Min Bannister
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This story made me laugh, a woman who was not allowed to mount a horse during a photoshoot due to health and safety rules ended up in hospital after it trod on her. :lol:
(I am laughing at the irony of it, not at the fact she ended up in hospital by the way..)
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinb ... 1447102007
(I am laughing at the irony of it, not at the fact she ended up in hospital by the way..)
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinb ... 1447102007
Mrs Heney, 43, duly complied with health and safety rules that said she mustn't sit on the horse. But moments later she was in agony after the massive stallion stepped on her foot.
Instead of calling a halt to the photo shoot outside the Playhouse, Mrs Heney smiled through gritted teeth for photographers, vowing "the show must go on".
It was only after ten minutes of posing for the cameras that she let on she was in agony and began nursing her aching foot.
She was rushed to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where staff discovered the horse had broken her toe.
Mrs Heney, from Liberton, stepped in as Carmen for the promotional shoot because actress Heather Shipp is currently singing at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
She was dressed in an extravagant flamenco dancer's costume, and she posed with a donkey as well as the horse.
She said: "I wanted to go on the horse, but was told I wasn't allowed to sit on it for health and safety reasons as they hadn't carried out a risk assessment, which is very ironic.