Ouch

Poor little Tee. He got the stonebruise sorted (burst out his coronet on New Years Eve) so decided to take on a fence on New Years Day. He decided not to go for a plain wire fence but for the one that also has a length of chicken wire attached to it to keep the freeranging hens from wandering through to the garden. It actually never occured to me that it would do a fair bit of damage if a horse decided to go through (it never occured to me that a horse would decide to go through - then again the skid marks indicate that Tee didn't decide as such, just didn't stop in time and while he got his front legs over he obviously couldn't lift the hind ones up out of the way).

The photos are of the damage when he did it - while we were waiting for the vet. Will get some more when I rebandage him tonight. The duty vet decided not to stitch so he was bandaged, given a tetnus shot and left with antibiotics. John our usual horse vet came out yesterday (with student as he so often does at this time of year) and rebandaged. I was a bit afraid to see what was under it but it is looking good (well as good as large missing bits of skin can look). John confirmed no tendon damage and suggested active manuka honey and nappies (cheap padding for those who don't know - the old type thick sanitary pads are useful too) daily for a couple of weeks.

Tee has been such a good boy about it. He would rather we didn't touch his sore legs but if we have to that's okay as long as we are gentle. He's been stoic about being jabbed daily and generally abused.

Was interested with the jar of active manuka honey that neither yearling likes the taste of it (I offered them both a fingerful and they both had a taste and declined any more) I had images of being unable to keep honey on the wounds with horses licking it off as soon as it was applied.