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Yes Im worrying again!!!
After being cross tied for 7 weeks I was so happy that he could finally be loose in his stable. Well its not going well, its as if hes become mentally unstable. I know it must be unsettling as hes had so much trauma and change in the last 2 months but I thought things would get easier for both of us now.
Hes so anxious yet he stood happily tied up calm and eating well for weeks. Hes only eating about half a net of haylage in 24hrs, picking at his feeds, is back and forths to the door and frantically trots round the stable when his friends are being turned out. Hes bit me, threatenned to kick me and is on top note. He was 'freed' last Tuesday so its been 5 days now. I cant move him to another stable as they are all full and in the same row so it would make no difference to his view.
Any suggestions or anyone been in the same situation?
Thanks for any replies.
 
After seeing the difference a stable mirror has made to Grace in just three days, I would honestly try something like this... it seems to just settle them even when there are lots of horses around they have a friend who remains constant.

Sorry, I cannot remember reading a post about what happened to your horse... is he ok now?
 
Seek advise from your vet, he may prescribe you with some type of ACP (Sedation) to keep the horse quiet and calm. Although I do not like to give them, just 5 a day helped one of mine while on stable rest from getting hot-headed while being boxed up. Believe me, I went home at nite feeling a lot better leaving a calm horse than one that wanted to climb the walls and come home with me! Last thing you need is for the horse to cause more injury to itself.
 
Thanks for your replies.
Becki, did you find Grace freaked when she first saw herself in the mirror? Thats been my only worry as although we are over the worse (fingers crossed) my boy fractured his radius and I dont fancy him having a dicky fit when he sees his reflexion and doing himself more damage. He is naturally a scaredy cat.
H's Mum, thanks for replying, I will have a look now. Hes eating the nice things, like the carrots out of his feed and the grass Im picking him but seems too stressed to eat 'boring' things.
Lucyjuice, Ive got some sedalin for walking him but suprisingly hes been well behaved walking this week (hes allowed 5 mins walk) so hes not had any as even 1ml doped him for hours, his reckomended dose is 2.5ml! I will have a word with the vet anyway
Thanks again
 
She snorted at it a little bit, but was then staring at herself and licking it within a few seconds. She jumped away very briefly, but that was it. That night she was found fast asleep next to it and has since been really settled!
 
rather than a sedative have you thought about a calmer? I put my mare on Equiliser from the vet as she was going mad in her stable - it really took the edge off her when she was stabled. Normally within 5 mins of being in the stable she was dripping with sweat from head to toe. Had her on the Equiliser for a couple of days and she was absolutely back to normal and no sweating up - eating normally and not trying to wlak through her door to get out

ets - shes now off the clamer and has been for some time now and shes sound in her stable
 
Oooh, thanks ECW will ask the vet tomorrow.
Becki, Ive just been looking on Ebay at the mirrors, is yours the acrylic one 4ft x 2' 8. They are £25 plus £10 postage. Where did you get yours from please, I live in the Lancs/Manchester area too.
 
not a problem. Its about £30 a tub. I spoke to the vet nurse who recommended it to me after going for some advice. She said that there is 2 calmers that the vets give out - betamag 30 i think the other is called. She said that they sold roughly equal of both calmers however they didnt have the betamag in when i went.

i think an average horse should have 1 scoop a day - however i dont think mines average at 17.2hh so at first just to get it into her system she had 2 scoops for about 3 days, then dropped it down to the recommended dose, and then after about a week or so i tried her on 1/2 scoop. That was enough just to keep her going. So the tub lasted me ages at that dose so it doesnt work out mega expensive for her.
 
Thanks, sorry for all the questions but did you fit it onto a backing board? Our walls are breeze block and Id say straight.
 
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