horse put leg through gate

[marywelsh]

i can,t believe it
i have just started riding otter after a long break, (through his injury) and tonight he has gone and kicked a metal 5 bar gate put his leg through and got caught,
poor sod, it is the same bloody leg everytime.
he then thought the gate had attacked him so was rearing and prancing all the way to his stable, his leg has had the hair taken off on his cannon bone (like he has been skinned) but he seems to be standing alright on them,
i have just left him with loads of hay and a nice deep bed and my poor hubby has been standing stirring the dinner for 2 hours while i just nipped up the road

[berylsmum]

Oh no, poor thing. I hope he gets better quickly.

[Ann NF]

Oh dear! Hope he will be better in the morning.

[carol]

Poor boy. I'm sure he'll be fine though.

When I first got my lovely arab, on loan, he got mud fever. We put him in a concrete yard for a few days for his legs to dry out. Disaster. He slipped over and managed to get all four feet stuck through the bars of a metal farm gate. He then rolled over and took the gate off it's hinges, and ended up laying on his back with all four feet stuck through the bars of the gate on top of him, like some mad trussed up beetle. He had very swollen legs for about a week, but amazingly enough he totally recovered, and only has a tiny white scar on his off hind to show for it.

[marywelsh]

he didn,t pull the gate of carol but it is mangled, i was just about to get him as well but was busy talking to a girl who,s horse has just got a tendon injury, he walked fine from the field to the stable no lameness at all he was just hopping a bit in the stable if he is no better in the morning i will get vet,
i think someone walked past with their horse and he has spun round and kicked out,
ooh horses and legs just never go together

[Casper]

Hope your boy is fine this morning MaryWelsh.

[marywelsh]

well been up this morning, his leg is swollen but no lameness, i have put a aerborn cool air gaiter (highly recommend) on, to bring the swelling down, he is so good he just stood there while i washed his leg and put his antiseptic cream on
so fingers crossed he should be fine, i think out of the two of them the gate has come off the worst

[emmab]

ahh, poor chap glad he's feelin okay this morning.
would suggest giving him some arnica for a few days (aswell as his gaitor) to help reduce swelling and bruising