Serious incident in Welshpool market

[startinghandle]

I have not heard all details but yesterday in Welshpool market a cow went berserk in the ring and jumped into the crowd causing serious injuries.

 

[haymaker80]

Any more on what happened here? Cow would have done well to jump out of the ring, it's about 8ft high!

 

[startinghandle]

Any more on what happened here? Cow would have done well to jump out of the ring, it's about 8ft high!

That's what I thought... perhaps it did not happen

 

[Campani]

Not seen anything in the local press or social media.

 

[Katarina]

Two were injured from what we heard yesterday. One farmer had a bad leg break and the other farmer had a knock on the head. .The heifer jumped up against ring enclosure and took one of the ring gates up with her before going through into stands. Allegedly the pin locking the ring gate down was not hooked. Air Ambulance was on scene.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Looks like Farmers Guardian will be running this story.

 

[Beames]

Two injured after cow runs amok at Welshpool market - Farmers Weekly

Two men were treated in hospital for injuries after a cow escaped from Welshpool Livestock Market. Both the air ambulance and ambulance service attended

www.fwi.co.uk

 

[Chasingmytail]

amazes me how lax the whole h&s is in mart. Like its not an issue. Risk assessments should be stating that around the ring should be checked before the public enter. Seen too many kids running around in half terms completely out of control on one occasion some where throwing tiny stones at my boys and acting like idiots. Kids under 14 should not be left to be feral just because they act like this at home. Rubbish is also a trip hazard amazes me farmers thing they can chuck it all down on the floor and on the steps. Dont start me on the smoking.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

One really bad thing is buyers who stand around the ring and throw their plastic empty tea cups in the ring . Seem many a beast spooked by it !
Smoking is outlawed in the auction ring . The Auctioneers can be fined heavily for allowing it as well as the offender.

 

[Werzle]

H&S get their way we won't be able to walk the alleys to look at the stock.

 

[Spartacus]

In skipton you already aren't allowed in the ring to sell, a member of the board shows all cattle while the seller stands on a podium next to the auctioneer.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

In skipton you already aren't allowed in the ring to sell, a member of the board shows all cattle while the seller stands on a podium next to the auctioneer.

Been like that in Hereford for donkeys years . I think getting in the ring with your cattle is very much a northern thing .

 

[JP1]

In skipton you already aren't allowed in the ring to sell, a member of the board shows all cattle while the seller stands on a podium next to the auctioneer.

Seems crazy that in a way. Surely your cattle would be more spooked with a stranger than with you?

 

[Jerry]

Noticeable today the auctioneer mentioned H&S rules in cattle ring at Exeter.

Not heard that before in any great detail

 

[Spartacus]

Seems crazy that in a way. Surely your cattle would be more spooked with a stranger than with you?

To be fair to them the man that does it seems a very good stock man, calm and knows where to be and when it get out of the way.

 

[J 1177]

amazes me how lax the whole h&s is in mart. Like its not an issue. Risk assessments should be stating that around the ring should be checked before the public enter. Seen too many kids running around in half terms completely out of control on one occasion some where throwing tiny stones at my boys and acting like idiots. Kids under 14 should not be left to be feral just because they act like this at home. Rubbish is also a trip hazard amazes me farmers thing they can chuck it all down on the floor and on the steps. Dont start me on the smoking.

My eldest often comes with me to the mart, represents my bulls with me as well, not in the ring mind. He behaves and it gets him used to the mart, when I buy calves at leyburn there is hell on if I don't take the daughter.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Noticeable today the auctioneer mentioned H&S rules in cattle ring at Exeter.

Not heard that before in any great detail

It’ll be like going to church................not that I go very often but have heard the speech on where the fire escapes are etc in a few now.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Two were injured from what we heard yesterday. One farmer had a bad leg break and the other farmer had a knock on the head. .The heifer jumped up against ring enclosure and took one of the ring gates up with her before going through into stands. Allegedly the pin locking the ring gate down was not hooked. Air Ambulance was on scene.

Two injured from what I heard too, if the information I’ve been told is correct, one the grandson of a well known man who shows fat cattle and the other a buyer, don’t want to add names just in case it’s not right
Quite nasty injuries too from what I’ve heard but again as I haven’t heard directly from anyone there, it could be Chinese whispers.

Hope all involved make a full and speedy recovery.

 

[Purli R]

To be fair to them the man that does it seems a very good stock man, calm and knows where to be and when it get out of the way.

Unlike some of the other yard staff, before & after the ring, if they"re farmers sons,you"d think they"d know better.No wonder some cattle are wild.

 

[Purli R]

amazes me how lax the whole h&s is in mart. Like its not an issue. Risk assessments should be stating that around the ring should be checked before the public enter. Seen too many kids running around in half terms completely out of control on one occasion some where throwing tiny stones at my boys and acting like idiots. Kids under 14 should not be left to be feral just because they act like this at home. Rubbish is also a trip hazard amazes me farmers thing they can chuck it all down on the floor and on the steps. Dont start me on the smoking.

Carlisle mart is known as the "Carlisle creche" mostly regarding Bull sales,but you know what I mean.