I’m starting to get worried again about the up and coming firework season. It is always such a stressful time as the horses are so scared by the loud squeals and bangs they make. I really don’t understand why they have to be so loud. There are loads of nasty stories about mares losing foals and horses running through fences and seriously injuring themselves because of their terror.
7 years ago i had a lovely horse and she was frightened by the fireworks at a big spring party not far from where they were kept. She was in the stable next to Chesney and i don’t know what happened as i wasn’t there (it was not firework season) but the next morning she could hardly stand and her hind quarters were wobbling. We think she had damaged her spine or the nerves and we couldn’t do anything for her so she had to be put down. It was horrible.
So i plan to be there with the horses as many nights as possible and sometimes it helps. I'll put the radio on and try and drown out the sound.
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