Gut feelings?

Yes, when I had my first child I took as step back for a while (just did a few days a week and left my mum in sole charge of my two along with hers as they were kept on her farm) and I was at a friends house for tea and kept going on and on about my mare as I suddenly had a weird feeling but my friend convinced me not to be stupid, my mum was an extremely experienced horse woman and would tell me instantly if anything was wrong so I tried to put it to the back of my mind, I couldn't and rung her first thing the next morning only to be told (in great detail I didn't need to know) how my horse of a lifetime had passed away the evening before and she just couldn't bring herself to tell me. If I had gone straight to the farm when I had that feeling I could have been there for her final moments, I'll never forgive myself for ignoring that but feeling, ever. It will always haunt me.
 
dixie said:
Hope all is ok with you, looks pretty bad again.
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For me, thank you, yes.

However, the damage for others has been extensive and the clean up will take a long time. The main route along the South Island is extensively damaged and will be closed for months to come and will impact on the entire country. But it could have been worse - a lot worse.
 
When it comes to animals, especially those we have had for a while, I honestly think we get the 'mothers' instinct. It may be subtle signs we pick up on, without even realising it, but we know our horses inside out. When I made the decision to have my Welshie put down in June, I planned it for midday and I spent that morning with him. He looked a million dollars to 'outsiders', but having owned him for 13 years, I knew he wasn't right (he had cancer of his manhood and sheath, plus what looked like stress laminitis starting as a result). I had picked up on subtle things such as the herd hierarchy changing over the weeks previous- he had gone from top dog to being moved away from the trough by a 'lesser' horse. I lay down with him that morning for a cuddle and chatted away to him that I hoped he felt my decision was the right one and I swear he understood what was going on. He put his head on my lap and licked my knees.

It can cause disagreements with vets however! Numerous times I have known in my gut what a problem was and the vets have come at it from a medical point of view and disagreed with me and tried to go off in a different direction, only for me to be proven right in the end!
 
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