reindeerlover
Well-Known Member
I am so annoyed at the moment, the plan was to go for a little hack yesterday with a friend so I brought in the 5yo ex racer, tied her up, groomed her, put saddle on her......and she blew up! Boom! Bronced the saddle off, broke the baler twine (on the ring, not holding tack together!) and galloped off down the fenced off strip. Stopped at the end, happy as larry grazed a bit til I collected her. Now, she's in season and can be a bit girthy at the best of times so I gave her the benefit of the doubt and turned her out again.
Then I brought in the 6yo mare who had freaked out the other day with her leg over the rope and bolted, ending up with rope burns. She had some time off with just ground work to teach her that headcollars and ropes are NOT scary and I am NOT trying to kill her, that had gone well so I caught her, tied her up, put saddle on, so far so good. Then I came at her with the bridle... that, of course, was the most frightening thing I could have done to her so she immediately broke free (wearing headcollar around her neck) with saddle on. She galloped down the strip and barged her way through the gate at the bottom into the sheep field (very small area with no sheep in it), then jumped the 3'6" sheep wire and barbed wire fence (I know, but it's a rented field) in with her buddies, galloped around the field for a bit with them and then- for no apparent reason- decided to jump back into the sheep field over the barbed wire. Stupid horse. As she was still alive and undamaged, she then decided that she should probably jump a different fence so jumped the wire NEXT TO THE OPEN GATE, didn't make it, tripped and fell on her side. She then stopped and I watched her limp and circle like she had broken at least one leg. I got there and managed to get a hand on her, remove the saddle and put headcollar on her properly. I led her up to the round pen, she walked sound and then trotted around in there sound (although bleeding from most of her legs). I called the vet because she wouldn't weight bear when she stood still.
Vet arrived, I had difficulty catching her in the 20meter pen! Asked if she had a sedative dart gun? She did not... Anyway, after about 3 doses of sedative she had 2 wounds stapled and the rest cleaned up, no major harm done. Asked nice Vet lady to look at Eric as he had been kicked on Sunday and has swollen area and what I assumed was a graze above his left knee. She sedated him, cleaned the "graze" and found a wound down to the bone! OMG, I felt awful. I had just left him to it as he hadn't seemed lame and it looked like the graze was healing ok. Anyway, nice vet lady said that she couldn't feel any bone damage but that if he was lame in 3 weeks she would xray. It means that if he is sound tomorrow morning without meds he can go to RC camp at the weekend but if he's not sound he cannot be ridden at all!
Oscar, the old boy is quite sore after working hard at the weekend so he's out of action, Eric has a potentially broken leg, Madison has legs like a kebab thingy and Miss Dynamite can't have a saddle on! What is going on? I think someone who can look after horses properly without breaking them should come and take them all away while I curl up in a corner, rock myself and write poetry.
If anyone wants a broken horse please come to my field and take one. Also please bring me some chocolate, wine and sympathy.
*Rocks gently and humms*
Then I brought in the 6yo mare who had freaked out the other day with her leg over the rope and bolted, ending up with rope burns. She had some time off with just ground work to teach her that headcollars and ropes are NOT scary and I am NOT trying to kill her, that had gone well so I caught her, tied her up, put saddle on, so far so good. Then I came at her with the bridle... that, of course, was the most frightening thing I could have done to her so she immediately broke free (wearing headcollar around her neck) with saddle on. She galloped down the strip and barged her way through the gate at the bottom into the sheep field (very small area with no sheep in it), then jumped the 3'6" sheep wire and barbed wire fence (I know, but it's a rented field) in with her buddies, galloped around the field for a bit with them and then- for no apparent reason- decided to jump back into the sheep field over the barbed wire. Stupid horse. As she was still alive and undamaged, she then decided that she should probably jump a different fence so jumped the wire NEXT TO THE OPEN GATE, didn't make it, tripped and fell on her side. She then stopped and I watched her limp and circle like she had broken at least one leg. I got there and managed to get a hand on her, remove the saddle and put headcollar on her properly. I led her up to the round pen, she walked sound and then trotted around in there sound (although bleeding from most of her legs). I called the vet because she wouldn't weight bear when she stood still.
Vet arrived, I had difficulty catching her in the 20meter pen! Asked if she had a sedative dart gun? She did not... Anyway, after about 3 doses of sedative she had 2 wounds stapled and the rest cleaned up, no major harm done. Asked nice Vet lady to look at Eric as he had been kicked on Sunday and has swollen area and what I assumed was a graze above his left knee. She sedated him, cleaned the "graze" and found a wound down to the bone! OMG, I felt awful. I had just left him to it as he hadn't seemed lame and it looked like the graze was healing ok. Anyway, nice vet lady said that she couldn't feel any bone damage but that if he was lame in 3 weeks she would xray. It means that if he is sound tomorrow morning without meds he can go to RC camp at the weekend but if he's not sound he cannot be ridden at all!
Oscar, the old boy is quite sore after working hard at the weekend so he's out of action, Eric has a potentially broken leg, Madison has legs like a kebab thingy and Miss Dynamite can't have a saddle on! What is going on? I think someone who can look after horses properly without breaking them should come and take them all away while I curl up in a corner, rock myself and write poetry.
If anyone wants a broken horse please come to my field and take one. Also please bring me some chocolate, wine and sympathy.
*Rocks gently and humms*
*vibes* for quick recovery for all neddys!
