When I used to catch hogs live I never got hit by a hog but I could see where that's a possibility what you got to watch is getting down in a tight place in a creek bottom or something where there's no room to run or move or jump, it doesn't take one long to learn to stay on the ass of that hog you stay behind him and keep your hand on him and you can just dance a circle as he does if that makes sense if you stay in front of that hog though straight in front of him in a straight line you're in trouble, but hog hunting is not for the light-hearted I would say if you can't handle getting in the ring and fighting somebody full contact or getting on the back of a bull you probably have no business catching a hog live,,,I think once you learn the mechanics of how a big old hog moves around and once you've kind of stood back and watched it a little bit it wouldn't take you long you'd want to get down there off that horse and get you a piece of that action too ,,but I've run hogs on foot without horse also,,I've been chased a couple times and have to dive and roll or get up a tree Heck that's live action everyone likes that!!! Life is so good