Alright so I guess I will start from the beginning... Where Summer is currently stabled there are several other horses, but Summer has an indoor stall and has never been near or in contact with any of the other horses. The 2 indoor stalls are actually attached to the house, so whenever your in the home you can literally hear every noise the horses are making (in the indoor stalls). Connecting to both stalls are "in and outs" or like a run in but covered, attached to a little dirt pen. A QH mare lives in the run in, and this morning when the woman who lives there was coming downstairs she hear loud bangs and ran into the barn to find Summer's attached door to the run in ajar. In side the 14x14 run in was the QH mare and Summer. To make a very long story short Summer was very badly beaten up by this mare, she took a kid to the head/face missing her eye by literally a centimeter. The other hoof must have whaled her shoulder because there is a huge hematoma. Her cheek bone and above her eye is some of the largest swelling I have ever seen. Her nose must have been bit because it has cuts and was bleeding. She also had blood coming from inside of her mouth.
Closing the run in is a large metal gate, like the ones to close paddocks and there is a huge indent where Summer must have been thrown up against it. The vet was actually shocked at the size of the lump on Summer's face. We waited awhile for the vet arrive, felt like days. I apologize for all of this to sound like a computer robot is writing it, I still can't wrap my head around everything that has happened today.
Summer cannot eat hay or grain, at first she couldn't even move her jaw. With banamine on board she seems better though. She is going to be getting soaked mushy food 4-5 times a day until she improves.
We had her face/jaw and head X-rayed but won't get the results until tomorrow morning. There is a possibility her skull and or jaw is fractured, but I am thinking its not because she did really try to start to chew as best she could when given her wet food. Forgot to add when she walks she drags her front left because of the kick to her shoulder, and she really only walks sideways as if she is sidestepping.
Even with all of the VERY visible boo boo's she still raised her head and whinnied every time we came around the corner. She is such a love bug now, and its completely painful leaving her. She so just always wants "her" people with her. I am very hopeful, even though I shouldn't be until x-ray results come back tomorrow morning. I will be back at the barn in a couple hours, and she will be checked throughout the night! Thank god someone lives there! We are MORE than lucky that this happened early this morning because if it were during the night, I honestly do not think Summer would still be here. The mare who "attacked" her is very vicious, almost shockingly so.
Just thought I would update you all since I have a quick second on the computer! Please continue to hope & pray there are no brakes! Will be back on tonight!
Thanks everyone xo
I'm sure Diane and Anna will be able to give you great advice
