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Kent Horse Death: Woman Killed By Stallion In Field In Dartford

Posted: 15/04/2012 15:16 Updated: 15/04/2012 18:48   PA

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A woman is believed to have been killed by a stallion in a field close to a hospital.

The 53-year-old's body was discovered in the field in Darenth Wood Road, near to Darent Valley Hospital, in Dartford, Kent, at about 10am on Friday, Kent Police said.

A police spokesman said the death of the woman, from Gravesend, is not being treated as suspicious.

He said the horse had not been put down following the discovery of the woman's body.

He added: "The woman's body was found in a field in Darenth Wood Road at around 10am on Friday April 13. Kent Police are preparing a report for the coroner.

"It is believed that a stallion in the field where the body was found may have caused her death."

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A woman is believed to have been killed by a stallion in a field close to a hospital. The 53-year-old's body was discovered in the field in Darenth Wood Road, near to Darent Valley Hospital, in Dar...
A woman is believed to have been killed by a stallion in a field close to a hospital. The 53-year-old's body was discovered in the field in Darenth Wood Road, near to Darent Valley Hospital, in Dar...
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Southern law girl
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10:22 AM on 04/17/2012
The British Horse Society do a lot of work for horses in distress, horses in strange circumstances. I support the BHS always have, membership is easy, and membership gives them the backing to act in such situations, especially in the racing debacle we have only recently witnesses!
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kinderprintables
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02:36 AM on 04/17/2012
Stallions, even the most gentle of them are territorial about their surroundings.No telling what really killed the woman. It's good though that they didn't just go out and euthanize the animal without knowing the circumstances.
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Annette Hammond
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11:59 PM on 04/16/2012
Wow,some detail in the story.gee
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hayleebugsmith
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10:47 PM on 04/16/2012
How do they KNOW the horse did it. did the woman have hoof marks on her body-the story is lacking some more info.
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Fiona Mackenzie
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10:36 PM on 04/16/2012
What was she doing in the field? to the horse? Unlike, say, a bull, a horse (even a stallion) is unlikely to attack unprovoked.
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Decipherer
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10:15 PM on 04/16/2012
Isn't Kent where Warren Zevon's Werewolf ran amok ("Werewolves of London")?

Just curious, since so little other information about this "crime" is provided.
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mill3003
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05:39 PM on 04/16/2012
When I was a young kid at school, a friends mother was killed after being kicked by her horse. Although it was devastating for all involved, the horse was not put down or blamed as the lady knew the risks involved in owning & working with horses & had always said that if something like this happened her wish was for people to not blame the horse. From what I remember, she was a trainer & worked with a lot of horses not used to riders etc.
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02:11 PM on 04/16/2012
Boy, some facts would be nice. Was this woman the owner? Or was she someone who went into the field and approached the horse without permission? Was she riding the horse, or was she kicked or injured from the ground? Was the death caused by a head injury? Was she wearing a helmet? Could she have survived if she had gotten help quickly, or did she lie in the field unnoticed until too late? It is sort of a non-article. It is too bad, but horses - particularly stallions - are unpredictable. Certainly from this article we will never know what really happened.
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11:34 AM on 04/16/2012
Every horse owner knows the risk, they are not as safe as they may seem especially if you upset them, and sometimes that can be unpredictable. It's like owning a huge snake you let run around your home - Don't moan if it eats you, not that you could!

I hate to break to anyone not aware, but animals can be very dangerous, even a cat can put some serious harm on you if you treat it wrong, and if you die in their company they will eat you.
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12:43 PM on 04/16/2012
Horses can be very dangerous..... espeacialy to traffic on the roads !. I was a witness to a Horse which turned and kicked a car in its side several times as the car was attempting to pass the horse at a slow thoughtfull speed. The car looked as if it had been hit at 70mph by a large Motorcycle. The horse owner didnt have any third party road insurance cover, and the Car ownder had to sue her for the damage in a court.

The horse owners insurance only coverd her for use of the horse on public bridleways and in fields. But exluded third party damage whilst on the public road.... Somthing that I wish more horse owners would check properly !.

After all just imagine the potential carnage if a Horse were to get out of its field and run in front of traffic on the motorway when it was foggy !!.
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Altern8
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12:49 PM on 04/16/2012
It's very good point you make there, although I'm "pro horse" I have to admit it. There are more and more ignorant people owning horses all the time.
Trouble is whatever is done the insurance companies will end up taking the p*ss over it.
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Ben Wilson
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01:02 PM on 04/16/2012
I had a few lols at that story! Where I used to live we saw many horse riders come by, there was no problems I knew of, but it has to be said we got fed up of piles of Horse poo all on publice pathways. Never saw any of them clean up after them... They could have at least done it on the nearby grass where it would have gone to some use!
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07:27 PM on 04/16/2012
Well, you COULD moan if the snake ate you, but by then it would probably be too late... ;)
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Flinglebunt
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11:27 AM on 04/16/2012
If it was the stallion maybe it is time the law was updated.
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In the case of bulls there are regulations in place that warning signs must be diplayed.
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With horses, people often approach them to give them titbits. This can be a very dangerous thing to do and they will assume every stranger coming into the field has something for them. In the case of a herd this can lead to the horses kicking off at each other and a nasty accident waiting to happen.
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DO NOT FEED HORSES IN FIELDS
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Fiona Mackenzie
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10:41 PM on 04/16/2012
Bulls are a different animal altogether; don't tar a stallion with a bull's brush! Bulls regularly attack unprovoked; it is almost unheard of for a stallion to do the same. People, however, regularly create a hazard for themselves by messing with horses when they don't know what they are doing. While a horse seldom responds with anger unless escape is impossible and pain is severe, the fact is that a horse is BIG. See, BIG and TALL. And if you f' around with it, you can be, almost always inadvertently, badly hurt.
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Flinglebunt
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07:43 AM on 04/17/2012
If it is necessary to keep certain horses separate from the public by placing restrictions on grazing in fields with public footpaths then it should be done. We had an incident last year when a group of idiots ignored signs requesting them to keep their dogs on a lead. The dogs started chasing a foal and the mare went ballistic. I did not see the incident myself but a rider that did was sure the mare would have killed one of those idiots had a electric fence not been there.
For several days after the mares behaviour was not friendly and her foal kept very close. Until she got over it I would say she was dangerous for a stranger to approach.
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donnacumia
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11:02 AM on 04/16/2012
Born and bred with horses and born and bred with the advice NEVER go into a field with loose horses without carrying a stick or something else to protect yourself.
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Flinglebunt
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11:10 AM on 04/16/2012
Perhaps better advice is do not approach horses you do not know and do not know you.
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10:53 AM on 04/16/2012
Sure, let's blame the animal. Pathetic.
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whp8
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09:00 AM on 04/16/2012
Why would the horse be put down? Horses are dangerous, just from their size if nothing else, and accidents happen with them all the time. It doesn't say that the horse actually attacked her, or what she was doing there, and there were no witnesses. Just a tragic accident.
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michellehowells
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01:11 PM on 04/16/2012
Its a shame that we don't have such understanding when a dog attacks a person. Dogs do not attack people unless they are provoked or feel threatened; the media never publishes the full facts of these attacks, just as they have not published all of the facts of this incident.
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dvglass3
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02:48 PM on 04/16/2012
None of that is even a little true....dogs attack, unprovoked, all the time but that is not the story....the story is about a horse not a predator.
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Carvin Moorer
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03:07 PM on 04/16/2012
I am with you,why put the horse down when he's in his elements. The same any other animal when we invade there atmosphere. We go into bear country looking for the bear the bear reacts he dies.
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Kehlan Sutai Inigan
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08:40 AM on 04/16/2012
there is very little detail here... for all of you who say the woman whould not have been intruding, many livestock fields have public rights of way going through them. There is definitely not enough information in this article to judge either horse or woman or to decide on what went wrong. I do note the article mentions the horse was a stallion. Were there other horses, maybe females, in the field as well? If so a stallion could be in a protective and agressive mood and would attack very easily and with little provocation. Meanwhile, my sympathies to the family and friends of the woman who was killed.
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