now_loves_mares
Well-Known Member
One of the best things about HHO is how reading about accidents/near accidents others have, reminds you to be careful yourself. So in that spirit, I will share how me being lazy and a bit daft nearly went badly wrong!
Went down to the field to feed my two this evening. I tie them up to eat as they have different supplements and tend to swap feeds if I don't. Both were tied and turned my back to get the feeds. However, I had tied them up on long ropes so they could eat their tea. In the seconds I had my back turned, one of my girls lifted her foot to paw for her tea, of course put it over the rope, realised she was stuck and started to panic. Cue some rearing and struggling. I tried to untie the rope but as the string loop was a bit small it wasn't easy to do, and it was actually the clip of my leadrope that broke. The string was tied round the fence, which was "giving" as she was struggling, so the clip ended up being the only solid thing that would snap
Horse seems ok. She was a bit stressed but soon calmed down for her tea. There was no broken skin, though a mild rope burn behind her fetlock - just snapped hair though, no skin damage. She may well have tweaked a muscle while her leg was stretched out over the rope, but she seemed sound and is off for a couple more weeks anyway with a foot injury, so I'll just keep an eye on her till then.
Poor girl - stupid mother
. From now on I promise to be good and not leave them with trailing leadropes for a second
Went down to the field to feed my two this evening. I tie them up to eat as they have different supplements and tend to swap feeds if I don't. Both were tied and turned my back to get the feeds. However, I had tied them up on long ropes so they could eat their tea. In the seconds I had my back turned, one of my girls lifted her foot to paw for her tea, of course put it over the rope, realised she was stuck and started to panic. Cue some rearing and struggling. I tried to untie the rope but as the string loop was a bit small it wasn't easy to do, and it was actually the clip of my leadrope that broke. The string was tied round the fence, which was "giving" as she was struggling, so the clip ended up being the only solid thing that would snap
Horse seems ok. She was a bit stressed but soon calmed down for her tea. There was no broken skin, though a mild rope burn behind her fetlock - just snapped hair though, no skin damage. She may well have tweaked a muscle while her leg was stretched out over the rope, but she seemed sound and is off for a couple more weeks anyway with a foot injury, so I'll just keep an eye on her till then.
Poor girl - stupid mother