My horse is such a muppet! Anybody else's horse do this when sedated?

[charlimouse]

Today Colin was sedated for the EDT. It took 2 shots of sedative to get him quiet enough to get his teeth done ! Teeth all done I heard a bit of a crash in his stable and found him like this

He wasn't getting up or lying down, he was just 'stood' like this, and stayed like it for over a minute before standing back up. Me, the EDT and the vet were in hysterics laughing at him. None of us had ever seen a horse do that before! Silly horse !

 

[MrsMozart]

Aw, daft ned

 

[Dancing Queen]

poor thing!

 

[Snowysadude]

Nawww Snowy has fallen flat on his face but got back up within a few seconds (vet also laughing) but never seen them just rest like that though! Its quite cute though, he was just gathering his bearings before attempting to stand up again

 

[Spring Feather]

I don't think it's the horse who's the muppet. He should have been positioned in the corner of the stable to stop him falling forwards.

 

[devilwoman]

awww thats sad, poor lad, when my mare was heavily sedated to have a wound stiched me and my hubby were literally holding her up so she didn't fall, maybe he needed something to lean on, hope he didn't hurt his knees.

 

[MiCsarah]

when my boy was last sedated the vet gave him a head rest haha

 

[charlimouse]

He didn't fall, he got down as if to lay down, and then seemed to change his mind! He was wandering round his stable fine, if a little drunkenly (is that a word??). Sedatives don't seem to have a huge effect on him!