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RE: Poor Landy!

Miss Peachy — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:54:50 GMT

Well, it is & it isnt.

I'm still far frm convinced its related & only got in contact with the police as they were appealing for any sort of information or potential connections etc. Didnt want to not say anything now & then it happen again & think oh dear should have said something.

If i'm honest, we all (his owner & I) looked at the video & thought (without being biased) that from what we could tell from the news report was that Landy's injury looked a lot worse then what they had sustained strangely. Obviously any injury like that particularily one given by a human is going to be horrible for the horse but from what you could tell on the news report they didnt look half as deep as his. I dont know. Seriously weird circumstances.

Anyway, this was 14 days ago now & he had his stitches out yesterday & been given the all clear to come back into work which is great & he's happy in himself. We are putting up CCTV at the yard just incase.

Hope there is no more weird circumstances

RE: Poor Landy!

Jersey Girl — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:37:04 GMT

We had a spate of horses being slashed in their stables a good few years ago now, put all owners on the island on high alert, they seem to be keeping this latest bout very quiet but your yard is a fair way from the other one that was targeted.

The guys horses that were slashed were only babys 1 & 3 it just makes you think what on earth would possess a person to do such a thing.

Makes me sleep uneasy at night, the only small comfort is that Bob to get to is at the very very back of our yard as in you have to go all the way through it past lots of houses and then down the track to his field at the very back so he is relativey 'safe'

Yes Bob got shaved on that yard hmm a year and a half ago now i Posted about it at the time. Though a month or so after it happened i commented on how it was starting to grow back to somone and then the very next day I looked and it appeared to have been done again. Hmmm

It's a very worrying time for you peaches :(

RE: Poor Landy!

Bornagainhorsewoman — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:22:04 GMT

I hope they get whoever it is. Many years ago we had a couple of horses stabbed in the area (one died) and it turned out it was a mental health patient who had 'gone on the run' and wasn't taking their medication. Very sad for the owners and very frightening for the person I'd imagine :(

RE: Poor Landy!

Miss Peachy — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:45:47 GMT

Yes BAHM, they agree it could be related. So want copies of the photo's etc ... all very weird. Hope it stops!

RE: Poor Landy!

Mrs Moo — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:11:18 GMT

Jeez, Peachy. Poor chap!! :w00t:

That looks so painful, bless his heart. Hope, if it was malicious, that they catch whoever is doing it!!

RE: Poor Landy!

Bornagainhorsewoman — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:58:23 GMT

No way... that is sick :( Have you told the police about Landy?

RE: Poor Landy!

Miss Peachy — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:43:13 GMT

http://www.jerseyinsight.co.uk/news_1.aspx?id=0:11710&news=2:7162

Hmmmm ... could well have been malicious!

RE: Poor Landy!

mrsbear — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:11:59 GMT

Oh bless, that looks awful. Did you find the offending object?

RE: Poor Landy!

chezanne — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:10:34 GMT

Bless him it did look horrible, but looks really good with the stiches in and hopefully it won't scar too much

RE: Poor Landy!

White Winter Widge — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:05:02 GMT

Poor boy, sometimes I wonder how on earth they do these things, like when Charlie gashed his armpit.

Hope he's well on the way to recovery, it looks a fairly clean wound all things considered.

Give him a good cuddle!

RE: Poor Landy!

Miss Peachy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:07:04 GMT

[quote][b]RosJ (26/08/2010)[/b][hr]It's a very long, (and unrealisitic, really) shot, but are you sure it wasn't a person? It might have even been by accident :ermm:[/quote]

Interesting idea. There have been a few weird things happen in Jersey from time to time & infact Bob did have his moustache shaved off overnight (i kid you not!) at the same yard. But ... Landy's probably the least likely of the other two he was in with to be likely to get anywhere near a stranger that doesnt deal with him day in & day out, he's a very very cautious animal. Westie however is anyones friend & would be in there nudging away. I think its more along the lines of a sharp bit of wood, nail or something in the hedgerows we cant see.

It was pretty traumatising for him however he did it as he went into shock when we brought him into the yard to treat him, poor lad.

Definately on the mend today though ... the rain has been a god send in some ways today as its cleaned his nose beautifully & kept the flies away & he's quite happy now the swellings gone down a lot.

RE: Poor Landy!

RosJ — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:56:06 GMT

poor lad!, but it does certainly look less swollen :)

Strange how you can't find anything...It's a very long, (and unrealisitic, really) shot, but are you sure it wasn't a person? It might have even been by accident :ermm:

RE: Poor Landy!

Miss Peachy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:25:14 GMT

Landy this afternoon ...

What a difference! The swelling has gone down such a lot, human & animal bodies are amazing things

RE: Poor Landy!

A7X Girl <3 — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:27:15 GMT

OMG my poor Landy :( wish i was still riding him, I'd give him a HUGE cuddle :( i hope he gets better soooon :) xxxxx please give him kisses for me xxx

RE: Poor Landy!

Miss Peachy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:58:35 GMT

[quote][b]loobylecter (26/08/2010)[/b][hr]Horse's blood is a really vivid red don't you think? :P[/quote]

Yes it is actually! & I noticed yesterday ... it also seems to clot differently to humans & stays a real startling red a lot longer. As i understand it, its because horse's blood is more oxygenated then humans.

Just looked at that pic again, sorry if anyone found it not their cup of tea & would have prefered a gore warning. I didnt even think about that ... its just kind of second nature to me now

RE: Poor Landy!

loobylecter — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:22:28 GMT

awwww, bless him - get well soon fella :)

Horse's blood is a really vivid red don't you think? :P

RE: Poor Landy!

sparkle — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:05:18 GMT

OH.. MY... GOD - that looks nasty :sick:

Bless him, hope he recovers soon and he can show the ladies his 'battle wound' ;)

Give him a big kiss from me and the girls xx

RE: Poor Landy!

Tally Ho — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:25:54 GMT

A girl on the yard next door recently had the vet out for a very similar injury. In her case, it also didn't quite go straight through but it went to the end of his nostril. Like you, she got it stitched straight away, and though she had to have the last 2 stitches done again as they kept getting caught, it has healed amazingly well.

Similar story though, can't see how he did it. It's worrying when you don't know how they've hurt themselves but you may never find out what he did :( This time of year they have their heads in the hedgerows a lot, picking berries and stuff so it could well be a sharp branch he touched on a bad angle. Thank God it wasn't his eye :w00t:

RE: Poor Landy!

Baileycake — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:20:31 GMT

Ouchy :(

I would have either panicked or passed out.

RE: Poor Landy!

Miss Peachy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:53:52 GMT

[quote][b]Jersey Girl (25/08/2010)[/b][hr]His pals in the field are shod aren't they? It couldnt be a kick from a sharp edged shoe or something?[/quote]

Its a possibility but when you saw the wound up close its unlikely. Its a puncture wound in the middle, quite deep & it tore across the sides. I did check all their feet just incase as until it was cleaned we werent too sure on things it was just a bl*ody mess & none of them had any visible sharp edges.

RE: Poor Landy!

Jersey Girl — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:44:14 GMT

His pals in the field are shod aren't they? It couldnt be a kick from a sharp edged shoe or something?

RE: Poor Landy!

Miss Peachy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:39:27 GMT

Oh i was there taking it all in when he was fixing him up - so, so interesting!

He's much happier this evening & is coping very well. Chilled & quite happy to slowly munch on his hay so his spirits seem high.

Gone round everywhere in field to try find the offending sharp point but cant find it so took them all out until the weekend when we can go through the field with a fine toothed comb so to speak. Vet seemed to think it could be a splintered, javelin like edge of a tree branch if there was no nails, whatever it was, it looks like it was a sharp swift cut. Were pretty hot on our fields & have just redone all the fencing so pretty bemused as to what it is but hmmm.

Thanks KER- I passed on your regards this evening ;)

RE: Poor Landy!

Jersey Girl — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:32:23 GMT

Ugh that my tum turn i think i would have screamed had it been me! But i know what your curiosity for a bit od gore is peachy so know you wouldn't have flinched at dealing with him.

Hope he feels all better soon poor lad!

RE: Poor Landy!

KER — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:55:22 GMT

OMG the poor boy, no wonder he was a bit quiet :w00t: Any ideas how he did it? I hope he makes a speedy recovery and it heals well. From the picture it looks really clean so its not like it was left for a long time but does look rather swollen. Give him a big cuddle from me and plenty of sweeties :hug:

Poor Landy!

Miss Peachy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:53:52 GMT

Got to the yard this morning at 6.45am to find poor Landy a little abnormally quiet & chilled. Took off the boys rugs & saw a smudge of blood on Westie's rug & did the usual check over all three horses, count the limbs etc. No sign of anything.

Went to put fly masks on, he turned his head ...

Eeek!

Cue a phone call to the Vet, long visit, strong sedation, injections & 10 stitches. But he's doing grand, luckily it only went 3/4 of the way through & not all the way but still not pleasant for the poor lad.