dog vs. horse

[Stenograsaurus]

I wanted to tell you a story about my dog, Patience. Yesterday when I got home from work and walked out the back door to talk to my husband, I noticed that the cable that we hook Patience to was on the ground. The cable goes from the porch to a tree in our yard. Hubby said, yeah, our nephew saw her running, dragging her chain behind her. She was running from the field behind our house that has a horse there. Patience was being really clingy towards me. Since there was no storm, that was quite unusual, so I thought something was wrong. I started feeling all over her and there was a part down by her hip that her hair felt clumpy. I started digging through her hair to get to her skin. She's a long haired Shepherd mix that has long hair. When I got to her skin, a piece of her skin flipped over, almost like she was scalped. It's about the size of a quarter. We put peroxide on it and it has attached itself now. Well, we figured out what happened. She was down there terrorizing the horse and the horse had enough and gave her a swift kick. Fortunately she is not really hurt. It could have been so much worse. Then I dreamed that she got kicked in the stomach area and had internal hemorrhaging and started throwing up blood. This morning when I was getting ready for work, she started making those body movements that indicate that she's going to throw up. I thought, if this is blood, I'm going to flip out. Fortunately it wasn't bloody and she's okay now.

[jackiesdaisy1935]

Poor Patience, I'm so glad she is doing well, that is a scare. I think she may have learned her lesson and won't tease the horse anymore. I think they both need a little loving and a lot of treats.

------------------

[Daisy's Mom]

Oh poor Patience! And you must have been worried too! Patience, you stay away from those horses, sweetie! We live next door to two horses... Daisy knows to stay away from them, even though they are very sweet, but I do worry sometimes. Horses can really do some damage. My aunt's childhood dog was killed by a horse kicking the poor thing right in the head. Dogs just always think they're so big!

[tatsxxx11]

What a fright! I have enough "room" and have often though of getting horse. But since my pups were not raised around horses, and being rather "playful" I've always been fearful of an accident such as yours! I hope little Patience is OK. If she got knocked in the head, the vomiting may be the result of that. Doggie's get concussions just like humans! Watch to make sure she isn't unusually sleepy. She probably yucked up just from the fright!! Hugs to Patience!

[ilovehounds]

I had a horse up untill late last summer (he is now down the road at a ridding school) he is the sweetest most adorable horse in the world but he didn't like dogs. My beagle Hannah is afraid of horses so I never had a problem keeping her away from him. But one day she went to walk passed the corral and he put his head over the fence and grabbed her by the back, he picked her up off the ground and didn't let go until I hit him across the nose (I was so scared I didn't know what else to do) she was very upset and in pain, I took her to the vet and he said she was alright just some bad brusing. She was pamperd lke a queen for the next two weeks :0) I decided to let him go to the riding stable that way Hannah was safe from every being hurt worse.

They can be dangerous to have around dogs, Im so glad Patience wasn't hurt worse.

------------------

~~ My House Is Not A Home Without A Hound ~~

Another thing we dog owners have to remember is that many States have laws on the books the favor the livestock owner if there is a confrontation between dogs and hooved animals (like horses, sheep, goats, pigs, etc).

The dog owner is responsible for any damages or injuries to the livestock if the dog chases, nips or bites, or even "worries" the horse, goat, etc. Biting or attacking can lead to fines, damage assessments, or even a forced "put down" of the dog if the livestock owner presses the point.

We live with two horse corrals along our back property line, with lots of horsey critters on "their side" of the fence. Cinder & Smokey don't often recieve physical punishment, but jumping through the horses' fence or barking at them from "our side" is grounds for an immediate *butt smack* and more nasty words than they usually hear in a whole week! When Smokey first arrived, he and Cinder would think there was safety in numbers, all two of them, and tried ganging-up on a herd of sometimes six or more horses. Only happen twice (that I know of) before they got the message that the horse pastures were totally off-limits.

Most horses will run away from a dog, but that just encourages the dog to take up the chase and continue the "game". The horse looks at most dogs as a predator to be feared and will flee without too much regard for fences or other obstacles in the way. If cornered, the horse will lash out with possibly lethal hoof strikes at the dog. If the horse doesn't maim or kill the dog, the dog warden probably will!



------------------
/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[AdoreMyDogs]

Oh how scary! Poor Patience I hope she learns to stay away from those horses from now on. A girl I used to know got kicked in the head and killed by a horse when I was about 14. She was only about 17. Just one kick did it. They are sure beautiful but they are very dangerous. I hope Patience gets better and has learned that horses + dogs = pain!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Poor Patience! So glad to hear he's ok!!! On question: In Dog General, tatsxxx11 posted a topic, "Kiwi's on T.V.!", and I said something about Kiwi, and then you posted, "Oh sure, LabLover, rub it in!". What does that mean? Sorry, but I just don't know1 Plaese Tell me!!!!

[Stenograsaurus]

Hey, everyone. Patience is doing fine. She never limped or whined or anything, so I don't know if she was actually kicked or just stepped on. I'm pretty sure the throwing up was from stress. Fortunately Aristo (the horse) is older. He's about 35 so he's not as strong as he used to be. I hope Patience learned her lesson too but I doubt it. She can be pretty thick at times.
LabloverKEB, the, "Oh, sure, rub it in." was a joke. That's what we say in this area when someone got to do or see something you wanted to but couldn't.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Originally posted by Stenograsaurus:
Hey, everyone. Patience is doing fine. She never limped or whined or anything, so I don't know if she was actually kicked or just stepped on. I'm pretty sure the throwing up was from stress. Fortunately Aristo (the horse) is older. He's about 35 so he's not as strong as he used to be. I hope Patience learned her lesson too but I doubt it. She can be pretty thick at times.
LabloverKEB, the, "Oh, sure, rub it in." was a joke. That's what we say in this area when someone got to do or see something you wanted to but couldn't.

Thanks! I had no idea what it meant!