Falling over in a stable

[Ant123]

I seem to have a lots wrong with my horse and the moment. today he slipped over in the stable ( he normally live out but came in for the day to have his medication for his eyes 3x per day). although nobody actually saw it, the assumption is that he must have slipped and that’s why he went down. I immediately tried to get him up but his back legs were really wobbly. He eventually got up and improved a lot, but not before he was unsteady on his legs for around 10 mins. He was also very hot and stressed. i called the vet who came immediately and he seemed fine but had really still back legs which improved with walking. He is a big horse and the stable wasn’t massive and he had been in it since 8.30 this morning, with a view to being let out over night. Has anyone experience anything similar??

 

[Amymay Again]

A wound up horse can easily slip in the stable. Or perhaps he simply got cast?

 

[Tiddlypom]

Poor you and poor horse, he does seem to have a lot going on at the moment.

What bedding was down in the stable? Could he have got hooked up on something?

 

[Zoeypxo]

Is there bedding in the stable or rubber mats ?
I have 2 that slip in the stable if its bare concrete or no mats at the front.
One slipped and fell scratching her bum on a haynet, from now on her stable is fully matted and shavings to an inch of the walls.

 

[Ant123]

There are rubber mats in the stable which are quite slippery to be fair. My bigger concern was that he was so wobbly on standing. Is this normal in big horses?

 

[Zoeypxo]

There are rubber mats in the stable which are quite slippery to be fair. My bigger concern was that he was so wobbly on standing. Is this normal in big horses?

he was probably quite shaken up, how old is he ?

 

[Ant123]

A wound up horse can easily slip in the stable. Or perhaps he simply got cast?

He was right in the middle of the stable as I had to put his headcollar on to get him up

 

[Ant123]

he was probably quite shaken up, how old is he ?

He’s not old- 14year but he really doesn’t like being stabled which I’m only doing for a week in the day time as he has mediated `keratitis and has just had a flare up and needs eye drops 3x per day which are hard to administer in the field. He is a 17.2 Irish Draught with big shoulders ( an ex police horse)

 

[Ant123]

He’s not old- 14year but he really doesn’t like being stabled which I’m only doing for a week in the day time as he has mediated `keratitis and has just had a flare up and needs eye drops 3x per day which are hard to administer in the field. He is a 17.2 Irish Draught with big shoulders ( an ex police horse)

The vet said he was really stiff and gave him a large dose of bute

 

[Tiddlypom]

Can you get cctv installed in the stables? Mine’s hardwired in but people on here set it up with other gizmos.

Hopefully it was just a blip, but I’d be on the lookout for odd behaviours having had that with one of mine earlier this year.

 

[Zoeypxo]

Can you put some shavings or a deep bed of straw down if the rubber mats are slippery?

 

[Ant123]

Can you get cctv installed in the stables? Mine’s hardwired in but people on here set it up with other gizmos.

Hopefully it was just a blip, but I’d be on the lookout for odd behaviours having had that with one of mine earlier this year.

He actually lives out 24/7 but was only in a stable for the day due to administering medication for his eyes 3X per day.

 

[Ant123]

Can you put some shavings or a deep bed of straw down if the rubber mats are slippery?

Absolutely - the stable however isn’t the concern as he lives out 24/7 and was just in for he day to administer medication for his eyes 3x per day. My worry was that he was unable to stand confidently and continued to wobble for around 10 mins

 

[Tiddlypom]

Have you found him recently unexpectedly covered in mud in the field, more so than from the usual rolling?

Apologies for my line of enquiry, but it turned out that my mare with the odd behaviours had been having seizures, and she was very stiff afterwards.

 

[Ant123]

Have you found him recently unexpectedly covered in mud in the field, more so than from the usual rolling?

Apologies for my line of enquiry, but it turned out that my mare with the odd behaviours had been having seizures, and she was very stiff afterwards.

Ah that’s really interesting - he is always covered in mud so is clearly able to roll but a seizure may explain his fall today. Are there any other symptoms?

 

[meleeka]

If he'd been laying awkwardly for a while because he couldn't get up on the slippy mats it could certainly make him wobbly for a while afterwards (a bit like if we sit funny and get loss of feeling and pins and needles). With such a big horse it's not unusual to have arthritis which won't help. I think you need to find out what he's doing in the field and perhaps get the vet to look at him again when he's back to normal.

 

[Ant123]

If he'd been laying awkwardly for a while because he couldn't get up on the slipper mats it could certainly make him wobbly for a while afterwards (a bit like if we sit funny and get loss of feeling and pins and needles). With such a big horse it's not unusual to have arthritis which won't help. I think you need to find out what he's doing in the field and perhaps get the vet to look at him again when he's back to normal.

That makes absolute sense about his wobbly legs- thanks you

 

[Tiddlypom]

Ah that’s really interesting - he is always covered in mud so is clearly able to roll but a seizure may explain his fall today. Are there any other symptoms?

I’d caught the aftermath of her previous seizures, including when she crashed blindly through my fencing, but until I witnessed one fully the vets and me weren’t sure whether it was neurological or not. The seizure lasted about 30 mins in total, but she was back grazing fairly normally after that.

I hope that it isn’t so in your horse’s case, but please be very careful when handling him in case it is neurological - you could get badly hurt.

 

[Ant123]

I’d caught the aftermath of her previous seizures, including when she crashed blindly through my fencing, but until I witnessed one fully the vets and me weren’t sure whether it was neurological or not. The seizure lasted about 30 mins in total, but she was back grazing fairly normally after that.

I hope that it isn’t so in your horse’s case, but please be very careful when handling him in case it is neurological - you could get badly hurt.

Thank you so much- you have been incredibly helpful