Hi my year old horse began to lean back on stall door so now we have a board that goes across the stall for her to lean on instead of door, it also served as a hold back as she loves having the door open when someone cleans stalls or works their horse to lean her head out and watch. Well I guess she has learned to kick the door because the boarding lady left a message on the board for me sometime early today she kicked and her legs came down on the board skinning them, in the front. She is a beautiful palomino baby and it just kills me she may have scarred legs now. The lady tried to take away the board after caring for her legs with wonder dust and making sure she was in no immediate danger and Faith kicked the door almost off. She is out in the roundpen in the barn for a part of every day and never did this before Any suggestions at all on how to break her of it or at least protect her legs, should I wrap the board with something? Something she would not be tempted ot eat is my first idea.Also have any of you used anything to help a horse with skinned legs heal without major scarring? I rescued a buckskin this summer who had earlier injured her legs scraping them on something and she has horrible scarring. I just wondered if the man who had her could have prevented some of it. Thanks, as you can guess she is my baby I have had her since 6 months and this is first time she has ever really gotten hurt so I am pretty upset right now. Irishwabbit
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I am so sorry about your horse' injury Irsihwabbit. How about the kicking pads? The kind that gets installed against the stall walls to dampen the kick? Why is your horse doing the kicking to start with?
Time to use Monty's kicking rings.. they really work. Sounds like your baby needs to get some serious execise.. she's bored, lonely and ready to explode in every direction because she needs to run and play. A stall is 'solitary confinement' for endless hours. Get on a saddle horse and pony her for a few miles. She will enjoy the company and the sights and sounds around her. Hope this helps you.
i broke my back in a horse race and was confined to bed for three weeks. i became so restless i couldn't stand it anymore and i found something at the foot of my bed that i was able to jiggle with my toe, i jiggled it as hard as i could and i swore i would never confine a horse to a stall or boxstall again for any length of time. babies should be free to be babies, free to do the thinks horses are ment to do. its just a baby, give it freedom, at least till it ready to start lessons.
i broke my back in a horse race and was confined to bed for three weeks. i became so restless i couldn't stand it anymore and i found something at the foot of my bed that i was able to jiggle with my toe, i jiggled it as hard as i could and i swore i would never confine a horse to a stall or boxstall again for any length of time. babies should be free to be babies, free to do the things horses are ment to do. its just a baby, give it freedom, at least till it ready to start lessons.
I agree with the comment above about solitary confinement. Horses historically have roamed free . . . . and being herd animals want to be with others of their kind as well.
She is not in solitary confinement! She has horses on all sides of her with bars placed so they can nuzzle and hang out with each other. They are also put out daily if the weather allows it. Turns out she just skinned the hair off and I have an ointment I am keeping on her to help the skin grow back and she should not show any scars. Seems she learned kicking from a show horse who is ignored. She gets walked with the dually in winter when I can get there every other day about but with the winter storms lately it has been harder. Also I am disabled so my ability to feel up to it in winter has alot to do with it. I did buy a horse ready for saddle training in July and had her under saddle by Sept. with me. She is working on standing at the platform I need to get on. One of the reasons I got her was to make her a trail horse and be able to pony Faith around. That would be a great lesson, to see Monty teaching "ponying" of a green 2 yr. old by an older horse!