Emotional over incident today - have I broken my horse

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Horse spooked and buggered off into the middle of very rough stubble field today when we were supposed to just be walking the perimeter. It has really upset me thinking I may have let her get injured.

I'm really struggling with life at the moment and it's the anniversary of my sisters death tomorrow, my mum passed just this November gone, so I've dealt with two of my most loved people leaving in such a short time, and my judgement is all over the place.

I am so worried I've broken my horse that I can't think straight.

How will I know if I have a problem? Will it show right away? Could it be something that comes up in days? If I don't see lameness, can I assume we are ok?

Any advice is much appreciated.

Thank you for taking the time.
 
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I am sorry - totally shit time. Horses love to scare the pants off us, just to make sure we are focusing on them :)

So, cold hard possibilities IMO would be bruised foot, or some kind of sprain or strain.

A sprain /strain would probably show as lamesness straight away - a mild one might show as a bit of puffiness but slight/hard to see lameness tomorrow.(in which case ice/cold hose/rest).

A bruised foot would show as lameness straight away, but an abcess MIGHT develop in the next few days/week - in which case poultice as needed
 
Breathe!

I was cantering down a field margin last year when a helium balloon dislodged itself from the hedge and blew at us. Newly ploughed field too - not sure how we didn't face plant when she spooked. I was also paranoid as this pony has some pre existing injuries so she got a precautionary dose of devil's claw but all was fine.

This is the same pony who ran me up a £5k vet bill having zoomies in the field, misjudging her brakes and sliding into a fence on her bottom. They are quite capable of self harm.

Fingers crossed all OK today
 
So sorry you're having a tough time.

My oldest gelding once reared in the field in front of my eyes, lost balance and fell on his back. He needed chiro adjustments afterwards, as he had injured his back and tail was now crooked. Horses are perfectly capable to injure themselves in creative ways - nothing to blame yourself about.
 
My horse put his foot down a rabbit hole. Where there was a wild hornet nest. We were both stung so much, that he bucked me off. And galloped into the sunset. I had to walk for an hour in the middle of nowhere to the nearest house. These things happen. You’re obviously emotionally very triggered at the moment. You have a lot going on in your head. Breathe. Xx
 
exracehorse said:
My horse put his foot down a rabbit hole. Where there was a wild hornet nest. We were both stung so much, that he bucked me off. And galloped into the sunset. I had to walk for an hour in the middle of nowhere to the nearest house. These things happen. You’re obviously emotionally very triggered at the moment. You have a lot going on in your head. Breathe. Xx
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Now that's a nightmare scenario even my deepest anxiety attacks hadn't dreamt up!!
 
The longer I've owned horses, the more I've come to the realisation that they are basically giant suicidal hamsters. If you can think of 100 ways they can hurt themselves and plan for it not to happen, I bet they're going to figure out a 101'st (and 1001'st) way to do it anyways. It's not your fault, be kind to yourself ❤️
 
I'm so sorry you have had to deal with such losses. I hope your horse is OK. They are capable of ridiculous behaviour at any time and seem to like to choose moments of stress to add some more.
 
So sorry you are going through a really tough time and hope you are getting through today.
In answer to your question, if you don’t see lameness, assume she’s ok, yes.

When things like this happen to me and I worry I’ve done something to lame my horse, I like to think about hunters who stay sound through a whole season of galloping and jumping in rough, muddy ground and banging along the road in trot and canter. They are quite tough really.
 
Sure you will be fine

Could you take for a walk in hand with a bridle round the the same field, to reassure her and make yourself feel more positive that she just had a little blip and next time there is
nothing to worry about
 
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Yep, that’s another one to add to my list of imaginings!
And dare we ask, did you find the horse eventually and was he ok?!
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I walked and ran for an hour. Way out in the countryside. Timmy ended up at Mr Norman’s yard three miles away. Covered in the hornets. The staff took his tack off and put him in the stable to roll and roll. It was getting dark by now. I had them stuck in my jodhpurs. And was bruised from being bucked into a ditch. I’d only had him a week!
 
Sorry you're having a rough time, your horse will likely be absolutely fine :) they're tougher than we give them credit for, hunters gallop across rough and deep ground for hours a day all season, and some of the shapes my horses throw in the boggy fields in winter turns my stomach!
 
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