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LYNDILOU
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 Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 1:19:55 PM
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let lose this morning when Charismma broke down his door and got out to the other horses! 2 year old colt was out with the mares and filly , charismma bounced the gate open ( if you lean on it from the outside it opens but not from the inside ) and proceeded to chase the horses around they all got out and ran off into my neighbours fields full of sheep 50in plus acres! followed by me having a mini heart attack !
two hours later and with the help of several neighbours I managed to catch a very exhausted crimbo who came off worse bitten and kicked by the mares , but the colt was unscathed ! they were all dripping with sweat but none the worse for their adventure. but as for the stallion ( who did get out once before ) I am going to have to get a better door and lock for his stable.
he is feeling very sore and sorry for himself. the vet is coming up later to check them.
had he been younger the outcome could have been a lot worse. luckily my colt is very submissive still and just turned tail and ran , but two stallions would have fought to to death ! ( I am getting too old for this 
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proctorclaire
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Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 1:27:29 PM
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| Oh god sounds like you had a hard time haha. horses!!! |
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Callisto
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Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 1:29:34 PM
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| What a nightmare! Thank goodness you got them all back, and hope Crimbo recovers quickly. |
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Pasha
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Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 1:29:37 PM
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| Naughty boy! I hope he is feeling suitably ashamed of himself! BUT I do hope he feels better soon x |
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TanyanChewy
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delly-b
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Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 1:48:19 PM
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Oh dear :-( ... Hope they are all ok... I sometimes think what ifs are worse so try not to think about them.
We once had a horse that used to open doors, jump walls and fences to get into the field, so a metal bar was fitted at chest height, stable side to the door frame, so if horse pushed at the door, he wouldn't get past the bar. ... This was a horse that went away to do dressage, and came back with a new name... "Rambo". I'll say no more .....  |
       
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Jamana
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Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 2:29:08 PM
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Just goes to show that stallions can be unpredictable and act 'out of character'............
Like you say just as well your colt is still babyish,esp as he was with 'his' herd of mares.
A few years ago a stud up the road from here had their two stallions let out of their stables at night by a vandal. One was found in the morning by the Postman in the road with a broken leg and had to be destroyed. The other was very badly scarred from fighting.
As I have said before,ad nauseum,stallions are different and do need different management. Trust is not enough to override instinct. |
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pinkvboots
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Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 2:44:52 PM
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Lucky there all ok, I bet the colt was terrified bless him, naughty Crimbo |
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sab2
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Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 3:06:39 PM
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Oh dear , so pleased that you got them all back where they should be with very little damage, i like you learnt the hard way when one of mine got out, so now all gates have two catches on at home just in case. lets hope hes not too sore in the morning, i am sure hes very sorry  |
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 3:22:44 PM
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yes I am very aware that stallions are different ( I have kept them for 20 plus years) also that nature will take over the most docile of them.
this could have been so much worse and I am very lucky it was not.
Charismma has been an escape artist from early days and he normally has good strong doors and fittings , but he must have barged into the door because it was broken, the screws had come out of the wood holding the hinges. he also has a clip and rubber guard across his door that was forced out of the wood !
my friend katy in SA lost her stallion because he got out and fought with another stallion , I think they both had to be put down ! |
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Offira
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Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 5:29:38 PM
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Oh dear what a nightmare. Glad you got them all back without major incident. I expect Crimbo is thinking "ooops"
I lived on a warmblood stud many years ago and one evening the owners popped out. I was just settling down with a drink when 'someone' must have pinged the electric fence and all hell broke out. Shod riding horses in with mares and foals, stallions doing in their rooms. I managed to get them all back and fix the fences but it was a nightmare, one shod hoof missed my ear by a whisker. Owners arrived back after having a lovely evening to say "everything all right?" 
Stiff drink tonight Lyndilou and one for Crimbo.
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linda
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Posted - 15 Jun 2011 : 7:59:42 PM
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OMG! Lynda,
That must have been awful for you!,
So pleased they are all ok, Crimbo will be fine, they are such a worry sometimes!
Lxxx
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barbara.gregory
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 11:37:11 AM
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Oh Lynda, what a nightmare; so lucky there was no serious damage. I am glad the colt kept out of harms way as a youngster would be no match for an older stallion, he could have been killed.
Someone opened the gates between my fields , must have been boys from one of the houses which backs onto the fields coming to get a football or something, didn't shut the gates properly again and my two stallions and some mares all got in together. Taz got his eye badly bitten, it was touch and go whether he would lose it, and was very kicked and bashed but apart from that no serius damage. He spent 10 days at the vets and a £2500 vet's bill but as I don'y know who the culprit was I had to pay. Fortunately the eye was saved and no ill effects. Needless to say the gates are all now chained and padlocked shut.
I will kmy stable doors although they are pretty sturdy and none of the boys has ever tried to barge out (even when I am at the door) but as you have found out one never knows when it could happen.
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 11:59:56 AM
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vets coming today , I thought he wasnt too bad yesterday , but today he is very sore , very sad and shivery. that kick to the chest suggested he was trying to mount a mare indeed one has marks on her rump too! wondering what could have made him break the door and guard band , we thought maybe something frightened him from behind? my friend recons a large bird may have flown in his back window and startled him, because the force of damage to the door suggested a huge forced bolt at it ! it is a heavy door but the hinges where bent like plastic !
another thing that could have been nasty was they all crashed through my neighbours barbed wire and sheep netting fencing yet apart from a few scratches everyone was ok.
I have been feeling over whelmed by Lillys illness and the management of it and now all this, I am not sure how long I can cope  |
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honey
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 12:32:26 PM
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| we have found ros out a few times where i think someone let him out but luckily he just plods around, or stands and says hello to the mares. he was out one morning when i brought gizzy back from a hack and her in season but i just waved my hand at him and he grunted and walked off while i let gizzy take her self down the isle of her stable block. all could have been disasterous but been lucky so far. |
    
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Callisto
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 12:37:13 PM
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| Lynda, I do hope he is back to health asap, try and keep your spirits up - they all need you to be strong. |
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SueB
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 12:48:09 PM
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Accidents can happen Lynda, hope Crimbo will be OK?
I have noticed that having a stallion on his own with 'his' mares can make them become quite protective and sometimes a bit 'male' if another colt is around around. We had problems in the past with Monty getting a strop on because of another colt being here. It's his place and his mares he doesn't like other males on the place. Maybe Crimbo is protesting or you just have to stop feeding him spinach!
Don't get upset or down, it'll be OK. |
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avanti
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 1:09:00 PM
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| Lynda, Sue is right accidents can happen even with the best laid plans,don't be down, I am sending healing wishes to Crimbo and hope he is better soon, just a funny little story from years ago,a loose gypsy cob stallion jumped my stable gate into the yard, headed straight for my stallion's paddock, barged thro the gate, heart in my mouth I grabbed a halter thinking would they injure each other or worse my boy did the one thing I wasn't expecting, took one look at this rampaging hairy thing in his field and turned tail and jumped the fence hared off up the farmers corn, we were able to catch the cob and then found my boy grazing quietly out of sight, clever boy, hugs to you and Crimbo, xx |
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barbara.gregory
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 5:04:30 PM
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Did you give Crimbo any bute; that helps with the pain and inflammation overnight if it isn't urgent enough for a vet visit straight away. I am sure he will be feeling sorry for himself and a bit down for a few days but if there are no serious injuries he will be a lot better soon.
Hope he recovers soon (and you).
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 5:33:32 PM
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No I didnt give him bute because he wasnt really eating much and he certainly wouldnt eat anything with bute in it , but the vet checked his heart today ( I was more worried he would have a heart attack ) that was fine , then he gave him a metacam injection , I have just left him tucking into his supper , so he is ok. just still very stiff and sore , thank you all for your kind concerns for him. |
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sab2
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 6:10:18 PM
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| Bless him i am so pleased that he is tucking into his tea and hopefully he will be back to his normal self in a few days time |
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LadyLuck1
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 9:05:46 PM
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Bless him glad he will be ok, now they are all ok its time for you to open a bottle of wine.
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Jamana
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Posted - 17 Jun 2011 : 10:30:37 AM
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| You could always drench him with bute if he won't eat any in his food,that way you know he has had the full dose. |
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 17 Jun 2011 : 12:02:10 PM
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thanks , he is fine today and apart from a little edema on his chest from the kick you wouldnt know he had been so poorly all is back to normal here again |
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