druid
Well-Known Member
As we have three horses living out 24/7 that get fed we seperate them by putting the two geldings into what by day is the chickens free range paddock while leaving the mare in the main field.
My brother just went down to move the geldings back into the main paddock to find max wrapped in the chicken wire fencing. He got Bob out asap to stop him getting entangled too as Max had pulled a good 40ft of fencing off but it was still attached to the fence at either end. He got our attention by throwing pebbles at the windows. We all ran down knowing something was wrong. Bob had sheep fencing and chicken wire wrapped around his right fore all the way up to his elbow. He also had several strands wedged under his shoe. We were trying to see if he had any injuries when Mum spotted Bob had leaned over the fence to see what was happening and got his headcollar buckle attached to a piece of fencing the Max had ripped loose and was now struggling - we were trying to keep Bob still and calm as he had several sharp pieces of wire close to his jugular, we managed to release him (all he needed to do was put his head down - the exact oppisite fo what his instincts told him. Shooed him away and got back to Max who mum had been keeping calm. We managed to cut and drag the wire to get him out...not a scratch on him, those cob feathers saved his tendons.
This pen is lined with chicken wire which the horses cannot get thier feet through (tiny diameter holes almost like netting), they are in there for maybe 30mins MAX a day and neither of them EVER paw the ground while feeding. Just shows you quite how freak an accident can be.
My brother just went down to move the geldings back into the main paddock to find max wrapped in the chicken wire fencing. He got Bob out asap to stop him getting entangled too as Max had pulled a good 40ft of fencing off but it was still attached to the fence at either end. He got our attention by throwing pebbles at the windows. We all ran down knowing something was wrong. Bob had sheep fencing and chicken wire wrapped around his right fore all the way up to his elbow. He also had several strands wedged under his shoe. We were trying to see if he had any injuries when Mum spotted Bob had leaned over the fence to see what was happening and got his headcollar buckle attached to a piece of fencing the Max had ripped loose and was now struggling - we were trying to keep Bob still and calm as he had several sharp pieces of wire close to his jugular, we managed to release him (all he needed to do was put his head down - the exact oppisite fo what his instincts told him. Shooed him away and got back to Max who mum had been keeping calm. We managed to cut and drag the wire to get him out...not a scratch on him, those cob feathers saved his tendons.
This pen is lined with chicken wire which the horses cannot get thier feet through (tiny diameter holes almost like netting), they are in there for maybe 30mins MAX a day and neither of them EVER paw the ground while feeding. Just shows you quite how freak an accident can be.
