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Right i'm bored so a bit of fun.

I'm like most teenagers who ride a horse that isn't their's and eventually i want my own horse.

So what kind of questions would you ask me to try and establish if i would be ready to have my own horse.
I only want a happy hacker though.
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First question please?
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oh no fair! too hard!
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just kidding i'll try -
Rema - call vet, wash it, dress it?
smash - pmsl! no
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lexie - how do you mean "stuck"?
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hmmm, don't think i'd pass on your question if i don't even know what you mean!
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For Lexie's question I'd get a couple of lunge lines, find a strong friend to help me and loop one lunge line over the front pastern nearest the floor, put the other round the hind pastern nearest the floor, both of us would stand on the other side (away from horses legs) and pull as hard as we could to get horse to roll over and onto it's feet.
 
probably one of the most important questions i can think of:
what are the signs of colic?
what would you do?

oh, and if one's cast in its stable (i.e. stuck cos it's rolled over and now its feet are so close to the wall that it can't get up, durrbrain horse) you need a couple of strong blokes ideally, to either grab its mane and drag it away from the wall far enough (easy if the bed slips across the floor a bit) or use lunge lines on its underneath legs to flip it over (more dangerous to horse and people.)
btw i've shanghai'd the postman into helping me do this before!
 
horse kicking it's stomach and keeps looking at it's side, loss of appetite, horse lies and rolls really bad.

Call vet if it is really bad, walk the horse round and wait for it to wear off if it is only mild.

Is that right? that's all what i've learned from Mossburn and this forum
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What an excellent idea.

You find your horse looking rather sorry for himself, head down in the corner, coughing, snotty nose and swollen glands. What would you do before you call the vet?
 
that's pretty good on colic symptoms.
lying down and stretching their neck and head right out on the ground(straighter than normal) is also a sign of pain... i had one do this, no rolling, no kicking tummy. very bad colic.
a horse who usually eats his feed and doesn't want to know... first sign, bit of a giveaway. you got that one though
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well done though.
good idea, this. good on you, hope you get your own horse soon.
 
You find your horse looking rather sorry for himself, head down in the corner, coughing, snotty nose and swollen glands. What would you do before you call the vet?

umm that's hard! lol. check nothing is stuck in it's mouth and throat? bring it in away from other horses incase it's got something contagious? i dunno lol, enlighten me
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Well BB, these are signs for a number of upper respiratory tract infections, the one which comes to mind is the S word (Ssssshhhhhh ... strangles - streptococus). Good that you would remove him from the other horses and confine him. I would first of all check his temperature, feel for lumps around and under the jaw line, offer him a drink too as they find it hard to put their heads down to eat. Then ring the vet. Also on a note of interest, if the vet suggests it is possible S word and wants to give antibio's - question him (antibiotics can supress the virus) as vets DO make mistakes.
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Next one ...

Your horse has, what looks like a sarcoid appearing on his neck. What do you do?
 
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Rema - call vet, wash it, dress it

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The cut is bleeding really badly it is almost spurting out and the vet cannot get out to you for 30 minutes.It needs something done really quickly.What will you do??.
 
Ok this happened to me and thankfully people on the forum helped no end.

You go feed your horse, after eating is begins showing signs of distress including:
straining
lots of fluid/mucus coming from his nose/mouth

What would you do?
 
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