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Location: KS | Awhile back we lost our gelding to lightning.. Which left us with just our other horse. I wouldn't say my mare was attached to the gelding, but the gelding was for sure attached to her! We lost our gelding in August. Here comes the week of Thanksgiving, I get a call from my grandmother saying my mare isn't acting herself. She said she tried giving her an apple and my mare wouldn't take it (my mare LOVEs apples) She also said my mare turned away from it and laid down like she was in pain. I rushed home as fast as I could just in case she was trying to colic. Got home, my mare is laying on her side, with NO movement. My grandfather was kneeling next to her seeing if she was even breathing.. She wasn't rolling, just laying there. I was told my grandpa came home and she was standing. My mare heard his truck, started walking towards him, took two steps and just collapsed (like she passed out??) It took my grandpa, grandma, and me to get her on her feet. My mare was very weak and kept trying to lay down. Called the vet, said to try to get her to load in the trailer and take her to him. Got to the vet. Took blood samples, checked her heart rate, and checked her stool.. Her heart rate was 35. So no signs of colic?? Blood test came back A OKAY! Her stool was what it should look like and I guess what it should also "feel" like. She stayed the night at the vet. Next day got a call saying she is doing great and to come pick her up. I am mind blown to what caused this episode. Vet says Depression?? 
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Location: Arkansas | ACowgirlsLastRun - 2015-07-14 5:59 PM
Awhile back we lost our gelding to lightning.. Which left us with just our other horse. I wouldn't say my mare was attached to the gelding, but the gelding was for sure attached to her! We lost our gelding in August. Here comes the week of Thanksgiving, I get a call from my grandmother saying my mare isn't acting herself. She said she tried giving her an apple and my mare wouldn't take it (my mare LOVEs apples ) She also said my mare turned away from it and laid down like she was in pain. I rushed home as fast as I could just in case she was trying to colic. Got home, my mare is laying on her side, with NO movement. My grandfather was kneeling next to her seeing if she was even breathing.. She wasn't rolling, just laying there. I was told my grandpa came home and she was standing. My mare heard his truck, started walking towards him, took two steps and just collapsed (like she passed out?? ) It took my grandpa, grandma, and me to get her on her feet. My mare was very weak and kept trying to lay down. Called the vet, said to try to get her to load in the trailer and take her to him. Got to the vet. Took blood samples, checked her heart rate, and checked her stool.. Her heart rate was 35. So no signs of colic?? Blood test came back A OKAY! Her stool was what it should look like and I guess what it should also "feel" like. She stayed the night at the vet. Next day got a call saying she is doing great and to come pick her up. I am mind blown to what caused this episode. Vet says Depression??
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| I agree! We had a young paint, Moon Dancer, and a very old appy/draft cross named GG for "Gentle Giant". When GG died at 33, my mom and grandfather buried her in the field under some trees and Moon Dancer stood over her grave for weeks. It could very well be that she's depressed! |
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Location: KS | Thanks guys. We went ahead and just bought a 6 year old mare. They get a long great! They absolutely adore each other, but not to the point they're buddy sour. It was just a freak accident. Just wanted see what your guys opinions were. |
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It could have been a seizure as well. Seizures can happen sometimes and when they do, your horse can be pretty weak and depressed afterwards. |
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Location: KS | grinandbareit - 2015-07-15 7:32 AM
FYI...
It could have been a seizure as well. Seizures can happen sometimes and when they do, your horse can be pretty weak and depressed afterwards.
What are signs of seizures?? Also, what causes them?? I didn't see her go down But I guess she started walking, her hind end kind of locked up, but her front end was moving. Took two steps then she went down.. My grandpa seen it. Said he ran to her and she had her eyes closed. It looked like she wasn't alive.. She had zero movement.  |
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Location: Texas | ACowgirlsLastRun - 2015-07-15 8:54 AM
grinandbareit - 2015-07-15 7:32 AM
FYI...
It could have been a seizure as well. Seizures can happen sometimes and when they do, your horse can be pretty weak and depressed afterwards.
What are signs of seizures?? Also, what causes them?? I didn't see her go down But I guess she started walking, her hind end kind of locked up, but her front end was moving. Took two steps then she went down.. My grandpa seen it. Said he ran to her and she had her eyes closed. It looked like she wasn't alive.. She had zero movement.
Seizures can come in many different forms and are kind of hard to diagnose. Blood work is usually fine, they recover well, and sometimes they never have another one. But I know of one horse that was seen having what appeared to be a seizure while in the pasture (I actually owned her and sold her to a very good friend for her daughter). It started with a wobbly walk and then she collapsed and got very stiff. Last a short amount of time and when she got back up she seemed lethargic.
Another friend has/had a younger gelding that has seizures. He had one during a practice run and collapsed and banged her up pretty good. All hos blood work is fine, and they can't explain why he gets them. He has actually had several seizures, but I'm not sure how it affects him other than him collapsing.
I would just be careful when riding and keep it in the back of your mind. Good luck and keep us posted.
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