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Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Bumblebee, I beg to differ and don't advise anyone to go against what vets tell you to do in the case of colic. If someone is walking their horse that long then they clearly aren't doing enough to stabilize the horse to begin with. The walking is done until either the banamine kicks in and the impaction is oiled out, or it is determined the horse is in a critical state and needs surgery. That determination needs to be made within a couple hours. Letting the horse roll goes against every vet I've ever known in the 35 years I have owned horses.
That being said, Serafina, it IS harder as a parent but you just can't let your mind go there. I did lose a horse 2 years ago--he was my dream horse, my mom bred him, talk about devastating, and he was only 5. (It wasn't colic, BTW, but a complicated medical procedure that he did not tolerate.) I just don't let myself go there mentally with my daughter or my horse. I'd be in a constant state of panic attacks if I did that!
I'm gearing up to show my boy at the Arabian U.S. Nationals next week, BTW :D We had a super successful summer on the show circuit here with lots of championships, so I decided I had to give a national title a shot!
That being said, Serafina, it IS harder as a parent but you just can't let your mind go there. I did lose a horse 2 years ago--he was my dream horse, my mom bred him, talk about devastating, and he was only 5. (It wasn't colic, BTW, but a complicated medical procedure that he did not tolerate.) I just don't let myself go there mentally with my daughter or my horse. I'd be in a constant state of panic attacks if I did that!
I'm gearing up to show my boy at the Arabian U.S. Nationals next week, BTW :D We had a super successful summer on the show circuit here with lots of championships, so I decided I had to give a national title a shot!