Update on YO's horse kick injury...

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For anyone who's interested, Dessie underwent his operation this morning to flush the joint out. Apparently it took longer than they thought it would and the surgeon is concerned about bone infection. He's got to stay at the vets for 7-10 days and be cross tied, then has to be cross tied at home for 1-2 weeks. He will be on 3 months box rest before they re-assess. This is all providing he doesn't end up with a bone infection
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I think the next few days are crucial to his recovery, so vibes needed and fingers crossed!

YO has been wonderful - I was worried she would be upset with me, but she's been fine. All horses are going on individual TO once she's sorted the fields out, which is fair enough. I was happy with mine on IT before we put them in together anyway
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We are even going out for a hack (with her other horse) tomorrow. I just hope poor Dessie will be ok, bless his little hooves
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oooh fingers crossed for Dessie. keep us updated. I'm glad there's no bad feelings (not that there should be, but there could be). (((vibes)))
 
YO is paying the vet bill. To be honest, after thinking about it today, I'm not 100% sure it was my horse that kicked hers. There is a mare in season in the next field who is known to be vicious (that's why she's on her own) but the only thing separating them all is some electric tape. It would have been possible for her to kick through that.

My horse doesn't kick - I've had him for 18 months and he's never lifted a foot in that way. He's been turned out with at least 10 dofferent horses in that time and has never been a problem. YO's horse is known to be a bit boistrous, she told me this herself before they went out together, when I expressed my concerns about turning my horse out with a new fieldmate. She knew he would try and play and maybe throw his feet about a bit, but didn't expect him to do anything nasty. I think it's just an accident that could just as easily have been my horse, or he could have done it on a fence post, etc. IMO, that's what happens when you have a horse!

PS, I've been on the other side of this as well!
 
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oooh fingers crossed for Dessie. keep us updated. I'm glad there's no bad feelings (not that there should be, but there could be). (((vibes)))

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Thanks Truffles, I know what you mean. It's very difficult to know who's 'fault' these things are, as no-one saw what happened and at the end of the day, horses are unpredictable. With todays blame culture though, this kind of incident could easily turn nasty
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I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that he comes home soon with a good prognosis, so I can offer my mucking out services in an effort to make myself feel better...
 
There's not realy such a thing as fault when horses kick each other. My sisters new horse kicked mine this week, but it was my mares daft behaviour that caused it, plus they had got on so well we were a little too complacent. It happens, I hope we have got away a bit more lightly than your YO's horse.
 
You definitely can't blame anyone for horses being horses. When we got my sisters horse it was weeks before we settled him in with the rest then about a week into it we came down the field to find him stood looking very miserable and saw he had a hole in his stifle. He was very very lucky as nothing was broken or if there was a bone chip it re-absorbed without a problem BUT it could have been worse and he was rested for 3 mths then. I personally think my horse was the aggressor because he's a sod and will take any opportunity to assert his authority (cos he's not the boss) and he just throws himself in there whereas the others give a 'warning' kick first!

I hope this horse does recover and I know we'd all probably feel guilty but as you said it may not have even been anything to do with your horse or it could have just been a 'lucky' strike if the other one was being too boisterous.

Fingers crossed it all works out
 
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