**CAUTION! SOME PICTURES BELOW ARE GRAPHIC! IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE SIGHT OF BLOOD OR HORSE'S PRIVATE PARTS, DON'T CONTINUE!**
Shannon had the day off and I asked him to put the horses (Anna, pictured above & Iney) in the foaling stall since the farrier was coming to put shoes on them. Being a good husband, he did what I told him to. lol Just kidding! He did though. We were eating dinner on the porch waiting for the farrier to show up and we heard a racket in the barn. We ran out to see what was going on. Anna was practically climbing the walls and circling, and Iney was agitated. Shannon opened the stall door and Anna flew out. Shannon noticed immediately she was bleeding. She was gushing blood from her va-jay-jay, and her knee. Her nose was really scuffed up, too. I called Frances, our trusty vet and great friend. She was on the way. Luckily, she lives next door!
Anna's knee...
Her bits...
Frances sedated her, numbed her and started stitching her up. Nothing ruffles Frances' feathers. I was a ball of nerves, and was in charge of holding Iney while the farrier put shoes on her, while Frances worked.
Anna had a tear on the outside of her vulva Frances stitched up.
The after effects...
Frances stitched up inside her va-jay-jay.
She stitched up her knee...
Her nose and band-aid (as Pyper pointed out).
Her nose. Pyper said she needed TWO band-aids. We figured that while in the foaling stall, Iney, being the dominate mare, kicked the snot out of poor Anna. That's what caused all the damage. Mean Iney! I went over the foaling stall to see what could have torn her bits all to pieces, but found nothing. Frances says a kick can do major damage as well. Shannon and I were both thinking we would have to take her to Va Tech. Luckily, we have Frances. She isn't sure if she'll ever be able to breed again, but only time will tell. She was given Bute (an anti-inflammatory) and pasture rest, away from Iney. Her stitches will need to be taken out in 2 weeks. Whew. That was scary!
ARGH, that makes MY parts hurt! Poor girl!
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