Worried..

[moodymare1987]

My friends horse was tied up while she was mucking him out, and i walked past him and turned round to see him and he leaned a bit backwards and was going to go down on all fours i went over to stop him going down but am worried now something is wrong?? not sure why he did this, i know a few people are going to say lamitius (sp) but he hasnt got that, what else could it be?? xx

 

[Jemayni]

Is he lame?

 

[moodymare1987]

no he is sound, nothing wrong at all?? i was totally baffled with this, she panicked thinking her horse was dieing, but was weird i must admit?xx

 

[TigerLilly]

is he stabled 24/7

 

[moodymare1987]

he is stabled quite a bit, no winter turnout on our yard, dont know how much she gets him out as she not a close friend just someone i talk to now and again,

 

[TigerLilly]

was it wet outside, Is his stable big enougth for him to roll has he just been cliped?

 

[moodymare1987]

The floor was wet as it had been raining, his stable is huge he looks tiny in it, and no not been clipped x

 

[merlinsquest]

might have been stretching, that can look a bit dramatic!!!

 

[moodymare1987]

lol im not sure he was though, unless that is his wat of stretching but you could see one knee going to the floor before i managed t get him to stand up again x

 

[TigerLilly]

I used to know a horse who use to do this and funny enougth it was allways after it had rained and the ground was wet we never new the real reason behind it but he was very healthy and that was 10 years ago and hes still alive today so i would not worry to much as i would always advise if in doubt check it out with your vet but i am sure he will be fine sorry if its not much help

x

 

[moodymare1987]

Well it has put my mind at rest a little,it was strange ive never seen a horse do it before, he is dopey and did look like he was falling asleep, x

 

[Super_Kat]

Has he done this before? If he looked like he was fallingf asleep you might want to look into narcolepsy (sp?) and get that ruled out.

 

[moodymare1987]

i will have a scout on the net about that, is it serious? will have a chat to girl tomorow.

 

[TGM]

There is an article about narcolepsy and related conditions in this week's H&H. May even be on the website if you have a look.

 

[amzy]

A pony of mine once did the exact thing and we thought she was dying and my heart was in my mouth but then we made her move forwards and she seemed to pull herself together and was fine from that day on!! Very strange and very scarey!!