You Might Be Having A Tough Day But At Least You're Not A Jockey Who Got Kicked In The Face By Your Horse Then Run Over By An Ambulance

(Source) — A Northern Ireland jockey has told how he was run over by the ambulance called to help him after a horse kicked him in the face while he was riding in Italy. The vehicle broke Chris Meehan’s leg after his mount knocked him out, broke his nose and left him with a gash to his jaw that required 27 stitches. Crossgar man Chris, whose father teaches paramedics how to drive ambulances, was in Italy for a hurdle race when the animal kicked him. “The starter came over to help me because I was on my back and choking on my blood,” he explained. “He put me in the recovery position, with my right leg out straight. “As if (my injuries) weren’t bad enough, the racecourse ambulance came up alongside us and reversed up onto my leg. “They stopped it on top of my leg, so I started screaming, but it broke it straight away. “Everyone around me had to push it off me. You have to laugh, really.”

Well that really puts things in perspective, doesn’t it? Sure, maybe you’re dealing with a little bout of alcohol poisoning from excessive freedom today. It’s no fun, I’ll give you that. You can’t stop shaking, your sweat is thick, it feels like your head is going to explode and maybe that would be for the best, you’re exhausted, all of it sucks. Know what sucks even more, however? Getting kicked in the face by your own horse and then while you’re choking on your own blood the ambulance that’s supposed to be there to save your life rides over your leg and snaps it in half.

Gotta tip your cap to Chris Meehan for being a stand-up guy about the whole thing though. Some people might get mad, but not Chris. What else can you do but laugh, he wonders. Personally I think there’s a lot you can do and you’d be well within your rights to be pissed off, but I guess simply laughing it off is an option too.