Sounds like both of you had a fair chance to get your way. LOL
Over the years I found out, that there are many possibilities to get your self hurt around horses, if you don`t watch out enough, without falling down.
A) Don`t try to stop a galloping horse with bare hands! Even it is a pony! It leads to broken fingers and fibers. But on the plus side, you don`t have to write your Italian exam.
B ) If you are not smart enough to take your foot fast enough away, if your horse wants to place her hoof on the same place, watch out, that the ground is swampy , safes your bones.
C) If you jump over a ditch by foot and ask your horse to follow you, be prepared, that the horse will sit on your lap once in a while.