Emotionally drained!

SirenaXVI

SirenaXVI

Well-Known Member
Joined
11 December 2003
Messages
3,970
Location
Huntingdon, Cambs
s17.photobucket.com
After spending two hours trying to load Colin, have finally given up (little sod loaded twice yesterday) started at 7.30 am, vet had advised giving him ACP beforehand and I really don't think this helped. Upshot is that vet is coming out at 2pm to sedate him and then get him to the practice - this also worries me, as I feel he could fall over. Unfortunately the mobile x-ray can not do necks - am at the end of my tether,

AND IT IS STLL RAINING!

Sorry had to vent
confused.gif
confused.gif
 
If it helps the few times I have had to travel sedated horses that have all been absolutly fine, although I do even more of a driving Miss Daisy impersonation than usual.

Hope it all goes well for you , will have my fingers crossed at 2pm.
 
Oh little *~^, i guess you've tried everything to load him, one suggestion that i was shown when i had a bad loading hunter on loan was , attach lunge line to head collar then walk into box and wrap around front bar, back out and loop around back end of pony, ask someone to lead pony in and as they do take up the slack on the lunge line, if pony tries to back out keep pressure on line, this way they pull against themselves and, well in this hunters case, usually realise they have to go forward, i used to use this method on my own but think a helper would be useful. i suppose it works on the pressure release system that perelli (sp) etc use. Hope that helps, if not, good luck later with it all.
 
Little (**&^ is a very good description of Colin at the mo
confused.gif


Yes have tried everything, except the lunge line, trouble is personally, I hate them, and as he does not know where his front feet are (suspected wobbler) I am particularly loathe to use it on him
confused.gif


There is nothing like a horse to make you feel completely useless, am currently sitting in a corner rocking
crazy.gif
crazy.gif
 
i wouldn't use a line until last resort, only used it for this hunter as his owner said it was the only way with him, and she was right!! You could try with a very gently gently approach, you can always let it go slack if he starts to wobble, was thinking also that if you put a roller on as well you could run the line through the side ring to stop it getting near the floor which would save any tangling up etc.
 
[ QUOTE ]
i wouldn't use a line until last resort, only used it for this hunter as his owner said it was the only way with him, and she was right!! You could try with a very gently gently approach, you can always let it go slack if he starts to wobble, was thinking also that if you put a roller on as well you could run the line through the side ring to stop it getting near the floor which would save any tangling up etc.

[/ QUOTE ]
This is the method I use for the really awkward ones; minimum of fuss, horse only fights himself, the only one I havn't been successful with was a brood mare that no-one had been able to load for 6 years, worked perfectly the 1st time I tried with her, but the 2nd time she threw herself on the floor and stayed there!
 
To make the whole thing easier I would park the lorry/trailer downhill so that the ramp is as close to horizontal as possible.

I would make the lorry/trailer smell of yoiur horses favourite food by leaving an open sack in the trailer at least overnight if not longer.

Make sure that the lorry/trailer has as much natural day-light illuminating it as possible.

Coax the horse in with food.

Allow plenty of time (hours!)

Ideally you want to practice loading your horse for food on a twice daily basis for a period of two months so that it eventually goes in automatically.
 
Have just come in to see how you got on too! Sending mega vibes for you and Colin. Fingers, toes and everything else crossed for a good outcome.

Please let us know asap.
 
[ QUOTE ]
Ideally you want to practice loading your horse for food on a twice daily basis for a period of two months so that it eventually goes in automatically.

[/ QUOTE ]

Totally agree, although in practice, I have found that a couple of weeks normally does it, unfortunately this is for a vet's visit so did not have the time. The reason he is so bad is that he cannot feel where his feet are bless him.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top