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| brynmarli |
Posted - 13 Feb 2010 : 8:24:19 PM
Since I bought my boy 2 years ago he has done nothing but hurt himself. First he found the only stone in the field and cut his foot. Then he tried to jump a fence and skinned all his legs....not good at all, 6 months of healing. Then he over reached in the field and cut this heel. And now he's cut his leg on the horse trailer!!!! Do I own the only accident prone horse or are there others out there. And its not down to bad management, poor fencing or anything like that........BUT I do also have a theory....... he gets into trouble when he has a growing spurt so I believe that, like teenagers, when he grows his brain gets sensible part in his brain gets switched off!!!! Because normally he's VERY switched on.
It would be nice to know I dont own the only accident prone pb arab. |
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| Foxtrot |
Posted - 14 Feb 2010 : 9:23:09 PM
My Spesh is in the same gang! In the past two years (shes four!) We've had a six inch gash at the top of her leg whilst in an immaculate post and rail paddock, various scrapes from working out that, "no", dry stone walls don't move when galloped into! A severe foot abcess from finding a blackthorn to stand on, and she twisted her fetlock when spooked by a rabbit running by.
Then to top it all tonight we tried to jump the 5 foot post and rail fence, snapping the rails, then scaled the large ditch full of stinking water, all because someone lit a fire two fields away. My two yearlings looked on bemused! Thankfully only damage so far seems to be a small scrape on her cannon.
My OH is a vet, otherwise I would be broken too! Love her to bits though, just hope shes not too stiff tomorrow.... |
| garnet |
Posted - 14 Feb 2010 : 10:02:17 AM
Red was just like this as a baby - after I backed him he had 5 layoffs before he was truly a ridden horse and we never mention the word 'show' in his hearing for fear he will saw a leg off. He did grow out of it eventually, and each time he came back into work he picked up from where he had left off with no nonsense. Having only had mares before, I did wonder if it was a man thing? |
| RiffRaff |
Posted - 13 Feb 2010 : 9:33:44 PM
Know how you feel we have a five year old thoroughbred who always seems to have something wrong with him. We got him lame, not a great start but sorted it. Then he had a winter of recurring abscesses in one foot finally got him sound and got shoes on. Then he picked up a virus which affected his muscles, built him back up. Now he managed to find a twig or stick in the field and cut his leg quite badly and is taking ages to heal however he is sound now so I'm carrying on with his exercise without over doing it. But yes i know how you feel sometimes its never ending!  But wouldn't have it any other way  |
| moatside |
Posted - 13 Feb 2010 : 9:06:25 PM
My anglo girl was accident prone - she could trip over a blade of grass she stepped backwards into a ditch that she knew was there, bit her lip and took a huge chunk out of her mouth, bucked so high (at liberty in paddock, age 22) she went completely over and landedon her back - the list goes on .....you have to have nerves of steel |
| Suelin |
Posted - 13 Feb 2010 : 9:04:16 PM
No you are not brynmarli. Joe was so accident prone as a baby our vet was able to have at least 4 holidays in Barbados just from the bills we wound up paying him, Lol!! Thankfully we have have had a vet free year over the last 12 months with the exception of an abscess in his foot which was easily sorted out. I am grimly touching all wood in sight while typing this!! |
