She is now calling for safety notices to be put up in the field warning walkers about the horses’ ‘frisky’ behaviour. The cleaner had to take three days off work because of her injuries and said she was seeking legal advice and contemplating suing the owner of the animal. She said she spent nearly four hours in Dorset County Hospital’s A&E department after the incident took place in Beevor Field. Almost a week later, she still has a bruised, swollen leg and is suffering from pain where the horse kicked her.

Mrs Samme, of Acerman Street, said: “I have walked Mickey hundreds of times in that field and the horses have always been friendly. I came through the gate as usual and they just came running up to me and one of them was after my hat. He was trying to get the hat off with his mouth and all of a sudden it kicked me in my leg. I got kicked to the ground and I was on the floor scrambling for my hat. It was after the piece of holly on my hat – it must have thought it was a holly bush. I think it must have wanted to eat it.
“It could have broken my leg or my hip and all because I was trying to get into the spirit of Christmas. It’s not funny, I was terrified.” She added: “There’s no notices up warning people about these horses – they might look friendly but they are actually quite frisky. I’m a tough old bird but if it had happened to a person who was slighter in build or a child it could have broken something. It’s an accident waiting to happen.”
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