Crispiebarley
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one of the pony’s at work has just been put to sleep and one of his field mates soon began attacking and biting him after it happened. Does anyone know why this could be? Just curious
Aggressive to dead horse
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Snowfilly
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Possibly trying to wake him up and get him to move?
Our stallion was very aggressive towards the body of his favourite mare, striking at her repeatedly and tugging at her head and neck with his teeth, and he was the gentlest soul normally.
Our stallion was very aggressive towards the body of his favourite mare, striking at her repeatedly and tugging at her head and neck with his teeth, and he was the gentlest soul normally.
The Xmas Furry
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Can sometimes happen, often striking out with feet at them, not often the biting but both can happen with a concerned one thats trying to get their friend to get up.
Its very sad and hard to watch, but it does happen.
Its very sad and hard to watch, but it does happen.
Spotherisk
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This happened to me… herd of three oldest was not interested, youngest tried to get Tinner up, biting, nudging, licking, it was heart breaking.
Annagain
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My boy's best friend went down in the field with colic and Archie first of all tried biting and pawing at him to get him up and, when that failed, he got down next to him, tried to wriggle underneath him and force him up that way, it was heart-breaking to watch. We did manage to get him up (had to take Archie away first as he was getting dangerous) and get him in to the stable. We then let Archie see him while he was standing up and he (Archie) calmed down enough to go back to the field. Unfortunately his friend didn't make it. We took Arch to see him after he'd been PTS and he didn't try to get him up again, he seemed to understand he'd gone and just sniffed him gently before walking away quietly.
Rumtytum
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That’s made me want to cry ?
julesjoy
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It's happened to me too with a pony and her companion. I wish somebody would have warned me that was a possibility so I could have been better mentally prepared.
misst
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Our youngster had lived with our old mare and was very attached, he tried to lift her legs with his mouth, pulled her ears and actually stood on her torso. We left for half an hour as couldn't bear to watch.We had a cup of tea and a cry and went back - he was grazing quietly away from her. When she was taken away he only called once as the lorry drove away. He did not look for her again. He was 4. I was worried he would fret but he just seemed to pair up with another friend almost straight away. I think he needed to do this to understand what had happened.
marmalade76
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When his aged field mate was down with choke, my arab got hold of him just above the withers and pulled him up twice. I don't think we would have got the old boy up had it not been for his help. Old boy is still going now ?
Pippin and Poppy
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When we had a horse PTS several years ago we let the others say goodbye after the event.
Each one reacted in a completely different way:
The oldest one looked, inspected very briefly then stood calmly next to her friend. She looked very sad.
Poppy reacted very strongly, she pawed at her head trying to make her get up. It was heartbreaking to watch. We calmed Poppy and after a little while she went to stand in the field shelter where she would have stood next to her friend. She also looked very sad.
Pippin on the other hand reacted completely differently. She did not recognize her departed friend and kept well away.
They had access for over an hour after which time they took themselves off to graze. We made sure they did not see the removal, because that part is horrendous.
We would always do things this way if circumstances allow.
They showed no long term grief. Within two weeks the new hierarchy was established and no one called out for their missing friend.
I still feel the loss though and remembering how Poppy reacted still hurts.
Each one reacted in a completely different way:
The oldest one looked, inspected very briefly then stood calmly next to her friend. She looked very sad.
Poppy reacted very strongly, she pawed at her head trying to make her get up. It was heartbreaking to watch. We calmed Poppy and after a little while she went to stand in the field shelter where she would have stood next to her friend. She also looked very sad.
Pippin on the other hand reacted completely differently. She did not recognize her departed friend and kept well away.
They had access for over an hour after which time they took themselves off to graze. We made sure they did not see the removal, because that part is horrendous.
We would always do things this way if circumstances allow.
They showed no long term grief. Within two weeks the new hierarchy was established and no one called out for their missing friend.
I still feel the loss though and remembering how Poppy reacted still hurts.