littlearab
Well-Known Member
Long story.....
It been so hot and dry here in ND 90s to 100above for weeks,with no real rain for longer.
Sunday night was our month for the monthy BBQ we have with friends. So with the heat and getting ready for the company ect, I did not check my horses that day. But around dark one of the kids saw the miniatures had some how gotten in one of the hay fences. So they went over and got them out. Fixed the fence and went back to playing volley ball.
Well last evening around 8,I went out to check to work with the foals. I was working with Spades and just happened to look around for his mama Belle. And could not see her,odd. She is one of those mares who really stays with her foal. I went looking. And could not find her searched the pasture (about 25 acres,with trees ect) NO Belle.I knew something had to wrong.So I ran to the house and asked the girls to come help look, we looked for 2 hours,walked every inch of the trees and high weeds around the barns. Then Kristine says I'll check the hay fence maybe she got back in there. So she goes off,Cyndi and I decided to go and get the 4 wheeler thinking maybe she got out of the fence and is in the trees along the feild. And about 5 minutes later I hear Kristine yelling for help. She just happend to be walking along the top of the bales,something my kids have been told many times not to do,in case they would fall between bales.But thank God she did, or she would never of seen Belle!
Here Belle had gotten between two rows of big bales. They are 3 large big bales high and about 20 bales long. I have no idea how she got in there. But there she was pinned between the bales. We went down in with her and she was very thin.... dehydrated, was thunping and shaking bad.She must of been there sence the other night :new_shocked: No way could I turn her around or back her out. I really have no idea how she could of getten back there!!
I sent one girl for water and the other to the house to call Ron who was out cutting hay 4 miles away. She also called the vet,who was not there, left a message and came back out. We gave her 4 gallons of water and elctrolites..
Ron came right away and moved about 10 bales made a hole to lead her out of.I went out got Spades,who was very happy to see his mama! We put them in the barn, with hay a lots of water. Check her a few times last night. She seemed to be doing fine. Her shaking and thumping stopped and was filling out again. But I was worried she would colic.
The vet called back this morning. Said we did the right thing and of all seemed well no need in coming out.
This morning I put her back out with the others and she seems no worse for the ordeal.
I was lucky, I could of lost her. I do not know how much longer she could of lasted in the heat with no water or shade. :no: It must of been so hot in there, no breeze, in the sun.Poor little mare. The kids feel bad and say they did not notice she was not with the herd when they ran out of the fence. I feel bad I should of taken the time to go out and checked everyone that day. Thank God we found her and she seems well.
I was very lucky and blessed that all turned out OK.
It been so hot and dry here in ND 90s to 100above for weeks,with no real rain for longer.
Sunday night was our month for the monthy BBQ we have with friends. So with the heat and getting ready for the company ect, I did not check my horses that day. But around dark one of the kids saw the miniatures had some how gotten in one of the hay fences. So they went over and got them out. Fixed the fence and went back to playing volley ball.
Well last evening around 8,I went out to check to work with the foals. I was working with Spades and just happened to look around for his mama Belle. And could not see her,odd. She is one of those mares who really stays with her foal. I went looking. And could not find her searched the pasture (about 25 acres,with trees ect) NO Belle.I knew something had to wrong.So I ran to the house and asked the girls to come help look, we looked for 2 hours,walked every inch of the trees and high weeds around the barns. Then Kristine says I'll check the hay fence maybe she got back in there. So she goes off,Cyndi and I decided to go and get the 4 wheeler thinking maybe she got out of the fence and is in the trees along the feild. And about 5 minutes later I hear Kristine yelling for help. She just happend to be walking along the top of the bales,something my kids have been told many times not to do,in case they would fall between bales.But thank God she did, or she would never of seen Belle!
Here Belle had gotten between two rows of big bales. They are 3 large big bales high and about 20 bales long. I have no idea how she got in there. But there she was pinned between the bales. We went down in with her and she was very thin.... dehydrated, was thunping and shaking bad.She must of been there sence the other night :new_shocked: No way could I turn her around or back her out. I really have no idea how she could of getten back there!!
I sent one girl for water and the other to the house to call Ron who was out cutting hay 4 miles away. She also called the vet,who was not there, left a message and came back out. We gave her 4 gallons of water and elctrolites..
Ron came right away and moved about 10 bales made a hole to lead her out of.I went out got Spades,who was very happy to see his mama! We put them in the barn, with hay a lots of water. Check her a few times last night. She seemed to be doing fine. Her shaking and thumping stopped and was filling out again. But I was worried she would colic.
The vet called back this morning. Said we did the right thing and of all seemed well no need in coming out.
This morning I put her back out with the others and she seems no worse for the ordeal.
I was lucky, I could of lost her. I do not know how much longer she could of lasted in the heat with no water or shade. :no: It must of been so hot in there, no breeze, in the sun.Poor little mare. The kids feel bad and say they did not notice she was not with the herd when they ran out of the fence. I feel bad I should of taken the time to go out and checked everyone that day. Thank God we found her and she seems well.
I was very lucky and blessed that all turned out OK.
