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SillyFilly55 Reg. Jun 2005	Posted 2015-04-22 10:28 PM Subject: RE: Lightning Strikes and Horses - any experiences? Treatment for survivors?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 533 Location: Mississippi	I owned a gelding many years ago that we thought was struck by lightning. We found him in the pasture after a storm with the hair gone from his rump. It looked like he had been burned. He healed up fine, but would freak out whenever a thunder storm came up after that.
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Chandler's Mom Reg. Jan 2015	Posted 2015-04-22 11:06 PM Subject: RE: Lightning Strikes and horses - any experiences?
My Heart Be Happy Posts: 9159 Location: Arkansas	Bless your son's heart, that must have been horrible.
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IRunOnFaith Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2015-04-23 4:31 PM Subject: RE: Lightning Strikes and Horses - any experiences? Treatment for survivors?
Expert Posts: 3815 Location: The best kept secret in TX	doublekfarms - 2015-04-22 6:07 PM I have a mare that was struck by lightning. It was something I wasn't told about when I bought her has she has no physical scars but some days she is just a little off. I found out by finding the girl that owned her ok facebook an pretty much looking at a bunch of post till I ran acrossed it. I have plans to try an breed her hopefully all will go good. I'm glad to see there was a comment about one being a broodmare that was struck. She made a good Momma! My friend is currently running on one of her later babies that was sired by one of the Four Sixes Ranch studs. Can't remember which , But she's a looker!
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Danger Girl Reg. Jul 2012	Posted 2015-04-27 10:31 AM Subject: RE: Lightning Strikes and Horses - any experiences? Treatment for survivors?
Member Posts: 33 Location: Oklahoma	I did some research after a friend lost two surrogate mares and two foals 2 years ago. Lightning likes the easiest path to the ground and will follow the same path down again. If it was a tree it's recommended to take it down or fence it off with non conductive material. It was heart breaking but one mare and foal made it. They were penned somewhere else.
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RunNbarrels Reg. Nov 2008	Posted 2015-04-27 11:52 AM Subject: RE: Lightning Strikes and Horses - any experiences? Treatment for survivors?
Elite Veteran Posts: 975 Location: The barn...where else? SW Missouri	I lost my good barrel horse to lightning 7 years ago. He was in the middle of the pasture and nowhere near a tree. He also had no shoes on since it was February and I always pull them in the winter and I never left a halter on him. It was a Tuesday and I was at work and had no clue it was going to storm with lightning since it was in February. But, it was a not normal for Missouri, warm day and a freak cold front came through and the storm turned vicious. I can't leave work to run home and put the horses up, and he was happier turned out anyway. I have no regrets with how he died. I can't go there or it would drive me crazy. He was very well cared for and loved. What is weird is my mom's old retired horse was with him and they were big buds and stood right by each other and he was fine. My horse had a weird streak in his hair and the vet that did the exam for insurance thought it struck him and not the ground. You just take care of them the best you can and go with it are my thoughts. I'm sorry I'm no help on the survivor horses. So sorry this happened.
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