Thursday, September 27, 2012

Owwy

There is one problem with taking the horses out to pasture before daylight- you don't get a good look at them. I found an owwy on Beamer this afternoon after work- one of the reasons I didn't notice it  this morning when I put his halter on is that he always yawns just as I go to slip the noseband over. I did take some photos of him in the fog this morning, and downloaded them this afternoon before heading out to do chores. I was wondering what the heck as I looked through the photos of him going full tilt boogie:
Do you see it?
Warning- wound photo below.




Anyway, when I brought him in, this is what I found:
One tetanus shot later, and a vet appointment for tomorrow afternoon. We'll have to cut the big flap on the bottom off as it was much too late to try stitching.I cleaned it out as much as I could and put some Purification oil on it to hold until the vet can clean him up tomorrow. I fear this will alter his lovely profile a little.
Edited to add: After searching his pen for the culprit, the only thing I could find is a broken root with a sharp edge  right where he rolls. You know how they like to smoosh their face in the dust when they are rolling? Yeah.  I took my splitting maul to it and bust it into smithereens.

22 comments:

Mikey said...

Oh ouch! Poor Beemer! Wonder how he managed that?
I had a horse in here that I was riding, and right before owners picked it up, it got cut in almost the same place, right where a curb strap would go. I assured them it wasn't from me yanking the horses face off, but it sure looked like it. I'll never know how that horse did it.
Hope he gets better soon, keep us posted!

lisa said...

Oh, poor Beamer! I sure feel for you, you just never know what they will do next. He will still be a handsome fellow to me! We will be thinking about him!

Anonymous said...

Ouch!! Wonder how he managed to do that?

Buttons Thoughts said...

Oh poor Beamer hope all goes well. B

Michele said...

nothing can alter that beautiful horse:) he is a wonderful creature of God. )

Mrs. Mom said...

Well Beamer- you shouldn't be giving your Mom heart issues like that! Hope he heals clean and quick, Shirley. And it won't make him any LESS beautiful-- he is one of the most handsome fellows around ;)

Give him a smooch from us, and know we'll be thinking of you guys.

BrownEyed Cowgirl said...

Ouch! They will find the goofiest things to wreck themselves on. A few years back I had 2 horses in a round pen...a perfectly 'safe' 7' tall pipe panel round pen...and when I went out the next morning to feed, there stood one of them with 1/2 his nostril torn off.

I wanted to take him to get it stitched, but my mom said not to bother and to this day he has a split nostril.

Hopefully Mr. Beamer's injury will heal right with the assistance of the vet.

Dreaming said...

Poor baby! It never ceases to amaze me how totally ripped up horses can get... and we often have no clue.
Give him a kiss and hug from me.

John and Regina Zdravich said...

poor guy....i hate that this happened. my divna had a real bad owwie a year or so ago...not fun. hope it heals up quicky and without further incident.

Nikker said...

Oh, NO! Poor boy!
I hope that it doesn't "hurt" his profile too. He has the perfect Quarter Horse profile! (0:

cdncowgirl said...

Ouch! Poor Beamer.

GunDiva said...

You know, chicks dig scars.

Sherry Sikstrom said...

Ouch! Poor guy.I did kind of see it in the pic but was not too sure

Janice said...

Beamer Beamer....what were you doing. Uh well now he has a story to tell the youngsters and he can show off his scars....battle wounds don'tcha know.

Ed said...

Yikes! That had to smart, he is still the handsomest stallion in Canada...even with a boo boo..:-)

Jenn said...

Oooh, man, poor guy! They manage to maim themselves in the most interesting ways. A horse at a barn I used to work at managed to catch his nostril on the loop of metal that holds a handle onto a water bucket...not the hook holding the bucket, but the loop IN the handle. Figure that one out! He tore his nostril halfway up his face trying to free it. That was a mess.

Laura said...

Aww looks sore! I always find wounds heal well on horses so hopefully it will be gone in no time!

Montanagirl said...

Wow - that's nasty looking wound. Hope he heals up okay. He's so beautiful.

Far Side of Fifty said...

He did what..darn..now you will have to be on root watch too. I hope he heals up okay..he will still be handsome:)

Kurious Kim said...

Tough boy didn't even complain? Poor Beamer. I'm standing by waiting impatiently for an update from the vet visit. BTW...I think Beamer's beauty comes from within...the scars won't change that.

allhorsestuff said...

WOW!! That is something! I am glad it is now over with and he will be healing up! So sorry for the scare!

I was first on scene to my mare, at 9am, a few weeks ago. She got put out to field at 7 am. She was laying down when I got there...rolled a little then walked straight up to me and I saw this 7 inch long slit in her throat! It is a super safe pasture...5 people searched it over to see WHAT?? Could have done that! No one found anything...but field fencing with the sharp knot facing up, and apple trees on the other side- no hot wire. The only place on the entire property with no hot line- she found it!Apples!

The Equestrian Vagabond said...

gawd. don't you hate that? I always think I have the nasty dislodged nails removed from old fence posts, but then I come across another one somebody could rip something on.
horses!
- The Equestrian Vagabond