m3gan
Well-Known Member
I have had a very scary day today......
Went for a hack with friend and on the way home my friend spotted a foal, on the moor, trying to eat a piece of fabric. MY friend tried to shoo the foal and mum away and was successful. Unfortunately the bit of fabric was still blowing about , we tried to push it up into a tree but no joy. I then offer to get off and push the bl***y fabric right into thorny tree out of harms way.
Meanwhile friends horsey decides to do a massive spook at god knows what and my friend falls out the side door and is lying on the ground being pulled apart by two horses who are completly frantic I scream at her to let go 'cos she is in danger of being pulled into two.
The two horses take off at full pelt followed by me running behind as best I could, but two Arabs at full pelt are very hard to catch, nigh impossible.
I could hear their hooves on the road and knew that I didn't have a chance in hell of catching up with them.
Eventually friends horse is found beside the road on the moor, unharmed No sign of my boy, so I pelt off down the road to where my yard is , the farrier was visiting a neighbors horse and had very kindly caught him careering down the lane and put him in his stable .
When I get to his stable he has blood all over his mouth and a big gash in it, and he has scraped the skin off his hocks and has abrasions on his legs. I fortunately had booked the vet to come this morning to give him his tetanus booster so called him ahead to warn him that I needed more than the jab.......
The vet has put 15 clips in his mouth, but says it should heal quickly and also that the leg injuries should not cause lasting damage. He has given him bute and will remove the clips in two weeks time. Hope that all is well for my poor boy!
That isn't all........... while waiting for the vet a couple arrive at the yard and relay that my boy hit the back off their car while crossing the road , breaking the rear quarter light window. I didn't see the car and both people were ok. But I think they are going to claim from my insurers!
What a day......
Went for a hack with friend and on the way home my friend spotted a foal, on the moor, trying to eat a piece of fabric. MY friend tried to shoo the foal and mum away and was successful. Unfortunately the bit of fabric was still blowing about , we tried to push it up into a tree but no joy. I then offer to get off and push the bl***y fabric right into thorny tree out of harms way.
Meanwhile friends horsey decides to do a massive spook at god knows what and my friend falls out the side door and is lying on the ground being pulled apart by two horses who are completly frantic I scream at her to let go 'cos she is in danger of being pulled into two.
The two horses take off at full pelt followed by me running behind as best I could, but two Arabs at full pelt are very hard to catch, nigh impossible.
I could hear their hooves on the road and knew that I didn't have a chance in hell of catching up with them.
Eventually friends horse is found beside the road on the moor, unharmed No sign of my boy, so I pelt off down the road to where my yard is , the farrier was visiting a neighbors horse and had very kindly caught him careering down the lane and put him in his stable .
When I get to his stable he has blood all over his mouth and a big gash in it, and he has scraped the skin off his hocks and has abrasions on his legs. I fortunately had booked the vet to come this morning to give him his tetanus booster so called him ahead to warn him that I needed more than the jab.......
The vet has put 15 clips in his mouth, but says it should heal quickly and also that the leg injuries should not cause lasting damage. He has given him bute and will remove the clips in two weeks time. Hope that all is well for my poor boy!
That isn't all........... while waiting for the vet a couple arrive at the yard and relay that my boy hit the back off their car while crossing the road , breaking the rear quarter light window. I didn't see the car and both people were ok. But I think they are going to claim from my insurers!
What a day......
