[Instant Karma]

I seriously start feeling anxious as soon as I start reading threads about lameness and illnesses. I'll start to swear my horse has some of the same symptoms and my stomach starts turning!

If I read the Horse Care forum for too long I will start losing sleep

Am I the only horsie hypochondriac out there????

[SnicklefritzG]

You are not alone!!!!

I called my little brother last week after a ride I had that didn't go as well as I would have liked. Of course I was on here too and seeing the same lameness stuff. So I think I vented to him about that and all the things it couldn't have been. For not being a horse person he gave me some good advice. "your horse is a good horsie, give her some treats and a day off. She's probably tired".

Little brother was right. She was fine after a day or two of rest
(turns out she had a stone bruise and was ok after 1-2 days)

[ET's Home]

not hypochondriac but am so superstitious I don't even like talking about 'it' and the four legged beast at the same time.

[EdgeBrook]

I had nightmares about my new (to me) antares saddle after I read a thread about trees breaking. Got a good deal on it, so I guess my subconscious said last night that it must be broken to pay under $1500 for a 2005 Antares.

I also think every time my old horse stumbles he has EPM b/c of the threads here. Le sigh... my husband threatens to cut me off from COTH if i don't stop freaking out lol

[ManyDogs]

Just about every third day it seems like one mare has a little bob to her head when she trots up for dinner. Of course, she is trotting over very uneven, hilly ground. No heat, no swelling, not sensitive, nothin'. I feel your pain.

Yesterday when I went to feed the neighbors' horses, one was nowhere to be found. Usually both are in their stalls, waiting. Panic. Great. The day before they come home the horse is_______________ fill in the blank.
She was snoozing down the hill.
Geez.

[JFJ]

LOL, i remember one vet saying he hated EQUUS magazine because every month his clients thought their horse was dying!

[ako]

Oh god yes!

The threads about horses dying get me really upset. Lameness threads really make me worry. And Antares broken tree threads, too!

Oops I was just going to write some positive stuff that would have me knocking on wood.

Well, I had a great ride today on my lovely mare and enjoyed doing it in my great-fitting, comfy Antares. The fans are on. She drank electrolytes in water and pooped and peed!

A really good day!