BarmyC
Well-Known Member
My YO/Boss came running out this morning to say that the Dutch Barn roof at the other farm had collapsed and that her horses were in there.
We got there and found carnage.
The entire barn roof was down on one corner where a livery keeps her pony and he was under the roof.
Her OH's horses were all fine as they were at the back of the barn which has a brick built bit to it.
Our amazing vet got there just before we did and had sedated him to stop him from getting up. The sheep penning that makes him his stable in there was holding the roof up enough for him to lie underneath just.
The fire brigade were there and cut some metal work up for us to get underneath to him.
After some digging and rearranging the vet and YO's OH wrapped some ropes around his legs and kept his head down and pulled him out once he was out far enough to check over the he got up!!
The pony is so lucky to be alive as he was trapped exactly where the roof had collapsed on to. He has had to have a cut to the head stiched and has a small cut to the eyelid so hopefully if any infection is kept under control he should make a full recovery.
YO's OH's horses were all fine if a little confused as to why they hadnt had their breakfast but were unharmed. We managed to get them out round a gate at the back of the barn and took them back past the front of it and they were really confused with the roof lying all on the floor.
The fire brigade were very helpful with the cutting tools but other than that did nothing.
Top marks to the vet and my bosses OH.
We think it was the weight of the melting snow on top that caused it to collapse. Coincidentally on my way to the yard this morning i noticed another barn of the same construction collapsed too however that had no livestock in it just old tractors.
We got there and found carnage.
The entire barn roof was down on one corner where a livery keeps her pony and he was under the roof.
Her OH's horses were all fine as they were at the back of the barn which has a brick built bit to it.
Our amazing vet got there just before we did and had sedated him to stop him from getting up. The sheep penning that makes him his stable in there was holding the roof up enough for him to lie underneath just.
The fire brigade were there and cut some metal work up for us to get underneath to him.
After some digging and rearranging the vet and YO's OH wrapped some ropes around his legs and kept his head down and pulled him out once he was out far enough to check over the he got up!!
The pony is so lucky to be alive as he was trapped exactly where the roof had collapsed on to. He has had to have a cut to the head stiched and has a small cut to the eyelid so hopefully if any infection is kept under control he should make a full recovery.
YO's OH's horses were all fine if a little confused as to why they hadnt had their breakfast but were unharmed. We managed to get them out round a gate at the back of the barn and took them back past the front of it and they were really confused with the roof lying all on the floor.
The fire brigade were very helpful with the cutting tools but other than that did nothing.
Top marks to the vet and my bosses OH.
We think it was the weight of the melting snow on top that caused it to collapse. Coincidentally on my way to the yard this morning i noticed another barn of the same construction collapsed too however that had no livestock in it just old tractors.
