I'm so darn sick :( Need jingles please [Archive]

okggo

Jul. 29, 2009, 09:15 AM

So we have been preparing for the BWP inspection today since our foal was born, practicing leading, trailering, obsessing over every nick - her weight, etc. b/c we have the best foal we have ever bred and I was so excited to show her off and wanted her to be at her best. Horses are bathed, braided, and ready to roll.

So we are loading them up this morning and she decides to freak out, knocks into my husband hard, steps on him, falls down, and gashes her leg open on the horse trailer. So now our foal is gushing blood. The inspection is going on now, I spent close to $500 (that doesn't come easy for me) for her to be inspected, and her dam to get the H label, for the one and only event even semi close to me this year. The vet is on the way. I let the show know we weren't coming, and I'm so sick to my stomach right now. I don't know how bad the gash is, she is being a pistol about letting us do anything with her right now, so until she is under the influence I probably won't know. I just know it is bleeding A LOT.

I could just use some jingles for the filly and moral support for my pity-party I'm having right now.

Hawkridge

Jul. 29, 2009, 09:18 AM

OMG! Jingles for the filly and jingles for you and your hubby :(

Tornado Run Farm

Jul. 29, 2009, 09:30 AM

Oh heavens! Jingles for the filly! Hoping your hubby recovers well, too.

When something like this happens to me, I rationalize that it just wasn't meant to be. Maybe this incident spared you a worse mishap had you gone. It's very disappointing, but that thought helps ... a little.

hansiska

Jul. 29, 2009, 09:39 AM

Many jingles!!! I very much feel your pain. I was in a similar situation in June, although it was shows (two back to back) and my gorgeous gorgeous Rascalino/Warkant filly. All was ready, loaded filly, huge commotion in trailer. She'd decided to jump the divider. :eek: Talk about a terrifying few moments. She also cut her leg, though it didn't bleed like your filly's. She's ok, and I got her back on the trailer in a week, but those entry fees, etc. don't come easy for me either and now I'm trying to save my pennies to enter two more shows.

I'm sorry this happened to you. I tried to look on the bright side in my situation: the filly's cuts and bumps were superficial and it could have been much worse. But they certainly seem to do these things at the worst times, don't they?

Zu Zu

Jul. 29, 2009, 09:40 AM

Jingles for you ~ your husband and your filly !!! How terrible - truly hope she is ok! I am so sorry this has happened to you - you will feel better after the vet has worked his magic. AO AO AO Always Optimistic !!! JINGLES JINGLES JINGLES!!!!

flyinghorse

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:04 AM

Mega-jingles...let us know how it comes out!! My week before our keuring was a disaster this year, too (a colic, an abscess, and a pulled muscle on three of my four entries!), but it all turned out OK..all our best to you!

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Dressage-ryder

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:09 AM

Yikes! Jingles from CA!

Edgewood

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:14 AM

Oh, I am so sorry! Jingles for your filly!

misita

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:14 AM

More jingles from CA.

I feel like we're all like a bunch of cocaine addicts. The highs are really really high but the lows are really really low. I don't know how many times I've been standing around thinking 'I can't believe I'm doing this. I can't believe this is happening'! I always want to push a rewind button and try again and I always feel guilty. It's very hard for me to just accept that 'stuff happens'. I'm trying to learn that breeding and showing horses is dangerous and sucky stuff does happen. As long as I'm going to breed, things are going to come up. Be kind to yourself.

Jingles again for your filly and you.

Quinn

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:15 AM

Jingles to you, your filly and your husband. I truly hope she's okay.

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risingstarfarm

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:19 AM

Oh No! Julie I'm so sorry! Sending lots of positive thoughts. Keep us posted.

harveyhorses

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:28 AM

Jingles from Va. Hope everyone is o.k.

cshmouse

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:33 AM

Jingles. Hope your filly is OK. I know what it feels like to be so disappointed. Keep your chin up!

stoicfish

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:39 AM

Jingles and chin up!

trakmom

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:49 AM

I wishI could reach through cyberspace and give you a big hug. I hope everybody is OK. You know what happens at the most unexpected times. Take care.

Daydream Believer

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:51 AM

Sending lots of jingles and hugs!

VirginiaBred

Jul. 29, 2009, 10:55 AM

Nothing worse that the disappointment. I'm so sorry. Hope they both heal quickly.

EiRide

Jul. 29, 2009, 11:05 AM

So sorry! Best wishes for speedy and uneventful recovery.

Waterwitch

Jul. 29, 2009, 11:50 AM

Oh no Julie - what incredibly bad luck :( Jingles from Iowa.

Kimberlee

Jul. 29, 2009, 12:04 PM

Jingles! Hope the filly (and your husband) are alright.

FLIPPED HER HALO

Jul. 29, 2009, 12:10 PM

Megga Jingles Julie! Please keep us posted!!

Sakura Hill Farm

Jul. 29, 2009, 12:12 PM

Hope all are well---probably more frightning than serious--at least, so I hope. But I can imagine the stress levels skyrocketing!

pintopiaffe

Jul. 29, 2009, 12:31 PM

Oh, Okggo... I'm SO SORRY.

I've been there, and I seriously know you mean you are PHYSICALLY sick.

My filly had a stupid loading moment before her AWS Inspections, and gashed the front of her neck/chest open. It did not require stitches, but I was out all that money, and she will never be able to go at liberty again to really SHOW her gaits as she would have that year.

I'm just so sorry. It's so frustrating. It's so much... EVERYTHING. So much time, effort and money. All down the drain.

Now, I'm sure there's future options, but it's not *the same.* :cry:

Hang in there. It seems to me my first five years were encouraging, and the next five were challenging. I'm entering the third five, and there's hope--but it's harder work than the beginning... one HAS to have hope, ya know?

StarflowerStables

Jul. 29, 2009, 12:40 PM

Oh that's so sad that happened on inspection day!! Sending you jingles that your filly will be ok and heal up quickly.

Equilibrium

Jul. 29, 2009, 12:45 PM

Fred

Jul. 29, 2009, 01:47 PM

adding my jingles for your filly and both you and your husband. I hope the filly is ok.

M. O'Connor

Jul. 29, 2009, 02:05 PM

I'll be jingling and checking back later for an update.

I was loading my filly this morning, just for practice, and thinking...hmmm when would be a good time to start wrapping? She's a year old, and I'm sure doesn't have enough sense for it yet; she'd just kick the place apart.

There are so many times when you must leave your fate to chance, and it's plain not fair for you to have such rotten luck, today of all days! :mad:

LisaO

Jul. 29, 2009, 02:17 PM

Mega jingles coming your way!

I've had things like that happen twice. The first time, we were getting ready to load and I went out into the pasture to get my filly. Something didn't look quite right. When I got up to her I saw she had a partial degloving injury on one leg and a huge flap of skin hanging down from her chest. What?! Have no idea how she hurt herself, but needless to say, we didn't go to the approvals that year. Fast forward one year and she was a premium filly (and now a premium mare) - only evidence that there was ever a problem is a medium sized scar on her cannon.

Second filly tried to jump into a stall AT the approvals and managed to rip her leg open on the metal door catch. This one wasn't too bad and the judges kindly allowed her to be presented in a fresh bandage.

Speedy recovery to your baby!

risingstarfarm

Jul. 29, 2009, 02:23 PM

Julie called me - and it's GOOD NEWS!

The filly, after sutures in a front and a back leg, is going to be fine.

Even better - they made it to the Keuring and Jenibelle scored really well!

I'll let Julie give the details when they get home :)

Jul. 29, 2009, 02:27 PM

Julie called me - and it's GOOD NEWS!

The filly, after sutures in a front and a back leg, is going to be fine.

Yipeee!!!

Even better - they made it to the Keuring and Jenibelle scored really well!

I'll let Julie give the details when they get home :)
No WAY! That Is Awesome!!

selah

Jul. 29, 2009, 03:03 PM

I loff this kind of ending!!!

Tornado Run Farm

Jul. 29, 2009, 03:08 PM

Yeah- we've been on this board commiserating and Julie's been off taking care of business! Guess our jingles worked! :D

Home Again Farm

Jul. 29, 2009, 03:17 PM

ThatScaryChick

Jul. 29, 2009, 03:55 PM

stolensilver

Jul. 29, 2009, 03:59 PM

That's really good news. :)

*Taps fingers impatiently waiting to hear the result*

Quinn

Jul. 29, 2009, 04:02 PM

That's great news!!!! But now, how's your poor trampled husband?

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okggo

Jul. 29, 2009, 04:14 PM

OMG what a friggin DAY. Yeesh Thank GOD to be home, lol.

Yes, Ronda is correct - like 5 minutes after I posted this the vet pulled up and I went out with him. She cut a blood vessel in the front right (why it was bleeding so bad) and cut her left hind as well - both legs required stiches. She was not too cooperative, took 3 rounds of sedation to get it done. I was totally ready to call the day a quits or to just bring her mom (they are pretty good about being seperated) - when my vet said, are you still taking her? At this point I'd pulled the braids out already and looked at him like "are you kidding?" Obviously he wasn't, and I think my brain was moosh so I said "duh, okay" and we loaded her up, knowing this place is less than 5 miles from where we live (thank goodness for that).

We got there and ended up waiting awhile, plenty long for her to come out of her drug coma - took her in the ring and I felt like we were bringing in Rocky after a fight, 2 wrapped legs, explained the morning to the judges and we went about our business. We set her free and she walked as far away from her mom as she could trying to say hi to all the spectators. After a bit she realized the milk bar was gone and came barreling over to us. She was definitely awake, I couldn't see much more then her rearing and bucking at liberty b/c I was jogging the mare (and saying many prayers under my breath, contemplating if this was the dumbest thing I'd done, would the stitches stay in, etc). Anyway, given everything we had been through and her condition, she managed to score an 80 - so I was thrilled and shocked. I'd love to know how she would have done undamaged, but alas, I'm just thankful for what transpired!

Then she was branded (as though she hadn't been through enough trauma, right?), and we did the H label with the mare (who passed, yippee) - up and down the trailer many times, a LONG day and no more freak outs or incidents (another thank GOD).

Hubby is okay but his really hurt his knee. He is having knee surgery in September and torqued the bad knee something fierce when she knocked him down.

flyinghorse

Jul. 29, 2009, 04:23 PM

Wow!! Great story...congratulations!! :) :) :)

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HSGF

Jul. 29, 2009, 04:34 PM

Glad to hear everythng turned out well in the end. WOW..what a day you and hubby have had!

Congratulations on your mare and filly doing so well at the inspection!:)

LaurieB

Jul. 29, 2009, 05:23 PM

After that awful beginning, I'm glad your day ended so well. :)

Edgewood

Jul. 29, 2009, 05:33 PM

Yahoo!! Congratulations and glad she was stiched up and ready to go!

Faiths CremelloWB

Jul. 29, 2009, 05:37 PM

oh my... what a day. Kudos to you for trucking through it all and still making it to the inspection. I am not sure I would have been able to try and re-load her again.

So glad it turned out well and congrats for keeping it together...

titansrunfarm

Jul. 29, 2009, 05:44 PM

Holy moly what a day, so glad everything turned out well for you!

pintopiaffe

Jul. 29, 2009, 05:54 PM

well, I obviously didn't see the update before I posted...

I am SO GLAD you managed to get there and things went well. Very well. Imagine, like you said--she would've blown their socks off *completely* if she was 100% as it is, she at least pushed them down around their ankles! :lol:

Get well soon and quickly prayers for Hubby's knee. Knee stuff sucks. On the bright side--at least it was his BAD knee... ya know what I mean? :uhoh:

myrna

Jul. 29, 2009, 06:03 PM

I love happy endings!!!!!!!!!!!

okggo

Jul. 29, 2009, 06:50 PM

Thank you everyone, I think the jingles really paid off for a good ending to a crazy day.

FVHC - I hear ya, believe me. I was NOT planning on going, called the show and cancelled and took the braids out. After talking to the vet we decided to go for it. We had 2 extra hands to help load her up (the vet and his helper) - and we hoped if we ran into a problem at the show we could con someone into assisting. Fortunately she was fine after the 4 of us got her up, and that is the odd thing, she has trailered before and never had a problem loading. We had her on and off probably 5 times throughout the day and she was wonderful. I'm actually really happy we did take her and get her up and down the ramp - only b/c she would have been left with a really bad experience and we would have had to work with her soon to keep her from being afraid of the trailer.

I'm dying to see pictures, I hope the photographer posts them soon.

Tiki

Jul. 29, 2009, 06:55 PM

Hi Julie - congratulations - I'm glad it turned out OK after a very rocky start - and what the heck is an H label?

Halfhalting

Jul. 29, 2009, 07:08 PM

Wow, we are addicts, what a great metaphor. I'm so glad you got there and got good scores. Sure do hope your hubby feels okay, I know you hate for him to get hurt because we really need the support of our family in this business. Drinks up for a CHEERS for the day - call her done!

sid

Jul. 29, 2009, 07:57 PM

Sometimes all the best preparation and plans can go haywire when it comes to dealing with horses...:lol:. But I'm just so glad you had a happy result, despite the stitches. ;).

Argosy punctured his femoral artery on a badly set up jumping chute at his licensing...talk about freaking out! Had to take him out of state 6 weeks later to another inspection, once he recovered to "resume" his free jumping and get scored. Happy ending, but I was a wreck as he was ready, wonderful and that "freak" thing happened. Lucky he didn't bleed to death!

Take a deep breath and give a toast to your little gal (and yourself and your hubby). You did it!!! :)

Sunnydays

Jul. 29, 2009, 08:26 PM

Whew, my heart was in my throat as I foillowed the thread - until I came to the good part.:D:D
What a trooper you are! So glad your lovely filly is OK, and big congrats for her showing, and kudos to you for soldiering on. You should be proud of both accomplishments.
Best wishes for your hubby. too. God bless men who love women who love horses.:winkgrin:

misita

Jul. 29, 2009, 08:36 PM

What a wonderful end to a scary day. Congratulations.:)

FLIPPED HER HALO

Jul. 29, 2009, 08:54 PM

Hooray!

Congratulations!

YankeeLawyer

Jul. 30, 2009, 04:31 AM

Congratulations! I am so glad I read this after the happy update; I would have been so bummed for you otherwise.

I hope your husband feels better. On the (sort of) bright side, he got clobbered in the knee before scheduled surgery, rather than after. Hopefully he will have a perfect knee after his surgery : ).

ise@ssl

Jul. 30, 2009, 06:04 AM

So glad you were able to make it. It's amazing that they can find a way to turn the day upside down!!

To the person who posted about practicing wrapping a yearling. We would never ship a youngster with wraps and in fact commercial shippers won't even allow it because of the problems that could arise if they get them partially off in shipping.

One thing about the breeding business you have to live with the old adage - "Horses are born and spend the rest of their lives trying to commit suicide". !!!!

okggo

Jul. 30, 2009, 06:57 AM

Thank you again for the kind words!! ISE - your quote is SO darn true. Last year before the BWP inspection the mare I was taking hurt her leg the day before and was lame for inspection day.

I'm so dying to see the pictures, when the filly was at liberty I was having a really hard time seeing her b/c of my positioning with her dam. Hubby said she did take a couple off steps but was definitely enjoying herself.

Tiki - the H label is a new thing BWP is offering - it's a hunter label. http://www.belgianwarmblood.com/bwp_HunterLabel.html

talloaks

Jul. 30, 2009, 07:08 AM

What a day you had yesterday Julie!! Glad you were able to make the inspection and do so well---congratulations. Hope that hubby of yours is up and taking nourishment this morning!! Ouch on that knee!!

avezan

Jul. 30, 2009, 07:21 AM

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Actually, after reading your first post, before there were any replies, I was thinking that you should try to go anyway, or schedule a private viewing with the judges if they don't have to rush off. I've seen lots of foals being shown in bandages or foals that were bound and determined to kill themselves in the stall the night before the inspection. I am so glad to hear that you were able to go and the foal scored well. Now you can dream about how well she COULD have done, but dream happily because she DID do well anyway!

One of my nicer foals missed his inspection. I had been practicing loading the trailer a few days earlier, and this day I was practicing trotting them down the sand driveway. The foal LOVED the trailer practice day, saw the open trailer not too far off, and detoured for a quick jump in the trailer. Then he ducked under the chest bar and out the escape door gashing his leg as he went through. :cry: The gash was serious enough to make him lame, so he had to stay home. The next year *I* had a baby and didn't go and the next year I took him as a 2 year old. So, what does he do before that one? A few days before he has a HUGE chunk of back hoof missing. Enough to make him lame! Grrr... The farrier fixed him up with hind shoes. The judges DO understand that these foals try to kill themselves, and usually dont' mind a few bandages or hind shoes with no fronts. He did get registered that year. And I had the privilege of seeing him last weekend (6 years later) at the Pony Club championships with his young rider where their dressage team came in first! :)

I'm glad the day ended well. After my experience, I don't recommend practicing for these things either. It just adds opportunity for injury and gives these foals more chances to try and kill themselves before the inspection. ;)

EiRide

Jul. 30, 2009, 09:31 AM

Congrats!!!!

I'm glad all was well!

FairWeather

Jul. 31, 2009, 09:51 AM

wow, what a roller coaster ride! Congrats for pulling it all off, that's what it's about ;)

jilltx

Jul. 31, 2009, 01:28 PM

Late to the party...but wanted to send a... Shit! Really? COOL! message out to you, Julie. Congrats on the filly and the mare and ***JINGLES*** for your hubby.

Margaritas anyone? :teehee:

StarflowerStables

Jul. 31, 2009, 06:37 PM

Soooo glad to hear the day turned out to be a good one!!! Congrats on your 80 with the crazy filly lol....= )

okggo

Aug. 1, 2009, 09:06 AM

with the crazy filly lol....= ) Whaaa, my sweet innocent girl? (LOL!)

She is usually pretty docile, I really think something crawled up her bum that day and didn't crawl back out until we got home! She was nutty about loading, required multiple rounds of sedation for the sutures, and at the show you would never know she was heavily doped just a couple hours ago b/c she was raising some major hell. I don't think I've ever sweated so much in my whole life, lol.

She was beat by the winning filly by ONE point.. Yes I'm banging my head on the wall - I MUST be happy for the good and stop thinking about the what ifs.....sigh. There was quite a bunch of LOVELY horses at this event!!

Still dying for that photographer to post photos....usually my hubby takes 10,000 so I have instant gratification. He was handling with me the whole time so waiting on them is killing me - I'm a photoaholic! I'm just hoping I got cropped out of all images - I'm not kidding you, I had sweat pouring down everywhere - and both of us were SORE! Wrestling a 350 pound bundle of energy is tiring! Thankfully her mom was a super star as far as behaviour. When we finally left the grounds Belle was sacked out on her side sound asleep snoring away in the stock trailer.

ElegantExpressionsFarm

Aug. 1, 2009, 06:00 PM

I am SO happy your day turned out the way it did after the way it started!! Things always could be worse...at least that is what I tell myself when stuff like that happens ;) Congrats!! ...atleast now you can sit back and take a breather!! :winkgrin:

okggo

Aug. 3, 2009, 03:08 PM

Photos of the bandaged 'beauty' (aka lanky big ears, lol) are up :)

My favorites -
http://apurdy.photobiz.com/cart/photo_detail.cfm?photoID=596815
http://apurdy.photobiz.com/cart/photo_detail.cfm?photoID=596817
http://apurdy.photobiz.com/cart/photo_detail.cfm?photoID=596841
and her mom
http://apurdy.photobiz.com/cart/photo_detail.cfm?photoID=596632

There are a few on there I'd like to hide away forever (she is docile, really, I swear!) but I'm glad to have some fond memories to look back on.

Thanks again for all your jingles! She has been on limited turnout and will be until she gets the stitches out next week, but I changed the bandages and things appear to be healing nicely, yeah!!