HOSS
Well-known member
Just a word of warning to beginners. Watch out at all times when working with your cattle. They may not mean to hurt you but can hurt you bad just by accident. Saturday I was putting some antiseptic on a cut that my bull had got on his back. He was in an alley and I was standing on a side step that I built along side so that I can reach them better. Anyway the cut was on the far side of his back so I was leaning over to spray it on the cut when a horse fly landed right behind his whithers. I though nothing of it until he slung his head back to dislodge the biting fly.Needless to say I was knocked up in the air and fell down into the alley with the bull. Fortunatley for me my bull is very easy going and he stood statue still until I was able to come to my senses and roll out from under the chute. I built it high enough for just such an emergency. After the stars cleared from my vision and I got over the shock I finished doctoring him from the correct side and let him loose. I paid the price by not following my number one rule......always always pay attention to detail and never put myself into a position where I could get seriously hurt especially when dealing with bulls. Today my head still hurts and I am sore all over. When an 1800 pound bull hits with that much force just trying to scare a horse fly it is scary to think how it would be if he was trying to hurt me.