alfirules
Well-Known Member
well, one of the horses i ride and look after manages to get himself in a lot of trouble. his owner got him 9 months ago an so far he's managed this list of problems:
* on day one he cut his own leg by kicking himself (hind leg caught other hind leg) and he had to have an emergency tetanus jab.
* he then managed to twist his fetlock which swelled up and he had to have a couple of weeks off work.
* he then got a splint and has had to have nearly 3 months off. ( he wasnt worked too hard he it was just cos the grond was so dry this summer)
* he chases my pony in the field who kicked him and he got another cut on his leg.
* he got his leg stuck in a fence and ripped off his shoe.
*he got a hoof abcess and had to have another 3 weeks off.
* a few weeks ago he lost his front shoe and managed to get it wrapped around his hind fetlock, one end of shoe jammed in coronet band, the other jammed in frog. it was impossible to get off so we had vet out to sedate him and we had to call the fire brigade out to bring their massive bolt cutters to cut shoe offas it was the only way of removing it!!
* most recently (xmas day) i looked out the window and realised he was the other side of the valley (not where he was supposed to be!) eating in someones garden. so i had to runand get him! he had got in the river at the bottom of the field, walked through the stream, (he is normally terrified of water) and jumped a fence which from the stream is roughly 5ft high!! he got his back leg scagged on the fence and gave him self another massive cut and a swollen leg, so again he is off work!!
on top of all that he has demolished a whole fence from top to bottom! and he has ripped down the electric fence which keeps my pony in his diet pen in summer and broken lots of plastic posts. he also jumps electric fences if you try to keep him in one!!
let me add this horse passed a 5 star vetting before his owner brought him!
so has anyone else got a horse like this!??
thanks for reading, apologies for it being so long!
* on day one he cut his own leg by kicking himself (hind leg caught other hind leg) and he had to have an emergency tetanus jab.
* he then managed to twist his fetlock which swelled up and he had to have a couple of weeks off work.
* he then got a splint and has had to have nearly 3 months off. ( he wasnt worked too hard he it was just cos the grond was so dry this summer)
* he chases my pony in the field who kicked him and he got another cut on his leg.
* he got his leg stuck in a fence and ripped off his shoe.
*he got a hoof abcess and had to have another 3 weeks off.
* a few weeks ago he lost his front shoe and managed to get it wrapped around his hind fetlock, one end of shoe jammed in coronet band, the other jammed in frog. it was impossible to get off so we had vet out to sedate him and we had to call the fire brigade out to bring their massive bolt cutters to cut shoe offas it was the only way of removing it!!
* most recently (xmas day) i looked out the window and realised he was the other side of the valley (not where he was supposed to be!) eating in someones garden. so i had to runand get him! he had got in the river at the bottom of the field, walked through the stream, (he is normally terrified of water) and jumped a fence which from the stream is roughly 5ft high!! he got his back leg scagged on the fence and gave him self another massive cut and a swollen leg, so again he is off work!!
on top of all that he has demolished a whole fence from top to bottom! and he has ripped down the electric fence which keeps my pony in his diet pen in summer and broken lots of plastic posts. he also jumps electric fences if you try to keep him in one!!
let me add this horse passed a 5 star vetting before his owner brought him!
so has anyone else got a horse like this!??
thanks for reading, apologies for it being so long!
