OMG she's gone mad....

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well went up this evening to sort moose out for the night and took her for a walk....well my god what a cow she is....reared up as she didnt like the walker being on - so have no hope of even getting her on there without further risk....got her past, she then starts jogging on spot, going sideways being a total twit took her along the gallop track like i did this am...and she let rip..yet another hissy fit head all over the place did a small rear small buck sideways jogging...so i tugged on her rope as i was also being dragged along...

Normally i would find this all amusing but she is now getting damn right rude and dangerous and I will not stand it....am thinking of turning her out in the field for half day to let it out of her system (she's been on box rest and daily in hand walking) no doubt she'll come in crippled, or I start taking her out in a chiifney, i've cut her feed right down was even going to not feed her tonight...and wear no jarmies - but i just couldn't do it!

So what the hell to do with this madam of a pony....arggghhhh
 
This weather has sent mine mad.I would try turning her out but you will risk her charging around the field when turned out?
 
When mine was on box rest he was just given happy hoof chaff and his supplements, perhaps a reduction would help yours
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yep thats the other prob she will throw a hissy in field...but what else do i do?
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would it be worth trying a calmer?? who knows she is a highly strung pony at best of times anyway...she's just a total twit at the mo...grrr
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Is she still supose to be taking it easy after her injury? You could shove her out on her own booted up but it then might risk her injury coming back.I would persist with the walking in hand and see if she will calm down.You know her best.
 
yea supposed to be...huh right with her no chance atm..she was out in a small paddock at my last yard, new yard doesnt have quite the same turnout it's a lovely field and will be out with 2 other quite mares of the same size...even on her own or with company she'll still be a mare and run about...
 
I would continue your walks in hand.Try to be relaxed and not tense up thinking she is going to mis behave.Maybe go for longer walks or different routes so she doesn't know where she is going to go.Or even some ground work if you have a school to keep her brain occupied??Just a few suggestion but like i said you know her best
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yes i always stay relaxed with her but wont have her rearing or kicking out, bucking so tugged the rope the only place safe enough is the school, gallop track or up and down the lane towards the gate, doesnt matter where she is, think i am just going to let her out in pm tomorrow tuff luck if she hurts herself more...she just doesnt get it....why she's not allowed out and i really feel for her i really do wish I could make her leg heal quicker and start to have fun again, at this rate am contemplating just getting on her see what she does then....but i wont!
 
Boots or bandages do not support the legs.


I'd stick a chain over her nose and use it if I needed to, plus wear a helmet/gloves. It's not just dangerous to you and her, but anyone else in the area if she gets loose.

Or if you don't fancy that, they walk her with a lunge line attached to a cavesson. Should give you some more control.
 
I have got a chain rope yes...i had put the rope over her nose the other day when she got a little bit fizzy but she was just as bad...throwing her head around more...chain i think she will respect if my lad did she will...
 
Have you thought about giving her a calming supplement ?
Global herbs do one for horses on box rest
Mollichaff now do a chaff with cammomile in it my friend swears by it it has helped settle her stallion
 
Can you give her some turnout in the school whilst you muck her out or something just to let her get it our of her system befoe you walk her?
 
it'll be the same as if I put her out she'l hoon about so may aswell just stick her out I think let her get on with it, really wanted to get her on walker but she's freaking out about it so i really dont want to risk hurting her anymore...she does it herself out in field then thats her fault...no i dont mean any of it love her to death
 
Get some electric fencing with a good charger so it packs quite a zap, and give her a small area to go out in. Double the size of her box, say, and gradually make it bigger as she settles.
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You could also ask your vet about some long-term tranqs. They should help her settle.
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maybe walk her out with another horse , my friend has just put her horse on Global Herbs calmer and she realy rates it , its taken the edge right off.
 
my horse did six months box rest acp lots of it. stopped me being killed he was so out of it could hardley put one foot in front of the other and blue chip worked he looked constanstly stoned
 
mine on box rest got Sedalin from the vet, when he went out i gave him a bit extra, and he just went out and ate and had a roll Maybe thast would help madam stay cool?
How much longer has she to go?

Maybe knock out the barley and speedibeet?/
 
Please, please, please, if you feel she is being dangerous, and by the sounds of it she is, then don't walk her in hand anymore.

Unless you want to look like I did on Christmas eve:

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I broke nearly all the bones is my face (eye sockets, nose, sinuses, cheek bones, upper and lower jaw, that bit between my nose and mouth was open to the bone when my mother first saw me in the hospital
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), and over 10 months later and I am far from recovered, it's ruined many aspects of my life, but I am very lucky to be alive.

I actually now, with hindsight, feel that walking in hand after boxrest is very dangerous, and a bad idea for a majority of horses.
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I wouldn't do it again.

What is the injury that you are resting her for?
 
jesus christ that is awful poor you i'm sorry to hear about your nasty accident.

I dont think shes that dangerous i'd say more silly she's recovering a muscle rupture to her forearm...from being left out in a field on her own thanks to the lovely people at my old yard..was very annoyed!

I really hope you will have a full recovery from this what on earth happened if you dont mind me asking?
my girl is tiny and has no shoes on and I'm soo sure she wouldnt do anything to harm me it's not her nature to be nasty..she's just fresh with all this being couped up.
 
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I'm soo sure she wouldnt do anything to harm me it's not her nature to be nasty..she's just fresh with all this being couped up.

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Ok, I think you're being a little naive to think that your horse "wouldn't do anything to harm you", and you won't get hurt purely because "she's not nasty".

Mine happened with the sweetest mare I've ever known (not any of the thugs, youngsters or stallions I've handled and owned!). She hasn't got a nasty bone in her body, (although I'm not denying that she can be boisterous), but boxrest totally cooked her up to be absolutely explosive!
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I got caught in the crossfire of a buck.... And that pic is me 24 hours later! I looked a hell of a lot worse than that at some points, and still have scarring and health issues now.

It's too easy to think yours isn't, but they're all capable of it and if the behaviour that you describe in your OP isn't an exaggeration, then leading in hand is too risky to the both of you.

TBH, having seen your old post about how long you've already been resting her for, and the vet thinking that this may take quite a long period of rest, then I would get permission to turn her out.

My mare needed resting again a couple of months ago, and after one week of box rest, and then 2 weeks of small paddock I told spoke to my vet again, and they agreed I could just put her back in her usual paddock. I did that and at her reassessment 2 weeks ago, and again yesterday was more pleasing than we'd hoped - I think in a lot of cases then prolonged boxrest is limited in how helpful it can be. Due to treatment yesterday, she's been back in since yesterday lunchtime and today we got through 2 broken leadropes, and a hefty lot of sedalin just mucking out
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she's going to be doped up and put back out again tomorrow!
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Really, tell your vet that she's becoming dangerous and this regime isn't working.
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Apart from anything else, the leaping about every time you lead her out is going to undo any amount of resting.
 
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