All that box rest undone in 10 mins of madness !

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Vet came today - so had yet another days holiday - got the little horror out of the stable, i was equiped with bridle, hard hat and glooves - walked up - fine - troted back - and got a complete and utter explosion which resulted with me being knocked over, dragged and loosing said horse. He proceeded to gallop full belt round the yard, on tarmac, on concrete before being corned into an empty field - what proceed then was an unbeliveable, stomach churning experiance which only stopped when the horse stood on his own reins - fortunatley the buckle snapped else he would have been gamboling.... he has a cut mouth, a sore back and lord only knows what he has done to his legs! and thats on top of his "soft tissue damage"

I burst into tears - vet was very good - but waiting to see the results of his "adventure" i have grazed knees, arms, face but thankfully was wearing a hat and gloves.
 
O dear. I don't know the back story of why he is on box rest but I'll cross my fingers that he is none the worse for his antics.And I hope your sore bits feel better too. Sometimes they just don't know what's good for them do they?
 
Oh no! How awful for you. I do hope there's not too much damage. Well done for wearing your hat and gloves. Hope someone's giving you some TLC tonight.
 
oh no! poor you. take plenty of arnica, hot chocolate and a glug of baileys... :)

i hope the naughty naughty little man is none the worse for his mad ten minutes. fingers crossed for you both (thank god you had the foresight to wear hat and gloves. *makes mental note to wear them when releasing raff from his 12 week's crosstying... *
 
What a shame, I so hope that he hasn't done too much damage to himself. He probably just couldn't help it. Box rest is so hard for tehm. Mine had 3 months of it and then was grazed in hand for a bit but when she finally got off in the school, I just couldn't watch, she turned herself inside out. She was fine though thankfully so perhaps your boy has only done a bit of superficial damage.
Hope you aren't too sore in the morning. Give him and yourself some arnica if you have it. It really helps with the bruising.
 
Thanks gang - and yes a lesson learnt for me - it does not matter how well you think you know your horse - box rest, spring etc can do some pretty strange things to their tiny mind ! and thankfully - even though a few folks were calling out "BHS ADVERT" etc and taking the micky about my "saftey equipment" i am so glad i wore what i did and i am not to badly damaged.

I am just teriffied of what i will find tomorrow morning - he is currently stood looking very sorry for himself and not eating his tea as bad mummy has now cut out even the tiny handfull of pony nuts and all he has now is some good doer and a few carrots!

Another note to everyone on box rest - dont give them anything but chaff and a few carrotts!
 
Gingerwitch said:
Vet came today - so had yet another days holiday - got the little horror out of the stable, i was equiped with bridle, hard hat and glooves - walked up - fine - troted back - and got a complete and utter explosion which resulted with me being knocked over, dragged and loosing said horse. He proceeded to gallop full belt round the yard, on tarmac, on concrete before being corned into an empty field - what proceed then was an unbeliveable, stomach churning experiance which only stopped when the horse stood on his own reins - fortunatley the buckle snapped else he would have been gamboling.... he has a cut mouth, a sore back and lord only knows what he has done to his legs! and thats on top of his "soft tissue damage"

I burst into tears - vet was very good - but waiting to see the results of his "adventure" i have grazed knees, arms, face but thankfully was wearing a hat and gloves.
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Hey, on the plus side, you got away a LOT, LOT lighter than I did when walking in hand after boxrest.... ;)

Personally I will never do it again. It's a horrendously dangerous idea :( I'm just glad you and your horse aren't seriously injured. xxx
 
My quiet laid back horse turned into a dangerous maniac after 2 months box rest, so I know where you are coming from. Poor you I hope the horse is OK. He wasn't getting any hard feed either.

Mine got through £££££ of sedation and then needed another sort of tranquiliser and a month in "boot camp" before returning to normal.
 
ORANGEHORSE said:
He wasn't getting any hard feed either.
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Ah, that reminds me of something else that I meant to add to my post. Gingerwitch, carrots are not a great idea for a horse on boxrest. They contain more energy, lb for lb, than oats! :eek: And are a very high source of sugar. Best cut them out of your horses diet too, to be on the safe side :)
 
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