I feel guilty :(

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My friends horse Bramble refuses to be caught. If you get near her with food, she will stand until your hand or the headcollar goes on her nose and then she runs backwards, or on a good day you can get the headcollar on her nose but as the strap to fasten it goes up to her ear she runs backwards and gets away.

So one day when she decided she wanted to come in, (happens once in a blue moon) I put a headcollar on her. Everytime I wanted her I went in the field with a bucket with a bit of feed in and as soon as I touched the headcollar, she would allow me to take her out the field.
She's lived in it for about a month, with me bringing her in most days for an hour or so, on days I didnt bring her in I would go cuddle her in field. I went to see her the other day to discover she has sores where the headcollar has rubbed, and it looks really sore.
Have left the headcollar off for a few days now, and she has allowed me to catch her every day
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I think once she's in a routine of coming in, she will do, but if you don't catch her for a while, you won't get near her again.
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I have started treating it, but I feel guilty, didn't realise the headcollar would do that
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Nickie
 
same thing happened to wilma, but i noticed it and wondered if it was her bridle, it wasnt, so i put green oils on for about 3/4 days and it was fine.. but i dont turn her out in it anymore, as i dont need too... her one little mark was never as bad as that, it just rubbed the hair off a bit
if your going to leave a headcollar on i think fieldsafe ones arent supposed to rub??

of sheepskin cheeks??
 
those are awful, bathe them in warm salty water to help them heal quickly and cleanly

on a catching note marley is not great to catch but if i put the rope over his neck before even trying to put the headcollar on and give him a treat as i place the rope over his neck he is fine no moving backwards or anything when i then put the headcollar on is good as gold. if i tried ot just put a head collar on him straight away he would shoot backwards.

but please dont leave her out in a headcollar again, you can see the damage it can cause but they are also very dangerous unless field safe, i know 2 people whose horses broke their necks due to wearing headcollars in a field getting them caught and panicking
 
Sorry to be harsh, but you should feel guilty. Have you not been checking on it daily?
 
The leadrope over the neck doesnt work, she spooks away as soon as it goes near her. She pretends to be scared of things.
I definitely wont do it again, she's been really good, I think the wearing the headcollar has taught her to come when I want her, see how long that lasts.
I've started treating them, so hopefully they'll be better soon
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Nickie
 
Marley used to be the same hold the treats in your fist with a bit poking out so she has to work to get it, she will be far to preoccupied to notice what youre doing. trust me Marley was a nightmare to catch used to take at least 20mins.

please keep an eye on those for infection, they are VERY open and exposed especially with all the flies and midges about
 
Yes, they are very open, she's going to be coming in every day for treatment, and will make sure they dont get infected.
I have some nafoff gel, will it hurt her if I put it on? To keep the flies away?
Nickie
 
Really sorry if I've got the wrong end of the stick - but you say you left it on for a month?

I can understand how frustrating it is to chase a horse around a field all day in all weather! But keep trying!
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It will work in your favour eventually ! Theres been quite a few threads on here about catching issues, might be worth looking up to save you the hassle etc
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YES it will hurt if you put it on. there's far too much in it to put on something that open. the only things you should be using are pure things.

warm salt water with a couple of drops of tea tree oil in applied with cotton wool. NO cream as it will be too sore for her you should clean it 3 times a day i would recommend
 
No you need to treat the sores. As said above clean them with salty water or EXTREMELY dilute hibiscrub <5%. I would probably then use something like Dermisol.

Please don't put fly gel straight on those.
 
I think it was just less then a month, but she came in for a few hours a day, and I took it off. I honestly didn't think it would harm her
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Thanks Pixxie, I will treat it 3 times a day. Don't think I have any tea tree oil. But will have a look.
Nickie
 
you cant get it in boots. it has very good healing properties

please do not do this again. horses tend to have thinner skin than people realise and their skin just like ours has to breathe and be free. and for you not to notice for a month that it was forming is frankly unacceptable (sorry to be harsh but it is)

keep the treatment plain and simple and as natural as possible
 
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