Thread: Horse versus barb wire fence.

Poor horse, looks rather nasty.

My daughter would kill you.

Not unusual to see that sort of thing where wire fences divide unfamiliar horses. If you want to try to avoid it, put up a temporary electric wire or tape a couple of metres off your boundary. We try to avoid using barb at all these days. Sparks offer better control without so much risk of damage.
Farm gates with 8"x4" weld mesh panels are also hazards where there are shod horses on each side. They'll reach out with a front foot, putting it through the mesh. It catches on the wire as they pull it back causing deep nasty expensive wounds. Covering such gates with heavy rabbit netting solves that one.
Don.

Looks like a nasty bit of infection set in there

where are you 123rover50?

have the wounds been dressed?

Plenty of antibiotics (penicillin and gentamycin until you get good granulation over wound. Once granulation tissue forms, trim the edges so the skin can grow over. Don't forget a tetanus toxoid booster.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

My daughter would kill you.

Kill me

I was going to shoot the horse

Originally Posted by dullbird

Looks like a nasty bit of infection set in there

Surprisingly no infection.
She would not let me get close enough to even get the grass out so I let her be and let nature take its course.