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Anyone else want to join the broken horse club?? I have 3 and all are in various states of uselessness. The old mare = retired through spavins, and sacroilliac issues.
Welsh cob = lame - undergoing investigation
And tonight to fecking well top it all off the 5 year old comes in lame = most likely a bruised foot due to ******** around like a lunatic the last couple of days!

So, how come it's the caring owners that have all the trouble yet those who don't see their horse one day to the next and then take it out when unfit galloping and jumping on whatever ground never seem to have a problem??!! Or is it that they just don't notice ;-)

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I feel exactly the same about losing my 3 in the last couple years.. Especially Maje 6 weeks ago.. I cherished that horse and moved mountains to help him and still lost him.. The people who mistreat their horses seem to have indestructible equines..
 
Oh can i join?!! I feel your frustration!

1) Retired after breaking 2 legs, tearing a check ligament, tearing a LDE tendon, arthritic everywhere and now has cushings!

2) Sacroiliac problems, causing bi-lateral hindlimb lameness

3) Coffin joint arthritis, narvicular "changes" and stupid feet in general! I WILL get there with this one though....one day...maybe!

I just think if you try too much, they break more. So i'm going to neglect mine from now on and they'll be fine! :rolleyes: :cool:

I hate horses!! :mad:
 
You need to open a bottle and quick !!

That's horses for us. Mine are either hugely successful or completely broken, and for the last 12 months they have been well and truly broken and in turn I am well and truly broke financially, physically and mentally.

BUT - what else would you do ?
 
maisie06 said:
So, how come it's the caring owners that have all the trouble yet those who don't see their horse one day to the next and then take it out when unfit galloping and jumping on whatever ground never seem to have a problem??!! Or is it that they just don't notice ;-)

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Because you care and are knowledgable, you notice the small signs that show something isn't quite right....... apparently ignorance is bliss for some owners...... pity about their horses!
 
I have one whose Cushing's is going in the wrong direction despite the medication and is now costing me £3.00 a day :(
 
Last year, on the same day that my beloved Rebel was PTS, I got the news from the horse hospital that my mare had been diagnosed with bilateral spavin, PSLD and arthritis in one fetlock. I had the potential to lose two horses within two days of each other, and it was an option that was given to me. I told them no, and brought her home. Gave her six months off, took her shoes off, started long-reining and now back to gentle hacking and happy, after being told she would not be rideable again. I don't know how long it will last and I'm not under any illusions that she will ever return to what I bought her for, but I've spent every last penny on this horse - she is my pride and joy and is with me for life. She has regular and very expensive physio sessions and will probably have to have them for life.
For those who are in a similar position, don't despair - it may come right in the end - give it time. :)
 
I feel for you all, I have a x trotter, who (touching wood here) has been fit and well for the last 3 years gypsy bred, my OH had a TB ex racer, the most lovely horse you could imagine, we only had him a few months when he had a field accident and severely damaged his hind leg, a week later his heart gave out during a colic attack and we lost him, everyone that knew him was gutted, telling his previous owner was a nightmare and I still feeel that I let him down, even though the vet was there within 30 mins of him colicing.
Appreciate the fact you still have them, I will miss our boy to my dying day
 
I know the feeling OP, I have spent hundreds on vet's fees over the past couple of years and I am overly protective of my mare! Yet there is a girl on my yard who barely even bothers to look at her horse from one week to the next and yet it has never seen a vet in the 8 years she has had it (not even for jabs or teeth annoyingly).:mad:
 
maisie06 said:
Anyone else want to join the broken horse club??

And tonight to fecking well top it all off the 5 year old comes in lame = most likely a bruised foot due to ******** around like a lunatic the last couple of days!
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Can I join please?

Our pone was broked in the same way last night. Apparently she was hooning up and down the field Monday and wouldn't let herself be caught - yesterday she was hopping lame. Couldn't find anything and we deduced it was either a bruised foot or something muscular, possibly in the shoulder. Just about to go to the yard now to she how she is. Gah, I whitter so much about her injuring herself in competition too!:(
 
I came back from being overseas, hoping to get some riding in and maybe a show..had him fittened up, and managed to get in one lesson. About a week riding. Instructor was keen for us to enter a Elementary before I go back to Australia..

Saturday, horse is running a temperature of over 40 and not eating. Get the vet out as we suspect it's biliary...and of course, it is. So six weeks of no work for him (I go back in 2 and a half weeks!).
Go up yesterday to see him looking a bit off. Nothing major, but not quite right for him. Suspect it's colic, phone the vet...yes, colic as well.

BLOODY HORSE.

Disclaimer: I am not actually too upset! I'm very glad he'll be ok, that's my main concern - just disappointed there'll be no riding for me until December :(
 
Well I've got a horse on long term box rest due to a serious tendon injury. In the last few months, whilst trying to walk him out for his "controlled exercise" (literally for 10 mins a day) he has exploded on these meant to be calm walks to the point that he has injured his tendon further and last week his leg then swelled up like an elephants leg. Now its gone back down so vet advised begin walking again but only 5 mins a day, so tried yesterday and he's calm 80% of the time but then just suddenly erupts - leaps into the air, rears bolts upright, you name it and he does it :( All he's doing is injuring himself more :( I wish he'd realise! Doesn't help when I'm still being a bit careful due to a c-section 6 weeks ago!
 
Please may I join? In the last 5 years...
Homebred youngster put down at 5 after 3 visits to Newmarket with major stifle problems.
Child's pony sold on a week's trial and returned day 7 lame in all 4 legs, took a year's rest to recover.
Child's pony diagnosed with cushings, luckily I recognised some symptoms before laminitis set in. Now stable and happily playing with....
...Child's next pony who crashes show jumping, chips knee, damages back, 1 year of vets work and now retired, and showing early Cushings signs as well. Happily retired with at home with previous pony
Elderly cob develops arthritis in knee, had cortisone and Irap, still not much better, semi retired.
New young pony dies of colic 2 weeks ago.
Must have done something really bad in a previous life! Still, good excuse for enjoying their senior years with them!
 
Some of you have had some terrible luck.
Not half as bad as some but for the first time in my life at 35 I have transport so can go to some small events, but the horse has a corn and isn't sound on hard ground so no playing for me :(
I had booked in to Event boot camp next week but just had to cancel that and I'm gutted.
 
Vodkagirly said:
Some of you have had some terrible luck.
Not half as bad as some but for the first time in my life at 35 I have transport so can go to some small events, but the horse has a corn and isn't sound on hard ground so no playing for me :(
I had booked in to Event boot camp next week but just had to cancel that and I'm gutted.
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You have hard ground????? What rotten luck, though, I hope it recovers easliy.
 
Can I join in please? I actually had ten good years with my mare and various other horses, but then when we finally moved into our dream place, my bad luck started. I started off with two horses, my mare and an ex racer gelding that had broken down twice. But I got him back to full athletic fitness. We then had a stunning ID gelding who was abandoned with us on livery (never saw a penny livery money). Kept him for 3 years and then he came down with colic and even though he was not insured (and not even legally ours) we paid for him to have surgery, but he didn't pull through. Then my ex racer suffered a compound fracture of his hind leg in the field, and then my mare came in on three legs after breaking her shoulder. I had to retire her. Then the replacement horse I bought was diagnosed with hock arthritis and then kissing spines. What a ruin of bad luck! I now have two field ornaments and can't afford to buy another horse to ride.
 
Same problem! my boy is looked after like a prince but is going for a lameness work up tomorrow as not right in front over the last few weeks. Got a girl on our yard who is riding a horse which is not sound walking in hand! Maybe the more you do with them the more susceptible they are do injury etc, but why is it that i have mine shod/feet done every six weeks/worm regularly/feed properly/yearly innoculations/teeth done/plenty of turn out/ and those that dont do these things but also dont ride horses from week to the next never seem to have any problems! Its gutting and wonder why you bother sometimes - but we love em and would not do anything else - easier to keep rabbits!!
 
maisie06 said:
So, how come it's the caring owners that have all the trouble yet those who don't see their horse one day to the next and then take it out when unfit galloping and jumping on whatever ground never seem to have a problem??!! Or is it that they just don't notice ;-)

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Never a truer word said and it drives me mad. My lad has been pretty much out of action for a year now so share your frustrations.
 
Can I join in too? I've for my made poorly with An auto immune disease and will probs at best only cOme back into light work.
And a yearling who obviously I can do little with for the time being. Debating getting another on loan as am going crazy not being able to ride at all
 
Horses were still upright when I left them this morning, but I do have a cat with diagnosed kidney failure and have so far reported three broken machines this week, meaning my research has ground to a halt. So, if we can make this just a 'broken' club, then I'm a Gold Member!!
 
Can i join in please?

Little pony has arthritis, navicular, prone to lami and to top it off has awful sweet itch.

Big horse has gubbed back.

Both are fully retired.

Little cat has asthma.

Love them all dearly but there are days when i really do despair!
 
Another one to join the party:

Last Wednesday my cob x was diagnosed with ossifying myotisis in a hamstring which will only get worse and I was advised my tb probably has degeneretive joint disease in the pelvic area ( now undergoing investigation ).

Last Thursday my cob came hobbling in with a huge fetlock which is still not right.

Today my tb came limping in with a sore off fore - possibly an abcess brewing.

It looks like I will have to cancel my vets appointment for next week as the vet can't look at the original issues whilst they are also lame on other legs.

AND it's stopped raining this afternoon for the first time in ages & I have no horses to ride :(
 
I shall don my tin hat, arm myself with a fire extinguisher (in case I'm shot down in flames) and put on my running shoes...... Firstly, I have had my share of broken toys over the years and I love my current boys and girls and if they break but are mendable and can do some kind of work then fine BUT we keep horses and ride because we want to, we enjoy doing so..... if for any reason mine have to become costly long term field ornaments then sorry.....they won't be doing so. They have all the love and care that they need and go without nothing and so they shall until the end which will be when I decide, either for sensible financial reasons or my emotional ones. Sorry if that sounds harsh but I cannot see the point of keeping a horse if it is going to a) break the bank and b) cause me to stop doing something as a hobby that I enjoy and horse was bought for the purpose of. (runs off and hides.....tin hat wobbling on my practical head).
 
My horse was 'broken' nerve blocks showed pain sight and scans from newmarket said nothing was wrong. Put down to growing pains....

I am now paranoid that he will go lame again. Was in light work before and had jumped the odd fence! Now whenever I work him I get worried :(
 
Bobbly said:
I shall don my tin hat, arm myself with a fire extinguisher (in case I'm shot down in flames) and put on my running shoes...... Firstly, I have had my share of broken toys over the years and I love my current boys and girls and if they break but are mendable and can do some kind of work then fine BUT we keep horses and ride because we want to, we enjoy doing so..... if for any reason mine have to become costly long term field ornaments then sorry.....they won't be doing so. They have all the love and care that they need and go without nothing and so they shall until the end which will be when I decide, either for sensible financial reasons or my emotional ones. Sorry if that sounds harsh but I cannot see the point of keeping a horse if it is going to a) break the bank and b) cause me to stop doing something as a hobby that I enjoy and horse was bought for the purpose of. (runs off and hides.....tin hat wobbling on my practical head).
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I totally agree with you. My 5 year old has until end of oct to improve or the hunt will be sent for. As he is so young if he keeps going lame what option is there? No point keeping him in the paddock for the next 20 plus years when I can save the cash spent on treating him to get a good sound horse to ride. To me they are working animals.
My 10 year old is now under the vets for investigation so I will have a go on the insurance and see where we are.
The mare - she owes me nothing and will enjoy her retirement all the time she is comfortable and is a useful companion to anything that needs a nanny.
 
Another one needing to join your group please

Oldie has cushings and ringbone and will never be rideable again. She's 20

Other one is an insurance write-off with hock problems. He's 18

Can't afford either the time or money to have a 3rd so no riding in prospect for me :(
 
Totally agree with Bobbly - its a very expensive game and if i had lots of land i have all sorts on it, but i dont and livery and feed dont come cheap and even if they dont do anything they still need vet/feed/feet trimming, i have done the companion route and it went horribly wrong so would not do that again. its a very difficult decision and a very personal one.
 
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