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| Ok. I have a very accident prone horse who is very nosy and wants to explore and stick his nose into anything he finds. He's also just coming off the track (my husband is a trainer) and has never been out in a pasture since he was a little baby. I'm wanting to start him on the barrels and I'd rather not have to keep him in a stall for the rest of his life so I was hoping I could get some opinions about putting either shipping boots or polo wraps on him when going out in the pasture. |
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  Queen Boobie 2
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| I wouldn't. Just something else to cause a wreck.
I think I would just turn him out in the safest place I had and pray any little things he did to himself just made him smarter without crippling him. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | bennie1 - 2013-12-13 7:35 AM I wouldn't. Just something else to cause a wreck.
I think I would just turn him out in the safest place I had and pray any little things he did to himself just made him smarter without crippling him.
yup^^
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| I feel you there. We have a horse that has just done crazy things to himself... First when he was getting gelded, he woke up and was still tied up (17 years ago) and fell three times before the vet could get the ropes off his legs. Then he jumped the fence, as a yearling, and had a stick go clear through his hind leg. The vet said and inch or so any direction, he would have bleed to death. Then as a two year old got his other back leg wrapped up in fence, luckily he was smart and just stood there... When I was breaking him, he rested his leg on a downhill slope and we rolled down the hill. When he was able to ride, every time we were on a dirt road and a car came by, he would do everything in his power to try and get out infront of it, that was always fun... He also fell with me when i was breezing down the dirt road. Then at 14 years old he fell on some ice and hurt his stifle, slowed him down, and he hasn' had any trouble in 3 years. There were many more self inflicted accidents through the years, but these were the major ones. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | I have a horse like that. Super nosy and is very accident prone. Ran the electric fence once and got tangled just a little and his knee blew up 3x it's normal size. About a year later, did it again except he tore himself up bad. I think he learned his lesson that time. Just put him out in the safest place and hope that he doesn't get himself into too much trouble. |
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Location: **Cactus Country down in South Texas*** | I have one of those, all I can say is say a prayer   and throw some holy water on him   and hopefully he wont kill him self lol   |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I have one and he has his own pasture. So that way he cant hurt another horse are himself. When they are by themselfs I think its better so they wont get to playing. |
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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | Can you make a run off his stall? |
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The Resident Destroyer of Liberal Logic
Location: PNW | Start wrapping your fence posts with bubble wrap....
I would just scour every inch of fence line looking for loose wire, loose nails, sharp edges, broken boards. Then walk every inch of the pasture looking for even benign debris. I actually used a metal detector once and found an old discer.... Glad I found that.
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 Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | I've got two like that. One severely injured his back legs 3x. He just sliced his tongue in half a litte a little over a week ago. Just be mindful of where you turn him out & who you turn him out with and how many. The bigger the area the better and the less number of horses the better as well. No corners -- if you have corners put a board across so they don't get stuck in there. If you don't have really good grass, I'd keep a round bale out 24/7. That will keep them all out of trouble. |
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| I notice these are all young geldings... I have one. Fell down a hill as a yearling. Ran into a fence he couldn't see (shadows) at 1 1/2. Got kicked by a cranky mare twice. And last night he woke me up, stuck (God only knows HOW) on his stall door. He scares me! Good boy, gentle, smart, inquisitive, but he's like having a 1500 lb toddler boy. I'm ready for him to grow up already. He needs a rubber room! |
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