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I was riding down on the mudflats at Sandgate when I decided to cut the ride short as there were some pretty nasty clouds building up quickly to the south. I didn't want to be on the horse with metal stirrups, metal bit etc if the storm hit.
Once back at the paddock I unsaddled and gave my horse his dinner. I was standing about 5ft away watching him eat when lightning struck between us.
I was floored, I hit the deck like I was pole axed. The bang it created was literally deafening. I thought it was the noise that made me go down, I only realized a few years ago that it was the electric shock going through the ground that did it. The horse bolted, luckily it was a big paddock otherwise he would have gone through fences I'm sure.
Since that day I have the greatest respect for electrical storms.
I should put this post in the Near Death Experiences thread as well. lolol
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