highland cattle – Cattle Safety

Richard’s story: gored by a Highland cow

I was thrown into the air, and gored by the Highland cow.

On the 17th September, 2020, I was with my wife, and we were walking eastwards along the Purbeck Way towards Corfe Castle. Continue reading “Richard’s story: gored by a Highland cow”

Cattle kill 6 a year in Northern Ireland

An experienced farmer describes how he was nearly gored.

Farmer Victor Chestnutt is deputy president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union and very aware of the need to handle cattle with caution. As part of Farm Safety Week, he described how he was nearly gored by one of his own cows a few years ago. Continue reading “Cattle kill 6 a year in Northern Ireland”