Big wuss caused BIG panic!

[Barklands]

A rather funny story for to brighten up a rather rainy afternoon!

Went to bring in from field last night and horse was absolutely not right. Usually first to the gate but didn’t even lift head until one of the others had come right over. Horse started staggering around as if had a few too many whiskies… immediate panic of the neurological kind and about to send SOS to vet.

Now this horse quite new to us and with all the rain we have been having has had a few rug changes over the last few days. Whipped rug off and was sweating underneath… uh oh… more alarm bells

Trotted up and magically sound??? Looked her over and in my panic failed to even clock the rubs on the shoulders

Turns out horse is such a wimp that a slight rubbing of the shoulders from the rug is the most painful affliction in the world and that to be PTS as a result would be a kindness as far as horse is concerned!

Horse now naked in field happy as Larry and I’m now off for a strong drink to soothe the nerves.

I would love to hear your wuss stories whilst sitting here contemplating why on Earth we keep these silly animals!!!

 

[Gloi]

Not a wuss but my pony always galloped up when I called him. One day he didn't, he was at the bottom of the field and didn't move. I went down to him in a flap to find one of the clips on his rug had fastened him to the fence.

 

[meleeka]

I had one once that I found was unable to walk at all. She just stood in the field calling to me. On further investigation she had a touch of mud fever. . The skin was just a bit pink, no scabs or anything and once I’d applied some soothing cream she was right as rain. I did wonder if it could have been a rash from something else, but given how quickly she was ok again it seemed a bit dramatic, even for her

 

[BMA2]

Bandage demo for kids and the horse walked out the box of 3 legs...

 

[saalsk]

Got an arab. He was fab. months of great rides and interactions. Winter, wore gloves on one day - horse freaked. Would not be caught, touched, approached etc if I was in gloves. Even skin coloured gloves. Not at all. No gloves = perfectly normal horse. Gloves - nope. 25 years later in my care - still no to the gloves.

 

[ester]

Share was non weight bearing last Thursday and got himself a stable for a night and a day of pretty shit weather.
in hindsight we think he stood on a stone …

 

[ester]

There was a Fb comment the other day on a thread about vets fees of someone’s horse laying down looking like it might die quite soon, vets initially came ?colic (wasn’t) on 2nd visit ?fracture
Had an abscess.

 

[SEL]

One of mine was doing a cracking dead horse act in the field on Monday. I never see her lying down and her head didn't come up as I unlocked the gates. I was just about to panic sprint up to the top field when she woke up, got up and ambled down to me like she hadn't knocked a decade off my life expectancy

I did see a vet turn up for a colic once where horse was being walked around patch of grass in the car park. He saw the vet, groaned loudly and collapsed in the most melodramatic way possible. His owner was terrified. Vet walked over and told him to stop with the amateur dramatics and get up please. He got up.

 

[Polos Mum]

I was looking after a friends retired hunter as a companion for mine. He came in on 3 legs - fully not weight bearing. I called friend and told her to prepare for the worst. From 250 miles away she said it was an abscess (something I'm not unfamiliar with!). I'd already called the vet and told her no way for that level of pain ......................

............. vet arrives and digs out abscess - the world was well.

I've had ex racers burst abscesses through their coronet band without taking a duff stride and some who clearly aren't right. But other than him I've never seen one totally refuse to put foot on the ground.

 

[Rowreach]

I was heavily pregnant, still doing the horses every day but they were turned out in a large field. Went to a Christening wearing a dress, and when I got home decided to walk across the field to check them without changing into horsey clothes. Six horse freaked out at the sight of me to the point I thought they were going to gallop through the hedge, such was their terror of this vision in a tent crossing the field towards them.

 

[Cloball]

Friends horse half pulled a shoe, came in on 3 legs and kept lifting the offending foot and pointing to it with his nose and waving it.

 

[SpeedyPony]

Stumbled and fell on the road and grazed knees slightly- trotted up fine, so hosed off, purple sprayed and turned out. Pony was a miserable so and so to everyone, human or equine, for the next couple of days, despite not being lame at any point. I can appreciate it was probably pretty bruised, but it did seem a bit melodramatic! This same mare injured her eye and needed sedation, a nerve block and anaesthetic eye drops to let the vet look at it. She is not a brave soldier! (The old boy, in contrast, also hurt his eye a few years ago and was fine for the vet to inspect sans sedation/anaesthetic of any kind)

 

[Caski]

I was looking after a friends retired hunter as a companion for mine. He came in on 3 legs - fully not weight bearing. I called friend and told her to prepare for the worst. From 250 miles away she said it was an abscess (something I'm not unfamiliar with!). I'd already called the vet and told her no way for that level of pain ......................

............. vet arrives and digs out abscess - the world was well.

I've had ex racers burst abscesses through their coronet band without taking a duff stride and some who clearly aren't right. But other than him I've never seen one totally refuse to put foot on the ground.

Yes, I had this, totally non weight bearing and holding the afflicted leg up high and letting it almost sway in the wind! Then best friend called from the field and the devil knocked me sideways to get back to her. Yes, lame and a bit of an abcess but no broken leg tonight!

 

[Surbie]

I put 30cm high boards up in my horse's box to stop him pooing through the bars at his neighbours. It took over an hour to get him to stop snorting and leave the centre of his bed.

 

[maya2008]

A rather funny story for to brighten up a rather rainy afternoon!

Went to bring in from field last night and horse was absolutely not right. Usually first to the gate but didn’t even lift head until one of the others had come right over. Horse started staggering around as if had a few too many whiskies… immediate panic of the neurological kind and about to send SOS to vet.

Now this horse quite new to us and with all the rain we have been having has had a few rug changes over the last few days. Whipped rug off and was sweating underneath… uh oh… more alarm bells

Trotted up and magically sound??? Looked her over and in my panic failed to even clock the rubs on the shoulders

Turns out horse is such a wimp that a slight rubbing of the shoulders from the rug is the most painful affliction in the world and that to be PTS as a result would be a kindness as far as horse is concerned!

Horse now naked in field happy as Larry and I’m now off for a strong drink to soothe the nerves.

I would love to hear your wuss stories whilst sitting here contemplating why on Earth we keep these silly animals!!!

I have to ask, not part Welsh D or TB is she?

 

[Barklands]

I have to ask, not part Welsh D or TB is she?

Nope! A British riding pony although horse sized! The TBs I have had have actually been hard as nails!

 

[Barklands]

Bandage demo for kids and the horse walked out the box of 3 legs...

Sounds like horse was taking role of demo horse very seriously!

 

[lynz88]

I was looking after a friends retired hunter as a companion for mine. He came in on 3 legs - fully not weight bearing. I called friend and told her to prepare for the worst. From 250 miles away she said it was an abscess (something I'm not unfamiliar with!). I'd already called the vet and told her no way for that level of pain ......................

............. vet arrives and digs out abscess - the world was well.

I've had ex racers burst abscesses through their coronet band without taking a duff stride and some who clearly aren't right. But other than him I've never seen one totally refuse to put foot on the ground.

This is what mine will do if an abscess is brewing - you would think he's broken a leg and won't put foot down. Absolutely terrified me the first time as he's not unknown to be an idiot in the field.

 

[HopOnTrot]

I was convinced my mare had been stolen once, searched everywhere for her and she wasn’t coming despite me having her field mate… she had eaten her way into a hedge and got totally stuck

 

[Parrotperson]

went to pick up the hunters after an afternoon out.

One on three legs. Not weight bearing at all on 4th. Girl in tears sure its broken. I'm trying to calm everyone down. Scenes!!

Somehow get it on lorry and to vets. Get it off lorry on 3 legs. vet cant get near 4th. Vet looks gloomy and mentions PTS. Girl starts crying again and I try and calm things down. Again.

Eventually vet gets close enough to examine. Long story short what does he see?

mud fever. MUD FEVER! a really TINY bit of mud fever

Clean it up and miraculously horse fine!!

Drama queen........

 

[ihatework]

Mine says as much about me & my brain as it does about my very sensible clever mare.

Checking Youngstock (think huge acreage) on route to get together with horsey friends (HHO peeps actually) about 2 hours away.

Trek across field and see them in the distance. Others start wandering over but my special favourite mare is on 3 legs. Hind leg hanging.

Heart sinks and I assume broken leg.

In the couple of minutes it took me to walk over I had formulated a plan of getting local stud vet out to put down and retrieve ovaries, then driving them for opu - wondering if I could still get to the party later.

Thankfully when I reached mare she had managed to find some wire trapped in the ground and had pulled it tight around her leg. Then sensibly just stood there until the rescue squad arrived!!!

 

[lynz88]

went to pick up the hunters after an afternoon out.

One on three legs. Not weight bearing at all on 4th. Girl in tears sure its broken. I'm trying to calm everyone down. Scenes!!

Somehow get it on lorry and to vets. Get it off lorry on 3 legs. vet cant get near 4th. Vet looks gloomy and mentions PTS. Girl starts crying again and I try and calm things down. Again.

Eventually vet gets close enough to examine. Long story short what does he see?

mud fever. MUD FEVER! a really TINY bit of mud fever

Clean it up and miraculously horse fine!!

Drama queen........

I can't imagine the relief the owner must have felt!

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

My big brussen Kaltblut mare had colic, vet called, was already at an emergency lambing but would be with us asap. Mare took to groaning while leaning on the stable wall, then she slid down the wall still groaning. Vet was about 45 mins, by the time he got there she was back on her feet and looking for her tea!

 

[BMA2]

Also know an old horse that had been down a while and the hunt called. Light in stable was none existent. He went to do the deed and then asked for a torch.

Torch came.

Horse stood up.

2 years later he was PTS

 

[ester]

I need to retract mine as he's wonky again but hasn't got a stable out of it this time round cos it was my day and I'm mean, potentially pus dancing.

 

[Cloball]

@HopOnTrot I used to look after a Shetland who had the ability to melt into hedges rendering him completely invisible.

 

[CobsaGooden]

My mare is a complete drama queen. Tacked up to ride on Thursday, went into the arena and up to the mounting block. She absolutely freaked and would not go near the block at all. It seemed that the reins touching her mane were the issue. So untacked and tried to have a look but there no way. She was biting at herself, reversing, spinning, ears flat back etc. Had to get friend to twitch her for all our safety. Had a look and I could see some small scabs and scurf but thinking there was something awful going on that I couldn’t see,or wondering if there was a wasp or something in there, I took the opportunity to quickly hog her whilst very sleepy under the twitch (she’s a cob type with thick double mane than always looks greasy and scurfy no matter what, so I’d considered a hog prior).
Mane off and could see some dermatitis and a couple of small scabs, but nothing else. Washed with antibacterial shampoo, massaged in some neem oil and she’s been fine ever since!

I have always wondered if she has a bit of Welsh D in her and I think that performance has confirmed this for me!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Got an arab. He was fab. months of great rides and interactions. Winter, wore gloves on one day - horse freaked. Would not be caught, touched, approached etc if I was in gloves. Even skin coloured gloves. Not at all. No gloves = perfectly normal horse. Gloves - nope. 25 years later in my care - still no to the gloves.

One of my Arab's won't go near you if your wearing gloves to the field

 

[suestowford]

One pony got laminitis, classic stance, rocking back on heels, lying down a lot, groaning. I coaxed him in and he lay on the deep shavings, grunting.
Vet came, said 'well, he's not too bad'.
Same pony got a colic, and while I was waiting for the vet he was lying on his side, with his legs stuck out, groaning and grunting.
Vet came, stuck her hand up his bum and had a good feel around. 'Well, he's not too bad'.
I was starting to see a pattern here. Either this pony has a very low pain threshold, or he thinks I am so flipping thick that he has to make it blindingly obvious when something's wrong. I lean towards the second one, having just remembered the time he had an abscess. Not only would he not put the foot down, he waved it at me when I came along with my poulticing kit, to make sure I knew which foot was sore. He is a little pony with a clever brain and outsmarts me often.

 

[MissMay]

A rock (it was a large rock) was moved off the track onto the side of our regular hacking route.

For an entire summer passing it had to be done at high speed full of snorts and sideways staring as it was so terrifying.
This was once or twice a week

This horse did not like change