Amber is no longer on box rest... (long sorry)

[Bright_Spark]

...wasnt meant to happen but she is now out in the field with all the others.

My OH was taking her out for a walk and apart from her just missing his head with a double barrel kick she was fairly calm. Then she decided that grazing was boring and took off. My OH ended up letting go and she galloped up to the field.

We legged it after her expecting carnage, but she was just saying hello to everyone over the fence. Because it is quite a narrow path to the field, my OH tramped through the bushes down one side to catch her (we wasnt sure how she'd react to being caught). She then took off full pelt towards the stables, bronced for a bit then shot up to the field.

By this time OH had got into the field and I was at the other end of the path with a bucket (who is the stupid one?). We decided that taking her back to the stable was propbably not the best idea so OH got her, unclipped the lunge and opened the gate.

Amber shot off bucking etc, everyone else wanted my bucket LOL. She settled down after a short while and seemed a bit stiff. We phoned the vet (bless him,it was his day off but he was more than happy to chat) who said that any damage would have been done the first time she took off and that she should stay out.

As he knows Amber, he understood that it would be too much of a risk to get her back to the stable. Too be honest, if she did have to go back on box rest, we'd still be trying to get her in. He just said to keep an eye on her and that the stiffness was probably from being in for so long. Obviously if she is really lame tomorrow, then to call someone out.

So, um she is out, not quite how we planned it though.

A video:
http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=300...medium=text_url

Pics in PG soon

 

[RachelB]

Oops!!! By the sound of it, it was going to happen sooner or later. At least now it's over with, you'll just have to keep your fingers crossed it didn't do much damage. Hopefully though Amber can just continue recovering in the field now? Which will be much better for her brain in the long run. I know mine is much happier now she's in a small paddock rather than a stable-sized pen.
Fingers crossed she's not lame tomorrow then!

 

[Bright_Spark]

Yes, she can be a little unpredictable on walks/ grazing. Still she didnt go as mad in the field as I though she might- possibly because no one else joined in! Enough to have my heart in my mouth the whole time though.

My vet said that she can just stay out as normal now. Just need to keep a close eye on her. We might put her into the smaller paddock if we can (got 2 in there at the moment but they can join the others). Depends on how she is tomorrow really.

Got my fingers crossed she's not lame too.

 

[IsabelleJ]

From seeing the video, she obviously likes to keep you on your toes

Hope she's ok out there and has no ill effects.

Isabelle

 

[Tia]

Sorry to laugh, but you could just see her thinking there, immediately before she bronced off!!

She is a naughty Amber alright; although most horses on box rest do tend to behave like this once they are let out. If she has done any damage, my advice would be to put her in a tiny paddock rather than box rest (but then I seriously dislike box rest so I would say this

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[Bright_Spark]

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From seeing the video, she obviously likes to keep you on your toes

Hope she's ok out there and has no ill effects.

Isabelle

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She certainly does. She is fine today though, my YO's TB is looking after her

 

[Bright_Spark]

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Sorry to laugh, but you could just see her thinking there, immediately before she bronced off!!

She is a naughty Amber alright; although most horses on box rest do tend to behave like this once they are let out. If she has done any damage, my advice would be to put her in a tiny paddock rather than box rest (but then I seriously dislike box rest so I would say this

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She normally does the bucking everytime she has a walk, but yesterday was the first time she took off like that.

I dont plan to put her back on box rest again, if she has done any damage to the hock, I dont think there is anything that can be done to repair it.