how do you cope when ill/injured on diy?

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I have just come across a problem that everybody thinks it wont happen to them... you are unable to get to the yard to sort out the beloved horse.

I managed to damage ligamnet in ankle/foot and was forced to stay at home leaving my poor soul with no dinner that day as i keep foods back home and make before i go, he lives out 24 at mo and thankfully has some grass in field, but im left with begging husband to drive me up so i can at least feed - (not horsey OH)
but i know i can not muck out one legged while holding cruchtes (<cant spell).. i dont know anyone up the yard, and certainly no-one that would do it to help out all busy.

i now have to leave him is a dirty field for few days till i can at least walk, i feel guilty already, and wondering about all the comments about this.

this has lead me to think has anyone got a back up incase something happens and you cant visit/duties??
 
i am on a yard with just me and 1 other person, if i cant get to the yard i will ask her if she can do the essentials if she also cant do them i will ask my parents (both horsey just very busy) if none of them i can ask yard owner to check on them if all else fails then i will ask my brother to cycle there but i dont think i will ever have to get to that point... i am very prepared but thats because im scared if i cant get there :o
 
I'm quite lucky as I'm on a DIY yard but theres quite alot of us there so we all help one another i.e. if its bad weather whoever is first there will get the horses in and if one person is on holiday or is ill etc then we'll help one another.

Will your OH not help out just for a few days i.e. just feed them?
 
I am on a large yard and have several friends who I can ask for help if needed. My daughter boards there as well so I have her to turn to also.

In return, I will always help out a friend in need. This weekend, I took care of one friend's horse while she was out of town. One week, I ended up taking care of 6 horses - mine, my daughter's (she was working late hours), the above friend (out of town), another friend (grandfather died, had to go to funeral) and yet another friend who has 2 (injury). That was a busy week!

But I have also dragged myself out there in a cast, with pneumonia, with the flu and two days after surgery.

You might call the YO and see if they have someone who could do it for a fee - our place will. Hope you're back on your feet soon.
 
Whenever I've been in this situation the horse has just gone on to full livery.

However, if that's not an option for you, I would be roping in a friend to help.
 
I ask someone else to check on her. Yesterday I had a really bad migrane in the afternoon so asked YO to bring in for me (luckily had done all my jobs in the morn)

If you can get a lift up to feed and check waters that's great, don't worry about poo picking if you can't do it. Your Horse will be fine. Just means when your better you will have to do a day's worth of poo picking to catch up but that's fine.

My Horse's field is only poo picked on weekends, although I take the quad and trailor with me and spent 4 hours over the weekend doing it.
 
im lucky that I am DIY but the owner lives on site so in an emergency they will look after the ponies.

BUT, When I was ill with a dental abscess last year, my amazing OH went up daily and poo-picked/fed my girls. When I was able to move, he drove me up just so that I could see them :D
 
I feel for you. I broke my leg four weeks ago but struggled for five days before being kidnapped by OH and taken to hospital because I knew that if it was confirmed as broken it would cause me all sorts of problems. I was fine convincing myself that because I could hobble, wiggle my toes, and partially weight bear it was only a sprain. When the staff nurse came in to the cubicle solemn faced I dissolved into tears. Not my ankle but mid shaft tibia, spiral fracture. Lots of talk of plating and pinning and me begging to just go home and I would come back when they werent so busy!!
The yard is our own and my OH, daughter and three liveries have taken over and I couldnt wish for better friends. I hope to be back on my feet before the 9th of December when one of them goes on hols.!!
Make lots of promises to people that you will reciprocate once you are back on feet. People with naggies find lots of problems getting someone to look after them so they can get away.!!
 
Oh poor you! You have my sympathy - I have just had 5 weeks in a similar situation with an ankle injury, air cast, and crutches. My horse is on DIY livery as well. Thankfully I have some lovely friends there, one of which took over the day to day care of my horse as soon as she heard I was injured and continued to do so until I could manage by my self again. I feel so lucky to be with the other liveries on our yard as people always seem to rally round and step up to the mark in an emergency, but I do feel it's important not to take them for granted so I would offer to pay for the help if it goes on more than a couple of days or so, and of course always make sure I'm ready to do what I can if someone else needs help!
 
When i did my back I just had to get on with it, despite the pain. my dad would help me when he could but I was glad that Kia was out 24/7

When I did my achilles I was mucking out his bed on one leg and throwing the stuff into a wheely the farmer emptied for me later.

It was hell i was so glad tht Kia would follow me in and out whilst on my crutches and didnt knock me over :)
 
Just get on with it with the support of friends and family.

The first day I was discharged from hospital with a broken back I was straight up the yard! For the first few weeks I got lifts and would oversee my sister mucking out. After 3-4 weeks I was mucking out, changing waters, inhand walks/lungeing both horses myself :)
 
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