Harry update... Not good news.. whats he worth?? (pics included)

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just a quick update on harry.Its has now been 5 weeks since he got hurt out in the field and he is still not looking any better. The vet was back today and is concerned that the flesh wonds are not the main probelm but that he has maybe chipped a bone in his stifle joint.. am totally gutted. he seemed to be making great progress for a week and then on sunday went very very lame again. Its just 1 step forward and 3 back.
We are claiming the vets bills off the contractors who left the machinery in the field but after hearing today that it is unlikely that he will ever make a full recovery We are considering claiming for loss of use too..
Its becoming clear he will never be the same after this, after us having to claen the wonds for 5 weeks with salt water and hibi scrub he has now got so nervous of being touched the vet could not even take his temperture today. I dont think he will ever trust me again. Before this happened I would have sworn that he would never of kicked out or hurt anyone, but now I would be sure he would kick and bite to get away.
What do you think he is worth (before he was hurt).. he is 6 year old, hunted, jumps really well, good all rounder perfect to clip, box, shoe etc...
I wont ever part with him and as long as he is not suffering he will always have a warm dry stable and plently of love.
 
the vet says it will be treatable but he is unlikely to make a full recovery. He said best case would be that I could maybe hack him. there will always be a stiffness in the joint.
he is 16.1, well marked couloured gelding.
 
We need size, colour, breeding, pref. some photos to help you, please.

I am SO sorry to hear of this, it must be a nightmare.
 
some pics of harry..
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He can jump a lot bigger.. but I am a bit nervous after breaking arm!
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We thought he was going to make a full recovery but it seems now thats going to be very unlikey. Vet says we should claim for the full value of him..
this is how the contractors left him after leaving machinery in the field with him unattended.. we think he has tried to jump over the draw bar..
just looking at these pic again make me so upset.. I cant believe this has happened to him. and it make me more determined to get these guys to pay for the suffering they have caused him.
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Poor you and poor poor Harry. I will keep my fingers crossed that he gets as well as he can as quickly as possible. It's nice to hear that you intend to keep him though, i'm sure in time he will trust you again once he has stopped being poked and prodded. You are the bringer of food after all
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Horses are quite fickle, he will be back to normal in no time once he's better.

Glad to hear the contractors are paying out too, idiots.

And sorry i'm no help with value, but he is such a handsome boy and i just wanted to send you my best wishes x
 
Poor old you and him, that is a very nasty injury, make the buggers pay.

BTW, I like the look of him lots
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, lucky you for having such a lovley boy
 
I think if they're insurers pay they will probably be likely to pay out what ever you have him insured for. You could try for higher saying that you only insured him for that because of cost of premiums but would have to prove how much.

So sorry to hear this tho hugs
 
ooh I am so sorry to hear this sweet, blinkin idiots have caused so much heartache and stress by them being irrisponsible just glad that they are paying for the treatment although its not going to help with the recovery of him he is a beautiful boy, I really really hope he does recover and lives s very happy life still with you.

He's lucky to have such a caring considerate owner to love him and look after him

As for value, sorry but I'm useless at that kinda thing.
 
furry ears.. we live on a farm, there where contractors here working for the electric board cutting down trees.. they left the chipper in the field while they went off and had their luch. We didnt even know that they were there, they didnt tell us they were comming and even when thay saw harry in the field they didnt come to ask if we could move him. Thats what really annoys me, if harry had of kicked one of them and broken thier leg it would have been a different story. If they had of just told someone they were working on the land none of this would of happened.
I cant stop thinking about the whole thing, cant believe I might never ride my beautiful boy again, but the love hugs and kisses will never stop!
 
Oh my goodness what a gorgeous boy he is too.

I sold a similar black horse last autumn for £4000. I would value him higher because of his colouring (not only that he is coloured but that he is so beautifully marked). His height is very saleable as are his age, his manners, what he has already done. It is not impossible that you would have found a pony club Dad prepared to pay £5,000 for a safe attractive experienced horse for his precious daughter and I would make that your opening shot with their insurers.

I do hope he comes sound again for you, against all the odds.
 
That is very sad, and IME typical of electricity contractors - they cut our gate chain to access our field to get a cherry picker in to move an overhead sub station, the pole being on the roadside and they didn't even ask next door or us who owned the field (we were both in), resulting in our chain now being too short to do up one handed which is awkward if you're leading.

I hope he comes sound.
 
This is so awful, sue them for everything they have got, poor, poor boy. How negligent and criminal for them to leave such machinery on your land with permission.
 
That's terrible, and doubly awful when it could have been avoided with a bit of thought on the part of the contractors.

Have you spoken to the company involved? Have they agreed to covering the vet's bills? If so I would ask your vet to refer him to a vet hospital where they can get to the bottom of the problem (X rays, joint taps, arthroscopy) and perhaps do something to remedy it. Don't give up hope yet!
 
He is gorgeous - such a shame he has been hurt by idiots. We have had them working round here and they really are a pain. My suggestion is to look though H&H and find adverts of several similar types and provide them as evidence of value. I haven't owned a horse for 8 years so am a bit out of touch!
 
Such a sad story, I'm so very sorry for you.

I would claim for vets' bills (and have him at the best vets' hospital available), I would claim for at least £4000 value, sue for loss of use, trauma, trespassing etc etc. This is just so irresponsible, makes my blood boil. Whenever we have had contractors accessing power cables in our fields they have always checked if it is ok first (if there is stock in there). I would try and find a solicitor who could help you (are you a member of the BHS?)

If it is any consolation, I have a mare who injured her leg badly. It required months of treatment and she was a nightmare to handle. She is a home bred mare who has never suffered any bad handling in her life but she turned into an evil monster
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. She had to be sedated every time we needed to treat the wound, or she would kick like a mule. I would even struggle to get in the stable to get a headcollar on her as she sensed what was coming next. She trusts me again now though, once the pain went she started to return to her normal self. She is still a bit wary of vets (understandable) and can be a bit funny with clipping around her back legs. Try not to worry, he will trust you again hun.

Good luck,, I hope your gorgeous boy recovers well.
 
Let me add a few words of comfort. My mare injured herself in the field (wire left out there), she wasn't wounded as badly as your poor boy, but I had to do all the things you are doing. She was a bit of a handful to start off with as well. They found a bone chip, operated at the yard. I ended up doing all the aftercare myself because she started rearing up as soon as the vet came on the yard, couldn't even sedate her. Well, she forgave me, and if anything became nicer to know and handle in the months after the event.
I can't help you with value, but I hope that helps how you feel a bit. x
 
That awful. I dont normaly agree with the litigation culture but this is a totaly different case. When the lecy board needed to chop our trees we were sent a letter and given a number of a liason fellow, they were realy helpful and gave us plenty of notice so we could move the horses. Clearly in this case they were not following the correct proceedure and derserve everything they get. Please give your horse a hug from me and have one yourself.
 
Just to add another good news story (well two, actually). One friend had her horse rip open his hide on a jagged gate. The wound was like a square of skin and flesh torn from one corner (the hip area), towards the back of his thigh. It looked horrific, but did heal fully in the end, with the only reminder being his itchy scars.

The other story is another friend, whose horse hurt his back badly. He became a problem to handle and the memory of pain made him go into orbit if you so much as produced a saddle cloth. She spent a long time counter-conditioning him, but you really wouldn't know these days. They do forgive, even if they never forget.

So, take heart, they have an amazing capacity to heal, both mentally and physically. x
 
Oh no poor by, as others around the 4-5k mark I'd say.

Is he going in for xrays to see if there is some bone floating around? It needs to be treated as the chip can cause all sorts of problems to the tendons and ligaments.

Good luck.
 
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