Poor Indie

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checkmate1

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I went up to check on my horse just before 7am this morning, when I got to the yard she was calling me from the field which is most unusual, as she knows I'm going to put her fly rug on and unpleasent fly mask and take her off the scrummy grass! So I walk up to her and she is still neighing at me, I noticed she was standing at little odd and then that her back was all arched up like a frightened cat, on closer inspection her breathing is very rapid, her back end shaking and shes reluctant to walk and when she tries she stumbles behind and then back end goes into spasm. I immediatly called vet as not entirley sure whats wrong with her, Colic? Tying up? Poisened?! He thinks her symptoms are a bit bizzarre and comes out straight away, as I slowly try and get her to the stables it looks like colic and shes spasming. However the vet has diagnosed possibly some sort of colic but more likely she has damaged her back somehow and its gone into spasm, so my poor little horse is sedated in her stable on strong painkillers to try and get her back to relax. What a way to start the w/e! and first show of the season is tomorrow, but at least I won't make an exhibition of myself in the 4/5yrs ridden class!! Has a this ever happened to your horse? We had a huge thunderstorm last night so think maybe this is when she hurt herself.
 
Have heard of this before......box rest for awhile! I know what your saying about the way she was stood,and can appear very frightning and freaky(The one I saw was very jerky,and nearly went over!)......have seen it,but not to that degree
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........sending a big healing vibe out to your girlie!
 
Thank you very much, shes a really unhappy girl this eve, has bitten my mum and sister so obviously very unhappy.
 
Mine did the same between Xmas and New Year. He came in from field very quietly and then started to shiver (despite think warm rugs) Once in the stable he kept arching his back and doing little pees, would not eat and just stood with his head hanging. Vet came within 30 mins and he was given lots of painkillers and a mild sedative. He was very subdued for about a week and was kept warm and turned out for an hour a day. He came back slowly into work after a couple of weeks and is now back competing and better than ever! A study of the field the next day found 3 or 4 sets of skid marks at least 6 foot long! Goodness knows what he got up to.....
 
Aw, poor horse! I do know personally what a back spasm is like, and I can sympathise with her completely. (I have not bitten anyone though
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Hopefully with the rest and painkillers she will mend in no time. Sending healing vibes to her.
 
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