Nightmare day!!! (Warning, unpleasant pictures)

[Tigger&me]

Hello everyone,
a few weeks ago some of you may remember I introduced my new horse Tigger she’s a lovely little thoroughbred who has settled into her new life really well. I couldn’t be happier with her.
yesterday however, Tigger decided that life in Norfolk wasn’t quite exciting enough. Around 2pm I got a call from my yard owner telling me Tigger was stuck in a dyke. Of course I was instantly in panic mode and practically flew to the yard imagining the worse...

I did not expect it to be as bad as it was....

3 fire engine, 2 JCB’s, the vet (obviously) a specialist animal rescue crew and about 20 helpers.

it took just under 3 hours to free Tigger and I have to say she was an absolute superstar. Me on the other hand, I was useless, in a huge panic and just getting in the way!
24 hours later, Tigger is still very subdued and not herself, she has about 20 stitches in her leg, is on anti for the infection in her leg, Bute for the pain and of course a long period of box rest.
but thankfully she’s okay.

 

[Tigger&me]

Won’t let me add pictures, so if anyone knows how I can do that...

 

[Carol Singing Dawg]

Gosh what a nightmare. So sorry for your little horse. Aren't we lucky to have such specialist help for instances like these. I hope Tigger makes a good recovery.

 

[J&S]

What a dreadful shock for you (and her), do hope all will be well soon. Talking of shock, give her plenty of arnica tablets.

 

[PurBee]

So glad to hear your both ok. What a shock you had. Well done for making it through...i would have probably fainted seeing all the fire engines, jcb’s etc!

if youre uploading pics froma phone or ipad it has a file limit size...your pics may be too big so it wont upload them?

 

[thefarsideofthefield]

Jeez - how awful , you must be traumatised ! Sometimes I think horses are the stupidest animals on the planet , but it's amazing what they bounce back from . Sending healing thoughts to you both XXXX

 

[TPO]

How scary

Glad that you are both ok

 

[splashgirl45]

horses do try to scare us by getting into trouble, glad she is ok, must have been awful for you,

 

[Tigger&me]

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[Tigger&me]

https://imgur.com/a/dKmDlHu

 

[SpotsandBays]

Jesus!! Poor baby!

 

[Tiddlypom]

Blimmin’ heck!!

Thank goodness your YO found her!

All best wishes for a prompt and full recovery.

 

[IrishMilo]

Bloody hell. What an ordeal. She must have been freezing in that ditch. So lucky you found her and the outcome was good.

 

[Tigger&me]

She was actually really lucky, she had a good rug on so she didn’t get too cold, vet was monitoring her all along and she was impressed. No sedation was used while she was in the dyke. And she amazed me with how cal m she was. I was the nervous wreck!
her leg is pretty bad, poor baby can’t move, but she’s on strong pain relief and we’re doing everything can to make her comfortable.
just so glad it all ended well

 

[ITPersonnage]

Poop poppet, "Black Friday" indeed ! Hope she bounces back, what an ordeal for you both I'd have had kittens right there....

 

[brighteyes]

Why, oh why, is the ditch unfenced?

Or was it?

 

[meleeka]

Goodness me! I’m glad she’s relatively ok. What a good girl that she didn’t need sedation. Winter is the best time to do box rest so at least that’s something!

 

[mini_b]

Awful! Glad she’s ok xx

 

[Dyllymoo]

Oh how scary. Glad she is ok(ish) hopefully she heals quickly xx

 

[AmyMay]

Bloody hell. So glad she’s ok x

 

[Snow Falcon]

Jeez, what a fright that must have been. Glad she's safe now.

 

[Rumtytum]

No wonder you were beside yourself! Very best wishes to Tigger, hope she’s feeling much better soon and no worse for her ‘adventure’

 

[Jeni the dragon]

Poor girl, and poor you! Hope she's starting to feel a little better.

 

[PurBee]

Why, oh why, is the ditch unfenced?

Or was it?

looks like theres electric fence posts.
With the horse being relatively new to the owner/yard...it probably saw the long grasses surrounding the ditch and wanted to munch...not seeing there’s a ditch behind the length of grass. While doing a houdini with the fencing, like mine, they learn to go through it between the strings, at quite a fast pace, to avoid being zapped, which would easily result with the horse in the ditch.

My gelding went through 3 string fence right infront of me at a pace i could not believe. Literally blink of an eye. He’s got it refined to an art form!

its an unfortunate accident. The horse couldnt see beyond the thick long dead grass...until it was too late.

ive dug 2 foot deep and wide drains around my fields for drainage, but luckily my horses saw them being dug, long grass never obscures them, i strim them if that happens - 3 string tight fencing 3 foot in from the edge... so they are year-round clearly visible and the horses avoid the edges and never attempt escape near them, in all these years. Mine could jump them if they had to, or get out of them if they fell in. Unfortunately norfolk ditches are very wide and deep.

Mine now only houdini where there’s no ditches and they know theyll succeed!

So glad Tigger is doing well and all dry and cosy now ?

 

[TheOldTrout]

What a fright for you both! Hope Tigger makes a good recovery.

 

[Nicnac]

Glad she's ok. It's very easy for a horse (who are world's best self-harmers as we all know) to slip and go under the fencing trying to get that amazing bit of grass which is just out of reach and end up in a ditch.

My mare did the same, but despite best efforts of the vet and the fire crew with all their equipment managing to get her out she didn't make it as she'd broken her back in the fall.

 

[paddy555]

what a nightmare, glad she is OK and the rescue services were there for you and someone, presumably YO got them there.

Nicnac, I'm so sorry about your girl.

 

[misst]

OMG what a nightmare. Glad she is ok. Large G & T needed! I hope she makes a swift recovery. You will probably be more traumatised than her! Years ago I found a horse in a swimming pool. She had broken out of the yard in the night (field kept) and wandered down a driveway over a lawn and stepped on a swimming pool covered with a tarpulin. Luckily there was water in the pool to break her fall. The owners of the house were away on holiday. I found her as I could hear a horse calling in distress. The firebrigade were amazing. She was cold but ok.

 

[Spottyappy]

How frightening. Hope she makes a quick recovery. Long with your nerves!

 

[Billyandme]

Glad she is OK. Nightmare scenario for you both. Xxx