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Shiobhan

Please be advised Im posting links to some graphic images of one of my geldings head injury on the weekend so if you have a queezy gut for blood dont look. No bone in images so thats a plus.

We loaded up to go to Onslow for races some 5-6hrs south of us Friday morning. We got to just outside Roebourne when the float rattled the car a little so we pulled over to see skin and a bit of blood threw the window over his eye. Unloaded the last horse in the middle of no where. Had a look nothing we could do whilst driving, had to load them back on quickly as some local brumby horses found our car and float interesting came galloping over flat out after a truck had tooted them off the road.

Got to Onslow eye blew up and he couldnt open it hole above on the top eye lid. Gave 20ml bute left him over night (no vet until race day as he flys/drives in too) swelling went down and you could see some of eye. Races were canned no vet.

Loaded up Sunday morning. Went to load last horse on and he layed down and then hit his head so thrashed about. Sliced head open more blood everywhere. Partition was knocked off its hindges. Again nothing we could actually do so loaded up quickly and drove home as quickly as we could also under curfew from the EI stuff.

Got home it already started to die and was dark (no power) so vet came today to cut and staple what she could. He reacted to the sleepy drug even though his had it before was covered in lumps and breathing got shallow and loud.

This is the progress photos.

Merrylegs

Ohhh poor boy! I wonder how the heck he managed to do it? Best of luck with a quick recovery for him!

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Maree4

OH my god that is awful, and NO vet, you handled the situation really well, what are you injecting into his head. POOR POOR boy. and after all that they cancelled the bloody races.....

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Elise

oooh! Sheesh, poor baby!! You handled it very well - if it had been me I would have screamed/fainted at first sight - and with no vet too!

Hope the poor boy gets better soon. Hugs from me & Ezy coming his way!!

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Nickelodeon

Wow that's shocking! The poor little bugger! It's amazing what horses can get themselves into!!!

All the best for a speedy recovery and many successful races ahead of him

Shiobhan

Thats just a local anasthetic((spelling (thats the vets hand today))

The slice has come from where the rubber drop sheets join the partitions as there is a 2 foot gap at the front so you can walk under the front. Its hard to explain the rubber suits between 2 bit of metal and its rounded and well protected but its just not designed for horses to lay down and get up from under them either so I cant blame the float. Have no idea why he layed down. He has travelled with those 2 particular horses in the same positions alot and never once moved. Could of layed down after the first inciddent I guess.

Horsetalk

Poor boy, quick recovery.

pso

Is is eye OK? I can see the dye...

Well done in a difficult situation

Shiobhan

Eye seems ok from what we could see some swelling in the corner but no dye lighting up parts of his eye so that was good. But the vet will come back thursday and check again got lots of goodies to put in and jab him with lol

Jez

Oh my freakin god Shio....I wouldve been screaming at Jnr...Just sitting here shaking my head going...how did you two cope..Full points to you and Dean for getting through the aussie bush way...I saw Hosea scratched and wondered why..

SCRATCHED doesnt even come close. I would like to see the progression pics of his injury as we have with Paris's if thats ok ...dont know what else to say other than big hug to you both, tell H. hes a goose but to just get himself better, and there i was whining about a bump on doc's leg discovered just before he ran thursday...how quickly its all changed for us but for you guys...thoughts are with you. Anything i can do to help just LMK.