JadeWisc
Well-Known Member
I am feeling so lucky today. I am posting this as a reminder of just how quickly something awful can happen when you have horses. Also how it is important to stay right on top of safety where horse keeping is concerned.
I had posted two days ago about how my electric fencer had gone out and the horses had pulled down much of the poly/electric roping. Well we went for the supplies and were going to put all of the hot fencing back up yesterday when a blizzard hit here. We were unable to put it up and I was not all that worried as the non electric fencing is solid and secure with a part of it exposing part of the steel barn wall. My horses had never bothered going near the barn wall prior to us having electric up, but as a precaution I wanted it there. Well.. of all the irony in the world in the very 24 hour period it was all down Chester went up to the side of steel barn and kicked a hole in it! He is fine and his cut was minor. It could have however been far worse. My grandfather lost a mare in this very way when I was young. She had to be PTS . The vet will be here at 4, no stitches are required and could'nt be stitched where it is anyhow if it had been larger. He is getting a Tetenaus Booster and antibiotic shot. I am so thankful it was minor but it was a lesson of just how quickly a terrible thing can happen. Give your horses a hug today, I know all of mine will be getting one!
I had posted two days ago about how my electric fencer had gone out and the horses had pulled down much of the poly/electric roping. Well we went for the supplies and were going to put all of the hot fencing back up yesterday when a blizzard hit here. We were unable to put it up and I was not all that worried as the non electric fencing is solid and secure with a part of it exposing part of the steel barn wall. My horses had never bothered going near the barn wall prior to us having electric up, but as a precaution I wanted it there. Well.. of all the irony in the world in the very 24 hour period it was all down Chester went up to the side of steel barn and kicked a hole in it! He is fine and his cut was minor. It could have however been far worse. My grandfather lost a mare in this very way when I was young. She had to be PTS . The vet will be here at 4, no stitches are required and could'nt be stitched where it is anyhow if it had been larger. He is getting a Tetenaus Booster and antibiotic shot. I am so thankful it was minor but it was a lesson of just how quickly a terrible thing can happen. Give your horses a hug today, I know all of mine will be getting one!
