Horse 1 / SWMBO 0

[silentC]

As per all of the above mate, hope things work out OK.

pack a little port for her

That's a great idea mate, but I don't think they allow consumption of alcohol in hospitals

[journeyman Mick]

.................That's a great idea mate, but I don't think they allow consumption of alcohol in hospitals

I haven't had any complaints, there's even an icemaker down the corridor.

Mick

[silentC]

Actually, come to think of it when the kids were born at St George Private Hospital, you could order a glass of red or white with dinner. We also heard a rumour that hospitals in Ireland administer Guiness to pregnant mothers.

Oh well, if port speeds the recovery, why the hell not?

[mic-d]

Thanks for your kind thoughts everyone, it means a lot. Looks like she'll be home tomorrow and back for a reconstructive op next week. The scans showed some air in the cranial vault that must have got in through the open fracture so neurosurgeons are involved too. We'll probably never know what happened, SWMBO can't remember anything about the accident, but suspects the mare was spooked, her riding buddy didn't turn around quick enough to see. I thought about the glue factory too, but she would not be impressed. This is her first young horse, a beautiful warmblood which she wants to bring through to dressage comp. She's just in the final stages of breaking in so perhaps a bit unpredictable still.

thanks everyone
Michael

[scooter]

Good to hear the update, Michael, she'll no doubt be glad to get home to familiar surroundings.

Best of luck with the surgery.


Cheers..................Sean

[Shedhand]

(sound of crow sitting on fence). My sympathies mate. My daughter was tossed when she was 13 and broke her thigh right at the top near the ball joint. Ended my Uni studies. She has a short leg now. Gave up horses but I guess your little woman will be back in the saddle before you know it. All the best.
Mike

[Iain]

Unusual for a Warmblood, they generally don't spook easily, if you want to impress with dressage I put this up a couple of weeks ago.
Could put you in good stead with the dressage set... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0vL53EDgU

[mic-d]

Unusual for a Warmblood, they generally don't spook easily, if you want to impress with dressage I put this up a couple of weeks ago.
Could put you in good stead with the dressage set... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0vL53EDgU

Oh yeah, I showed her that, but she'd already seen it before, not much horsey passes her nose unnoticed I cracked up though and she gave me a judges description of how each of them went!

The mares only 4yo so is still a bit unpredicable.
I have a video of her trotting in the round yard which I wanted to post, but I don't know how

Cheers
Michael

[Iain]

Daughter breaks horses and we have a broken 2 YO TB that is being ridden.
She is in Caloundra at the moment if that helps, she breaks them pretty quickly regardless of their bad habits.

[Christopha]

PIES, Lots of meat pies.... shoot the mongrel thing now because you will never, ever trust it again or sell it for a ridiculous sum to some idiot whose darling daughter has been watching one of those dopey "Girly with Horsey saves World" shows on the ABC.

[Rossluck]

Good luck with it all Michael.

[DavidG]

Horses and motorbikes. You ain't riding if you never fall off.

[TEEJAY]

Horses and motorbikes. You ain't riding if you never fall off.

Back in the good old days on the farm as kids my sister was the horsey fanatic (9 at one time) I was the motorbike nut - give me a bike anytime. Only problem I had with those on the road was being run off the road by cars and trucks.

Michael, do wish you and SWMBO a full recovery physical and fiscal

[mic-d]

Daughter breaks horses and we have a broken 2 YO TB that is being ridden.
She is in Caloundra at the moment if that helps, she breaks them pretty quickly regardless of their bad habits.

Thanks Iain, we already have a fabulous fellow who breaks them in with natural horsemanship techniques, so "breaking" is a bit of a misnomer. This was just a case of unfortunate bad luck, in every other respect the process has been smooth and she has been without fault.

Cheers
Michael

[Iain]

She also uses natural techniques and the mules respond well with her, she has ridden unbroken (just a term) in under half a day.
Just an offer if you were interested, she is up there for a few weeks 'breaking' racehorses for one of our local trainers, and loving the resort lifestyle.
She just won't take crap from a horse, regardless of size, and she is so slight, just like Dad used to be
Anyway, trust all goes well for all of you.