me feel better but blasting it until it looked like swiss bull would have.

There goes that temper of yours again Sky.

:oops: I'm trying I mean I'm really trying to work on that

 

[inyati13]

Taurus, thanks for providing a reminder that cattle can kill! It is a joy to know that it turned out better than it could have. We recently had a man known to many in the cattle industry killed loading a bull.

 

[Taurus]

Updated: The girl is at home at this moment. She will have a neck brace on for a while, a little teary that her boy is gone but she is very glad to be home.

 

[slick4591]

Sure glad to know she is okay. A reminder a train wreck can happen in the blink of an eye.

 

[Rafter S]

I'm glad the girl will be okay. That certainly could have been worse. Hook is right about cows being capable too. Years ago when my children were small we were walking in one of my rent pastures checking on cows like we'd done dozens of times before. I heard a noise and looked around to see a big cow charging us. I picked my daughter up, stepped in front of my son, and hollered real loud when she was about 8' away. She ran right past us, but I don't think she missed us by 3' as she went by. She was about 5 years old and had a calf that was a couple weeks old, but we were nowhere near the calf, and I had raised her myself and she had never been at all aggressive before.

Anyway, I called the folks who lived there and told them to stay out of the pasture until I could get her out. When I went there the next Saturday to pen her she wouldn't let me out of the truck. I finally got lucky enough that she went on one side of the truck and trailer and her calf went on the other side. I jumped out, grabbed the calf, jumped in the trailer with it, and pulled the gate shut behind me. I put the calf in the front, closed the partition gate, opened the back gate, and climbed up on top of the trailer so the cow couldn't get to me. She jumped in the trailer to get to the calf. I closed the gate on her and to the sale barn we went.

Evidently she had just gone crazy. I've never had one do that before or since, and I hope I never have another one.

 

[NCLiz 3]

I'm happy she's OK.

Bull could of had brainers.
Liz

 

[Alan]

Updated: The girl is at home at this moment. She will have a neck brace on for a while, a little teary that her boy is gone but she is very glad to be home.

Glad the girl is okay, could have been a lot worse as all of know, she could be laying in a morgue instead of at home with a loving family.

I wonder since he was a show bull and the girl was fond of him there's more to the story before the attack? Not really a question as much as a thought.

 

[branguscowgirl]

My dad just told the people at the salebarn that he is a killer bull. He will be selling for slaughter only. The parents are still at hospital with the girl the whole time. Like I said, I don't know the whole story but I was shocked that this bull just decided to be a rogue without any warning today after all these years that this folks have been showing him as a calf and as a yearling. But I guess that you cannot trust a bull.

All cows are bred and will be calving in a week....

Often times it is the "gentle" ones that get aggressive because they do not fear you. Cattle having a little fear of you, is a good thing.....I have seen this happen with "show bulls" before. I make it a point to thump mine "like I mean it" if they look at me funny.
So glad that she is ok!

 

[Taurus]

I do not know what caused him into a vicious animal. He is a 3 years old bull and he hasn't touch a halter since he was a yearling. Hope he brings a good paycheck to the girl.

 

[Don McCallum]

I am very happy that she didn't get hurt more, and thanks for the reminder about all cattle. My cattle herd is very tame, but I let them know who is boss. I have
never been threatened by any of the animals that I now own, but I catch myself taking chances that I know I shouldn't.

Thanks again!!!

 

[inyati13]

I am very happy that she didn't get hurt more, and thanks for the reminder about all cattle. My cattle herd is very tame, but I let them know who is boss. I have
never been threatened by any of the animals that I now own, but I catch myself taking chances that I know I shouldn't.

Thanks again!!!

I fit that bill. I also do what Green Eyes mentioned. I pop mine with a riding crop in an effort to maintain my status as the boss. But none of mine have ever threatened me except during the first 3 days they are with their calf. After about three days they relax and I can usually handle the calf and they just watch. But I know I take chances.

The closest I have come to getting hurt is when Blue bit the bull in the heel while I was opening the gate and the bull almost ran over me. Even had closer calls when I am walking in the group of cows and a cow in the group starts pushing others. I was squeezed against a fence by a cow getting out of range of another cow throwing her head at her. I was worried about my feet getting stepped on and at the time I did not have hardtoes on.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Very happy the young lady is OK!!!

This brings up a question for you guys...what do you do if you are in a pasture with otherwise "calm" cattle and one goes crazy? I always try to have a plan of escape, but sometimes in the middle of a field...I don't know. Anyway, I am just looking for things you guys have found to be safe methods of "escape" from a situation.

Thanks everyone,

Tim

Some on here say they always have a pistol on them when in the pasture. If I am moving the cattle I usually have a fiberglass sorting stick but if I'm walking through for other purposes I normally don't have anything for protection. I do keep an eye on the cattle and closely monitor their body language for clues to their mood.

 

[lavacarancher]

I'm glad this young lady is going to be OK. It could have turned out much worse.

I got my chops busted on here several years ago by responding unkindly to a "beginners" question about trying to raise an animal. It was obvious from the questions she had absolutely no idea what it took. She had no pens, no trailer, no pasture, no fences and didn't know what to feed the animal or how to take care of it. She just wanted a pet, a big pet!. Cattle will hurt you and they don't necessarily do it out of meanness.

Sometimes you loose focus when around these guys, especially if they are "tame". I had a very gentle Angus bull that hurt me - twice. First time he pinned me up against the tail gate of the truck when I was trying to get some cubes out to feed. Second time he knocked me down, again, putting out cubes. OK, you say no big deal but for a 70 YO, being knocked down hurts. Neither time was I expecting him to be so aggressive when feeding. All other times he was a kitty cat.

Be careful, sweetheart. Hope you get to feeling better real soon.