My pony is beating up my horse!

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Sarahgema

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Some of you may remember my post about my boys fighting.
Well.. on Saturday I put them out and watched them - all was fine.
Put out again on Sunday and fine again.
We have 2 hay hacks and the little one had learnt to stay at the bottem and Figo would stay at the top with mares.
When I went to get them in last night Figo was at the bottem on his own and Lil legs was at top with mares (knew something was wrong)
Figo has bites all up his neck and chest (the lil one was gelding 2 month ago!) and has a poorly leg, no cuts, swelling, heat. etc but struggling to walk and holds it up when stood still.
Hes in today bcuase he couldn't walk to the field this morning, he had his head on my shoulder and was gruntng every stride (whilst hopping) I tucked him back up in bed with a big haynet! Feel awful now - I hate it when when boys are poorly and hes right down in dumps. Promised him prezzy tonight.
 
I don't know if you read prev post - it wasn't suggested to take him out as there arnt any other fields - the suggestions were leave them to fight it out or seperate field with electric fencing.
Other option is sell the pony as 13hh and I can't show him and he would make a fab show pony for a little person.
 
Thats what Im thinking -
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Poor Figo!
 
No alarm but.....get the vet to check his leg if he cant walk...my lad had a fractured cannon bone from a kick in the field....he recovered completely and all was fine.....but you need to exclude a fracture.

Hope all is ok....pain in the ass when they fight....
 
I was going o see what hes like tonight and if as bad as this morning I think I'm getting the vet. I don't know what else to do so would be worth it even to stock up on bute!
 
I have to say that I would possibly be treating it a little more urgently than that. Everything you describe is a horse in a lot of pain. So the vet would now be on his way, or have been.
 
I lost my original reply to your post and to be honest, it was just as well! Okay, he cant walk to the field, he hops and is groaning. And you put him away with a haynet!
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. Ger your arse in gear and call a vet or do you share the same on e as DBard or whatever she's called? How could you? You give yourself airs and graces and yet you dont understand the very basics of horsemanship? I wouldnt worry about selling the pony, I would sell both and take up tennis
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. In the meantime, go ahead and fill your wardrobe with bute, it cures all, so they say
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I do believe that you are studying 'trollism'
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as reply to your post - my horse as been checked on and is ok - must have been sore this morning but is walking and trotting ok now and is even tracking up. Theres still no heat or swelling and he was happy to go out and is munching away in field - his bright usual self.
Lets hope he just slept funny - either that or tucking him back up in his stable with his haynet worked a treat! woohoo!
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How rude Mairi, so yeah maybe the vet could have been called earlier but I'm sure sarah knows whether her horse is a wimp with pain. Maybe it sounded worse then it was, but to judge her horsemanship skills on that decision? And say she is studying trollism? thats just plain rude!
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jesus mary (i presume that is your name but you are just trying to sound less common) I checked on sarahgemas horse this morning and i am a vet nurse so she was not been irresponsible at all. You are obviously the kind of client a vets love as you will get them out and pay them money for doing nothing as your horse may have winked funny lol. Get down off your arrogant podium and get a grip. If you don't agree with sarahgema then don't even read her posts and we all be happy bunnys.
 
My horse had a small cut on his leg...he was not lame at all.....I am a Nurse Practitioner, I have an MSc which includes anatomy/physiology/pathophysiology and applied therapeutics.....I couldn't tell by looking that he had a fractured bone, it was only apparant with x-ray.....so actually, to leave a hopping/grunting horse was irresponsible.

The outcome (as far as you know) has been ok....but you still dont know if he has a fracture (unicortical or otherwise) as, I presume - you do not have x-ray vision.
 
I am with Mairi and whoever else said the vet should have been out by now. A horse who cannot walk, is in pain. A horse who has been kicked and cannot walk because they are in pain would set off major alarm bells straight away. A mare at our yard ended up in hospital when she got a fracture near her hock due to being kicked. The joint got infected and the mare was close to being pts.

In these kinds of circumstances, it is best to call the vet, even if a vet nurse has told you your horse is fine. That is what vets are qualified for.
 
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jesus mary (i presume that is your name but you are just trying to sound less common) I checked on sarahgemas horse this morning and i am a vet nurse so she was not been irresponsible at all. You are obviously the kind of client a vets love as you will get them out and pay them money for doing nothing as your horse may have winked funny lol. Get down off your arrogant podium and get a grip. If you don't agree with sarahgema then don't even read her posts and we all be happy bunnys.

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This had me roflmao. Just what, in your extensive training, qualifies you to tell us that we are, in effect, horsey hypochondriacs because we would have the vet out to a horse that is hopping lame? Surely the kinds of clients you are talking about are the ones who have the vet out because their horse 'looks depressed'.
 
I was going to get the vet out - hence asking a few different people to check on him throughout the day - for those of you who know me would know that I would never leave a horse in pain - he has no kicks - no broken skin - no grazes - he can walk - just wasn't walking properly.
Im sure each of you know your own horse more than anyone else would and like RubysGold I know what my horseis like more than anyone else. He is a wimp - hes a proper mummys buy and if he trips he gets embarrased and runs to me.
Lets just all be happy that he is fine and happy - if hes bad again in the morning a vet will be out!
 
I am talking about the people who waste the vets time over pathetic problems that if the owner was that worried could maybe have diagnosed over the phone.
I always get my horses checked by a vet asap when there is an actual problem
 
Ummm, a horse being hopping lame is 'an actual problem'.

Maybe the fact we are not trained vets ourselves means we don't take punts at diagnosing our own horses when they are quite obviously in a lot of pain. With minor things, I am happy to treat things or to just say 'oh that's just him being him', but I'm sure if I had the training that allowed me to diagnose my own horse, therefore knowing a vet visit is not needed, I would not have to pay the £40 call-out charge+treatment.
 
Actually Vixann, Mairi is a Scottish name and it is Mairi's name ... what a hilarious comment to make
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Mairi will stand up for herself when she returns however suffice to say in the meantime that I would wager that she knows a hell of a lot more about vet issues and horse welfare than you ever will.
 
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I am talking about the people who waste the vets time over pathetic problems that if the owner was that worried could maybe have diagnosed over the phone.
I always get my horses checked by a vet asap when there is an actual problem

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Hmmmmm.....believe me, no medical/equine practitioner worth their salt would EVER diagnose something over the phone...that can only be done by assessment/exam and, when needed, investigations.

However, if your practice can diagnose a fracture over the phone, well that would have saved me a shed-load of money.
 
Have to say I agree with Mairi and Lankydoodle etc. My pony was kicked in the field a few years ago when out on loan, by the tiniest little pony imaginable. The loaners called us to say she had been kicked, but the vet had been and said it was just bruised and not to worry, to lead her out and hose it daily. A few days later, I got a call asking if I could go up and see her, as the loaners thought something was wrong. The normally lively pony was standing in the stable, resting her leg and looking mighty depressed, so we got the vet out and insisted they x-rayed. Hey presto, one fractured tibia - all it would have taken for the leg to completely shatter was for her to lie down then try to stand up on it.
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It still makes me shudder to think what could have happened, and it just goes to the show that you shouldn't always just accept what the vet tells you!
 
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Actually Vixann, Mairi is a Scottish name and it is Mairi's name ... what a hilarious comment to make
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Mairi will stand up for herself when she returns however suffice to say in the meantime that I would wager that she knows a hell of a lot more about vet issues and horse welfare than you ever will.

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Cheers Tia
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. I prefer to go along with the saying..'give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself'! Well, she's hung herself and caked her pants
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. Must find out where she nurses and do a huge bodyswerve on the practise
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. The HHo garden is coming on great with all the bullshit its been rec'ing recently
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OH MY GOD. I am amazed at how nasty people have got about this. When reading sarahgemas post i didnt get the feeling she was being neglectful towards her horse. I feel that certain people have been quite insensitive when trying to portray their opinions.

Sorry maybe i am under an illusion but i thought this forum was for people with horses to chat and ask others opinions and ideas on things. When i joined this forum i did not realise that i would be chatting with BULLIES.

Maybe "lankydoodle", "poppymoo", "mairi" are just a selected few that decide to gang up on people. As far as i am concerned i think these rude creatures were reading something different to me as all i thought when reading the post was that sarahgema felt guilty as the two horses had been ok for two days then she thought there would be nothing to worry aboput as most people would have.

The fact she asked people to check them to me says that she is knowledgable and does care for her horses i think that the three people i mentioned earlier should maybe keep there opinions to themselves if they can not voice them politely.

Everyone is intitled to an opinion but only certain people have the brain cells to get them over in a way not to hurt feelings.

Hope figo is better now sarahgema and hope these neanderthals have not put you off using the forum.
 
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As far as i am concerned i think these rude creatures were reading something different to me

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No. I think these "rude creatures" (Pmsl
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Im sorry "tia" please could you emplain yourself i dont understand your code writing, just incase you are confused i speak ENGLISH.

Let me know when you can write in full sentences

thanks creature
 
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Im sorry "tia" please could you emplain yourself i dont understand your code writing, just incase you are confused i speak ENGLISH.


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Yeah "Tia"
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Speak ENGLISH
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Bloody foreigners
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As to the OP, I agree when you said he was hopping lame, after possibly a kick, it certainly set alarm bells off for me. I know several horses that have broken legs from kicks, and one that had no visible marks, yet had a puncture running right into the joint.
You were lucky this time.
My horse is awaiting his re-scan after doing his check ligament, he was hopping lame, yet went sound almost straight away. The Vet said that all too often people jump on them as soon as they go sound and cause a whole heap more trouble.
 
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