studiowvw
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Sep 27, 2010
- Messages
- 324
- Reaction score
- 69
He went into the creek near a beaver dam and couldn't get out because of the ice at the edge.
He was up to his head in the freezing water. A passing snowmobiler saw him in the water and came to the door.
I wasn't home but my sister was visiting and she and the snowmobiler were able to pull him out.
When I got home he was still wet but not shivering as badly as at first. My sister had put him in the barn with Diesel and gave them some hay.
Now here's a good reason to practice putting blankets on your horses! I almost never blanket them (maybe 3 times in 30 years) but he sure needed a blanket today. I have a good wool one, but then found that he was totally freaked by it.
He had to learn fast about blankets, and once he felt that it was warm, he was ok. He still had to get used to it being on him.
I walked him up and down the road in the sun, which seemed warmer than the barn. After about half an hour or so he seemed calm about the blanket, so I put him back in the barn with it on.
No problem after that. I checked on him every hour or so, then tonight at about 9:30 I decided to take it off. The blanket seemed to have wicked all the dampness away - it was all wet and he was mostly dry.
He still has icicles in his tail, but most of his coat now is fluffed out again.
My sister said she thought he was very smart because when she got to him, he came towards her. She reached out to help him and he reared his front feet out onto the ice, so they were able to pull him out. Thank goodness he was still able to function, as I doubt he would have lasted much longer submerged in icy water.
I thought he seemed very shocked by the whole thing - he was afraid to walk on the ice on the road (just as well!) and afraid of the sound of the creek (so we walked up and down beside it), and frightened of the blanket being on him. He is a funny little guy. So glad they saw him - they saved his life!
He was up to his head in the freezing water. A passing snowmobiler saw him in the water and came to the door.
I wasn't home but my sister was visiting and she and the snowmobiler were able to pull him out.
When I got home he was still wet but not shivering as badly as at first. My sister had put him in the barn with Diesel and gave them some hay.
Now here's a good reason to practice putting blankets on your horses! I almost never blanket them (maybe 3 times in 30 years) but he sure needed a blanket today. I have a good wool one, but then found that he was totally freaked by it.
He had to learn fast about blankets, and once he felt that it was warm, he was ok. He still had to get used to it being on him.
I walked him up and down the road in the sun, which seemed warmer than the barn. After about half an hour or so he seemed calm about the blanket, so I put him back in the barn with it on.
No problem after that. I checked on him every hour or so, then tonight at about 9:30 I decided to take it off. The blanket seemed to have wicked all the dampness away - it was all wet and he was mostly dry.
He still has icicles in his tail, but most of his coat now is fluffed out again.
My sister said she thought he was very smart because when she got to him, he came towards her. She reached out to help him and he reared his front feet out onto the ice, so they were able to pull him out. Thank goodness he was still able to function, as I doubt he would have lasted much longer submerged in icy water.
I thought he seemed very shocked by the whole thing - he was afraid to walk on the ice on the road (just as well!) and afraid of the sound of the creek (so we walked up and down beside it), and frightened of the blanket being on him. He is a funny little guy. So glad they saw him - they saved his life!
Lets hope for an early spring so your little travellers can get out for a run again.
