People with horses who live near me...

cowgirlspurs · 06-12-2008, 06:12 AM

On Monday night, Tuesday morning-sometime during all the rain that we got-my new stallion was attacked. Judging by the marks on him and information found on the internet and the Puma association of Ontario-it was a cat.
Sunny is ok-a little stressed out (understandably) but I wanted to share pics-mostly because I was not aware there actually are cats in the area. Sunny was/is pastured by himself and is 16.2hh...that he was attacked still baffles me. There is not one mark on his legs~~at first I had suspected barbed wire but these are not barbed wire marks.

**gbarmranch** · 06-12-2008, 07:38 AM

Poor baby... but if he were laying down, those would be the marks he would have..

Scary - and unusual for one to attack a horse that big.. I wonder if the storm confused the animal, and he may have come upon him accidently..

Kendra · 06-12-2008, 08:09 AM

Poor baby!!!!

How scary was that????

**taelesean** · 06-12-2008, 10:09 AM

Ouch, Indeed. Since he's a stallion, look around for a dead/dying cat - I bet he gave at least as bad as he got.

cowgirlspurs · 06-12-2008, 12:32 PM

I am sure he gave as good or better than he got. He was very wired in the afternoon and kept looking to the back bush-not the mares like he usually does.

There is barbed wire along the fence line HOWEVER in Sunny's field he also has an electric fence line about 3 feet from the fence to keep him off the permanent fence. Sunny doesn't lay down out in the open-he opts to come back to his run-in.

I tried to get him back out in the grass field this morning and he was not having any of it.

**QuarterCowGirl** · 06-12-2008, 12:43 PM

YIKES!

How scary! Poor guy.

**gbarmranch** · 06-12-2008, 12:50 PM

I wonder if the cat is still near by - Sunny may have injured it.. or the scent is lingering..

That poor boy.. and poor you.. I would be carrying a weapon with me if I went out in those fields..

Berry · 06-12-2008, 06:40 PM

Oh poor guy. Even if the cat is not still out there he'll still remember it was there and smell it. No wonder he doesn't want to go back out. I hope that he heals well without any problems or infection.

Pumas? I'll have to go check out that website...as our cottage is on the Severn River. We have rattlesnakes and bears to worry about already so I'm not thrilled about another wild animal to add to the list.

annem · 06-13-2008, 01:17 AM

Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry to hear about this horrible experience. I guess you can't put a donkey in with him as he would probably attack the donkey, wouldn't he?

Cappysmom · 06-13-2008, 02:29 PM

Oh my gosh, that looks awful. I hope he will recover from those scratches.

Codalena · 06-13-2008, 10:38 PM

Oh My Gosh !!! Im not too far from you , Im just east of Coldwater (about 10 minutes) . We have had reports of a cougar in our area the last 2 years . The neighbour down the road videotaped a cougar going thru his backyard. I think it was about 2 or 3 months ago , there was 2 cougars spotted by a few people just outside of Coldwater. A trapper friend of ours says that them cats have become more common in the last 10 years here in Ontario. I really hope your horse didnt have any real damage done to him and hope he heals fast. If you want the name and number of th trapper guy we know , just let me know , he is from your area.

annem · 06-13-2008, 11:11 PM

Isn't Coldwater near London?

Berry · 06-14-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by annem

Isn't Coldwater near London?

Coldwater is right off of Highway 400 just past the Moonstone, Mount St. Louis ski hill as you travel north.

annem · 06-14-2008, 12:47 PM

That's right Berry. I always get that mixed up with another place near London. Thanks.

cowgirlspurs · 06-15-2008, 04:55 PM

Thanks everyone for your concern. Sunny is getting better-his chest is the worst but I have been using SWAT to keep of the flies and help with the healing.
I feel so bad for the big guy...arriving in Canada and being greeted by a cat.
We think that part of the problem is the farm just down the road-who slaughters their own animals and throws the reminants out in the fields instead of disposing of it properly-drawing in wild animals. It's against the law so Min. of Ag. will be told about this problem for starters.

**QuarterCowGirl** · 06-15-2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cowgirlspurs

Thanks everyone for your concern. Sunny is getting better-his chest is the worst but I have been using SWAT to keep of the flies and help with the healing.
I feel so bad for the big guy...arriving in Canada and being greeted by a cat.
We think that part of the problem is the farm just down the road-who slaughters their own animals and throws the reminants out in the fields instead of disposing of it properly-drawing in wild animals. It's against the law so Min. of Ag. will be told about this problem for starters.

Are you serious? That's so illegal it's not even funny.

JUst asking for problems when you start doing crazy stuff like that.

I hope Sunny continues to improve. Has this whole incident given him any trust issues or anything?

cowgirlspurs · 06-16-2008, 07:17 AM

Yeah...I have to be very careful patting him on the butt or walking behind him. We are glad he is healing quickly as he might be hitting a couple of shows in the next couple of months-see if we can get his Honor Roll (1 point short).

Kahlua_Twist · 06-16-2008, 01:03 PM

Poor fellow....

Let me know if you do decide to show him ...

Slim Pikkens · 06-28-2008, 10:47 AM

Do you have brush, trees, especially pine and spruce in the pasture? When the flies are bad my horses look like that too. A cat will try to bring down an animal closer to it's own size or smaller as they use their weight to bring it down. That is why they go after calves, foals, etc. The pic of the chest was very slow to down load-I didn't see it. My horses get the scratches on their sides and a few on the chest.

cowgirlspurs · 06-28-2008, 06:33 PM

Nope no brush in his field...just some lupine flowers and grass.
He is healing up very well-obviously the chest is taking longer but great stuff that SWAT is.

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06-12-2008, 06:12 AM
cowgirlspurs Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Washago/Severn Bridge Ontario Posts: 1,423	People with horses who live near me... On Monday night, Tuesday morning-sometime during all the rain that we got-my new stallion was attacked. Judging by the marks on him and information found on the internet and the Puma association of Ontario-it was a cat. Sunny is ok-a little stressed out (understandably) but I wanted to share pics-mostly because I was not aware there actually are cats in the area. Sunny was/is pastured by himself and is 16.2hh...that he was attacked still baffles me. There is not one mark on his legs~~at first I had suspected barbed wire but these are not barbed wire marks. __________________ Fufill your fantasies...FG Fantasy Fella

06-12-2008, 07:38 AM
gbarmranch Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 29,218	Poor baby... but if he were laying down, those would be the marks he would have.. Scary - and unusual for one to attack a horse that big.. I wonder if the storm confused the animal, and he may have come upon him accidently.. __________________ Quality FoundationQuarter Horses http://home.earthlink.net/~vpgann Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open – Thomas Dewar

06-12-2008, 08:09 AM
Kendra Coming two Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 1,527	Poor baby!!!! How scary was that????

06-12-2008, 10:09 AM
taelesean Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,638	Ouch, Indeed. Since he's a stallion, look around for a dead/dying cat - I bet he gave at least as bad as he got. __________________

06-12-2008, 12:32 PM
cowgirlspurs Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Washago/Severn Bridge Ontario Posts: 1,423	I am sure he gave as good or better than he got. He was very wired in the afternoon and kept looking to the back bush-not the mares like he usually does. There is barbed wire along the fence line HOWEVER in Sunny's field he also has an electric fence line about 3 feet from the fence to keep him off the permanent fence. Sunny doesn't lay down out in the open-he opts to come back to his run-in. I tried to get him back out in the grass field this morning and he was not having any of it. __________________ Fufill your fantasies...FG Fantasy Fella

06-12-2008, 12:43 PM
QuarterCowGirl Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,580	YIKES! How scary! Poor guy. __________________ I'm a farmer - I'll grow on you.

06-12-2008, 12:50 PM
gbarmranch Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 29,218	I wonder if the cat is still near by - Sunny may have injured it.. or the scent is lingering.. That poor boy.. and poor you.. I would be carrying a weapon with me if I went out in those fields.. __________________ Quality FoundationQuarter Horses http://home.earthlink.net/~vpgann Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open – Thomas Dewar

06-12-2008, 06:40 PM
Berry Weanling Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Elora, Ontario Posts: 316	Oh poor guy. Even if the cat is not still out there he'll still remember it was there and smell it. No wonder he doesn't want to go back out. I hope that he heals well without any problems or infection. Pumas? I'll have to go check out that website...as our cottage is on the Severn River. We have rattlesnakes and bears to worry about already so I'm not thrilled about another wild animal to add to the list. __________________ Show me your horse and I will tell you who you are. Old English Saying. www.muttnwood.com

06-13-2008, 01:17 AM
annem Coming two Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Parksville, B.C. Canada Posts: 1,630	Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry to hear about this horrible experience. I guess you can't put a donkey in with him as he would probably attack the donkey, wouldn't he? __________________ Anne

06-13-2008, 02:29 PM
Cappysmom Long Yearling Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgian Bay Ontario Posts: 1,310	Oh my gosh, that looks awful. I hope he will recover from those scratches.

06-13-2008, 10:38 PM
Codalena Newborn Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 32	Oh My Gosh !!! Im not too far from you , Im just east of Coldwater (about 10 minutes) . We have had reports of a cougar in our area the last 2 years . The neighbour down the road videotaped a cougar going thru his backyard. I think it was about 2 or 3 months ago , there was 2 cougars spotted by a few people just outside of Coldwater. A trapper friend of ours says that them cats have become more common in the last 10 years here in Ontario. I really hope your horse didnt have any real damage done to him and hope he heals fast. If you want the name and number of th trapper guy we know , just let me know , he is from your area.

06-13-2008, 11:11 PM
annem Coming two Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Parksville, B.C. Canada Posts: 1,630	Isn't Coldwater near London? __________________ Anne

06-14-2008, 12:47 PM
annem Coming two Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Parksville, B.C. Canada Posts: 1,630	That's right Berry. I always get that mixed up with another place near London. Thanks. __________________ Anne

06-15-2008, 04:55 PM
cowgirlspurs Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Washago/Severn Bridge Ontario Posts: 1,423	Thanks everyone for your concern. Sunny is getting better-his chest is the worst but I have been using SWAT to keep of the flies and help with the healing. I feel so bad for the big guy...arriving in Canada and being greeted by a cat. We think that part of the problem is the farm just down the road-who slaughters their own animals and throws the reminants out in the fields instead of disposing of it properly-drawing in wild animals. It's against the law so Min. of Ag. will be told about this problem for starters. __________________ Fufill your fantasies...FG Fantasy Fella

06-16-2008, 07:17 AM
cowgirlspurs Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Washago/Severn Bridge Ontario Posts: 1,423	Yeah...I have to be very careful patting him on the butt or walking behind him. We are glad he is healing quickly as he might be hitting a couple of shows in the next couple of months-see if we can get his Honor Roll (1 point short). __________________ Fufill your fantasies...FG Fantasy Fella

06-16-2008, 01:03 PM
Kahlua_Twist Started Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sudbury area, ON Posts: 2,832	Poor fellow.... Let me know if you do decide to show him ... __________________ Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

06-28-2008, 10:47 AM
Slim Pikkens Started Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,936	Do you have brush, trees, especially pine and spruce in the pasture? When the flies are bad my horses look like that too. A cat will try to bring down an animal closer to it's own size or smaller as they use their weight to bring it down. That is why they go after calves, foals, etc. The pic of the chest was very slow to down load-I didn't see it. My horses get the scratches on their sides and a few on the chest. Last edited by Slim Pikkens : 06-28-2008 at 10:50 AM.

06-28-2008, 06:33 PM
cowgirlspurs Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Washago/Severn Bridge Ontario Posts: 1,423	Nope no brush in his field...just some lupine flowers and grass. He is healing up very well-obviously the chest is taking longer but great stuff that SWAT is. __________________ Fufill your fantasies...FG Fantasy Fella