RunToEarth
Well-Known Member
Ugh I honestly cannot believe how little common sense my coloured horse holds.
Last night it was really warm, so I left my two out until I finished work, at 9pm. When I came to fetch them in at 9, they ran off, and as it was a warm night I left them out.
When I left my house this morning at 6am I saw both of them asleep in their 25acres of field, when mum left at 9am she said she could only see Bertha, and called me at sixth form to tell me when I got home to check on them.
I got home at 3pm and heard Bertha in the field, on walking down to find them, I could see Bertha, but only Oshk's head, and on second thoughts I decided Oshk had jumped out and into the sheep field next door. Was very worried as the sheep field is contained by a layer of sheep wire, topped with two layers of barbed wire, which I don't turn my horses out into, as I hate barbed wire.
On climbing over the wall, I realised my horse was not in the other field, but wedged in between the two
He had some how pushed the wall row down from his side, and become wedged between the wall row and the barbed wire fence:
I was so shocked, Oshk is not in the least bit an affectionate horse but whinnied and whickered on seeing me, obviously happy to see help!
I paniced major style and on evaluating the situation broke down into a fit of tears. Bertha had leant on the wall row behind him, pushing it over and making it impossible for me to back him out, and he was really stressed out, we think he has been there since about 8am.
I called Daddy Dave who tried to calm me down and broke off from his very important meeting with accountant to come to my aid. Oshk was obviously exhausted, and whilst I was undoing the fence bent over he rested his head on me and fell asleep.
Daddy dave got here quickly and snipped the barbed wire free. Aftersnipping the last layer free, Oshk surged forwards, and as Dave quickly pulled the wire so Oshk didn't injure himself on it, he accidently wrapped it around me, so I have three painful barbed wire wounds on my tummy that my St John's Ambulance trained grandma has seen to
He has some superficial wounds on him where the barbed wire has gone through his rug, you can see in the following pictures how much his rugs saved him and his injuries, the vet was here to do the cows and has given him the once over, he drunk three big buckets of water and is tucking into hay inside now, so he is obviously very tired
Rug:
Chest:
Bottom:
Hind:
and recovering from his horrible day:
Last night it was really warm, so I left my two out until I finished work, at 9pm. When I came to fetch them in at 9, they ran off, and as it was a warm night I left them out.
When I left my house this morning at 6am I saw both of them asleep in their 25acres of field, when mum left at 9am she said she could only see Bertha, and called me at sixth form to tell me when I got home to check on them.
I got home at 3pm and heard Bertha in the field, on walking down to find them, I could see Bertha, but only Oshk's head, and on second thoughts I decided Oshk had jumped out and into the sheep field next door. Was very worried as the sheep field is contained by a layer of sheep wire, topped with two layers of barbed wire, which I don't turn my horses out into, as I hate barbed wire.
On climbing over the wall, I realised my horse was not in the other field, but wedged in between the two
I was so shocked, Oshk is not in the least bit an affectionate horse but whinnied and whickered on seeing me, obviously happy to see help!
I paniced major style and on evaluating the situation broke down into a fit of tears. Bertha had leant on the wall row behind him, pushing it over and making it impossible for me to back him out, and he was really stressed out, we think he has been there since about 8am.
I called Daddy Dave who tried to calm me down and broke off from his very important meeting with accountant to come to my aid. Oshk was obviously exhausted, and whilst I was undoing the fence bent over he rested his head on me and fell asleep.
Daddy dave got here quickly and snipped the barbed wire free. Aftersnipping the last layer free, Oshk surged forwards, and as Dave quickly pulled the wire so Oshk didn't injure himself on it, he accidently wrapped it around me, so I have three painful barbed wire wounds on my tummy that my St John's Ambulance trained grandma has seen to
He has some superficial wounds on him where the barbed wire has gone through his rug, you can see in the following pictures how much his rugs saved him and his injuries, the vet was here to do the cows and has given him the once over, he drunk three big buckets of water and is tucking into hay inside now, so he is obviously very tired
Rug:
Chest:
Bottom:
Hind:
and recovering from his horrible day:
