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Post by cookie on Dec 21, 2011 21:42:51 GMT 1
For the record I wouldn't consider either side of that 'gate' safe for my mischevious welshie. I am very glad the horse is well. Accidents do happen in the best managed environments. Personally I like to control what I can as if there's the possibility of trouble horsey will find it.
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Post by big e on Dec 21, 2011 21:58:53 GMT 1
1. Ponies bum is in a cows field. 2. The horse comforting the pony is not hers, neither is the gate Her pony got out of her field, into cows field and maybe was trying to get away from the cows by clambering over the gate into someone elses horses field
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Post by big e on Dec 21, 2011 22:02:53 GMT 1
Hope thats clears up the gate issue ;D
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Post by natty on Dec 21, 2011 22:22:43 GMT 1
Without sounding like a bitch horses escape and can get near gates and barb wire and when they do what can do but take them back and fix the escape route! My horses have gates in their field with electric fencing 3 foot in front but yet one day walking up the track I saw my horses head over the gate and walked in to find she knocked the fence off the post (guessing with her rug) and then some how it ripped around the sodden post, which probably saved her and she walked to the gate. It's not always down to owners not caring where their horses are and is sometimes just a case of the grass is greener or their rugs are in the way of them feeling anything.
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Post by cookie on Dec 21, 2011 22:50:18 GMT 1
Big e- thank you for the clarification, I do think it's helpful to put it in the proper context on a public forum. Otherwise it risks making light of a dangerous situation, and i appreciate that was not your intention. My apologies for 'jumping' to conclusions.
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Post by Teeni on Dec 21, 2011 23:43:09 GMT 1
He is one very lucky horse that he only got himself stuck the way he did and not stuck like that but with a back foot back through a bar on the gate. So glad to hear the horse is ok Massive well done to Fire and Rescure who do a fab job as Sarah says, three cheers for F&R!!!
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Post by KimT on Dec 22, 2011 0:13:54 GMT 1
I am so glad the horse is ok. The other horse is so sweet for comforting them.
Horses will get into these situations. My old YO had brand new post and rail fencing put up. It was gorgeous. Second day our horses went into the field, one of her horses pulled a rail off and cut his tendon with a nail. Horses are horses.
Similarly I was at a yard once that had barbed wire fences and my horses never had a scratch.
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Post by midgey on Dec 22, 2011 7:46:09 GMT 1
I feel specialized has a good point . But I am sure no one would have thought the horse would try to jump the gate or get in that position.
I am so pleased that the horse is ok .Three cheers to the big horse staying with the trapped one, and a big Thank you to the fire and rescue service. Perhaps we should all be exrtra careful with our fencing.
It's amazing what horses will get up to.
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Post by midgey on Dec 22, 2011 7:54:16 GMT 1
I have known a horse get staked through the chest on a brand new post and rail fence, he was running around in the field with this friends. Also my large cob scratches or leans on Post and rail fences once got to the yard to find he had broken top and middle rail and was just stepping over the bottom rail to escape, a I drove into the yard. Threre is no perfect solution.
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Post by horsefeed on Dec 22, 2011 10:36:31 GMT 1
Fencing is a nightmare at the best of times! I use plain wire (electrified) and post as it is the only thing that keeps my very mischievious donkeys in! They will clamber over or under anything! I have seen Chomps my 10hh donkey attempted to clamber over sheep stock wire with barb on top at old yard! He crawls through or under post and rail! He always has food and company he is just adventurous!
I have also seen some horrific accidents with horses spearing themself but going through post and rail and one horse getting it back foot through a gate, ripping gate of hinges and taking it round field with him!
Other horses/donkeys are amazing through to calm situations down, when the horse got itself stuck in the gate and paniced and ran off, he went down and my donkey stood on his neck very calmly until vet arrived preventing him from getting up and causing more damage!
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Post by specialized on Dec 22, 2011 11:14:36 GMT 1
Yes accidents can and do happen, but I strongly believe it is our responsibility as owners to make the environment we keep our horses in as risk-free as possible, and whichever side of that 'gate' has horses there is still loose barbed wire. Whichever type of fence is used, a strand of electric will give the best chance of keeping the horses off the fence.
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Post by steve on Dec 22, 2011 11:20:50 GMT 1
Glad he was calm and sensible - think mine would have panicked and taken the gate and fence with them!!
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