Really really bad mummy

[archoak]

My OH has just taken my son back to the yard (40 min round trip) as we forgot to put our horses water in

Have never forgotten before but we were distracted this afternoon with some bad news. We always do a check on hay, water, rugs etc but tonight spent time making a fuss on her before we left and forgot. I feel awful and just hope as its cold she's hasn't been too thirsty.

 

[SusieJane]

Don't feel too bad, last week, after years of owning a horse ~ I took off her rug, and hadn't undone one of the back leg straps!

Bless her she's only a bubba, but she was so good! and just sort of walked forward to I could untangle her.

 

[archoak]

I feel dreadful, am sitting waiting for my son to call and tell me she's OK.

Edit: He just called and she's fine, she didn't want a drink while he was there (even though he put water in her mouth!) and he checked to see if she was dehydrated and she wasn't. At least she'd had sugarbeet in her feed earlier and got some water from that.

 

[SusieJane]

LOL ~ don't know who I feel more sorry for!!!

don't worry, I've heard of people doing much, much worse, and their horses never seem to be any worse for it!

 

[archoak]

I think probably feel most sorry for OH who is not horsey but drives the lorry and likes feeding treats. Apparently Molly very pleased to see them as thought she was being turned out

 

[Weezy]

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Don't feel too bad, last week, after years of owning a horse ~ I took off her rug, and hadn't undone one of the back leg straps!

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I havent undone both back leg straps countless times as I dont use them on my own horses, so everytime I do someone elses horse this happens!

 

[SusieJane]

LOL ~ just when I was going to ask if you'd come look after mine....

 

[Weezy]

Never had one panic YET!!

 

[Tia]

Couldn't you have called the YO and asked her to put water in for your horse?

Glad all is well now.

 

[Tia]

I never use leg-straps on any of my rugs either and same as you, I don't automatically think to check when dealing with strange rugs.

 

[EllieBeast]

lol, have left the straps on a fair few times with my lass. she now just lifts each leg in turn in a bored fashion when they get hooked!

 

[Tia]

Aww bless her; that's cute.

 

[EllieBeast]

I know!, i dont know how she can put up with me! Its been 5 years so far!

 

[archoak]

Our yard owner is a jazz musician who is away a lot touring and doesn't have anything to do with the horses, although he is a really nice man. We have a yard manager who lives in the village but didn't feel I could ask her late at night. Don't use leg straps either, always take them off rugs, too much extra work

 

[dieseldog]

Your horse would have lasted until morning fine without any water. When I was a kid I used to help at a stables where the horses were in stalls and didn't have water buckets. they used to get a drink when everyone left and then one in the morning.

 

[Murphs_Mum]

I've had horses since a teenager and I work with horses and I still managed to turn a horse out with the cross straps of his top rug undone last week. I let him go and couldn't work out what was hanging!! That the trouble with putting two rugs on I guess!!

 

[archoak]

Yes you're right, sometimes at shows in the summer she doesn't drink at all, but I couldn't have gone to bed knowing she didn't have any!