오늘 장군이가 롤링박스에서 모래에 뒹굴다가
벽쪽에 너무 가까이 뒤집는 바람에 캐스팅 �었습니다.
다리를 몸 밑으로 해서 일어날 공간이 없어 못 움직이는 상태를 말합니다.
장군이는 내가 옆에 있어서 움직이지 말라고 하니
가만히 있어서 밧줄로 다리를 걸려고 했는데
녀석이 다시 천천히 움직이더니 벽을 다리로 밀치고 자리에서 일어났습니다.
다리를 다치거나 까지지도 않아 정말 다행이었습니다.
대개는 말이 놀라서 안간힘을 쓰다 기운을 다 빼버리는데
이럴땐 말과 사람이 침착할수록 도와주기 쉽습니다.
이런 경우는 말이 나대지 않으면 뒤집을 방향의 반대 앞,뒷다리에
밧줄을 걸어 몸을 뒤집어주면 공간이 생겨 일어날 수 있지만
말의 움직임이 크고 놀라 버둥대다가 사람마저 다칠 수 있으니 조심해야합니다.
심하게 놀라고 버둥대면 쇼크에 빠질 수 있으니
힘 좋은 사람 여럿이서 로프로 벽으로부터 멀리 끌어주어야 하지만
심각한 경우는 수의사의 도움을 빨리 받아야합니다.
벽에 가까운 앞 뒷다리에 로프를 걸어 벽쪽으로부터 끌어당겨 뒤집을 수 있게
도와주는데 몸이 뒤집힐 때는 재빨리 말 근처에서 피하셔야합니다.
대개는 이런 일 없이 마방에 잘 있지만
자주 그런 말일 경우는 큰 마방을 준다든지 아예 마방을 쓰지않고 풀어 키워야겠죠.
말이 일어난 다음엔 조심스레 밧줄을 풀어주고
안심시켜주며 다독거려주고
다친데가 없는지 보살펴 줍니다.
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/first_aid/eqcast631/
Caring for the Cast Horse
Your horse is down in his stall and he can't get up? Here's what to do with a cast horse, and how to prevent recurrences.
By Christine Barakat
A stabled horse who lies down just so or rolls in his stall runs the risk of becoming "cast" in a position where he can't get his legs underneath himself to stand up again. once caught on his back with his legs in the air or jammed against a wall, he's very likely to begin a desperate, thrashing effort to right himself. If he can't get himself out of his fix, he may exhaust or injure himself, though some cooler customers wait calmly to be rescued after realizing they're getting nowhere with their flailing.
Freeing a cast horse is a matter of putting him in the position and giving him the space to go through the naturally awkward movements of regaining his feet. In most cases of entrapment you'll need to roll the horse over to bring his feet away from the wall. With a calm horse, this is not difficult, but you still need to be careful to stay out of harm's way. Here's how to make use of leverage to roll the horse over his own withers, which is the usual sticking point:
1. Loop two longe lines or other long, soft ropes around the fore and rear fetlocks on the side opposite the direction of the roll.
2. Standing in the stall doorway or other avenue of escape, pull evenly on both the longe lines to bring the legs simultaneously over his trunk.
3. As the horse begins to roll past his withers, drop the lines and leave the stall, as he's liable to leap to his feet, and you don't want to be in his way.
A thrashing, panicky horse is a real danger to you as well as to himself, and you'll have to apply some skilled restraint to gain control of the situation. Just letting the cast horse wear himself out could take him to the brink of exhaustion or shock. Recumbent horses use their heads as a fulcrum to begin their rising movements, so you can still a downed horse by having a helper kneel on the horse's neck and hold his muzzle up off the ground to give you a chance to attach the rescue lines or administer a sedative if you have the supplies and skills to do so. You may need to call in your veterinarian if the horse is a threat to himself or his handlers or if he seems ill or injured after being cast.
Most stabled horses live out their lives without ever getting cast in their stalls, but every now and again, a chronic case comes along who can't seem to cope with enclosing walls. one cure is to never stable him; another is to keep him in a stall small enough to discourage rolling and to "bank" the walls with a generous wedge of bedding, but the banks have to be quite large and well maintained to keep him away from the walls. For an inveterate horse, you could even construct a stall with easily removed partitions and install an intercom system to keep an ear out for the sounds of his frequent struggles.
This article first appeared in the April 2000 issue of EQUUS magazine, issue 270.
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/horsecare/1370/35272.html
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Coping with a cast horse
Karen Coumbe
21 October, 2002
Most horses become cast by rolling into a corner.
However, occasionally they may get stuck due to rolling as a result of colic.
Other reasons could include:
- An injury which is preventing the horse from rising
- Stiffness in old, arthritic horses or ponies
Helping a cast horse stand
Righting a cast horse involves pulling the animal over, away from the wall. Remember even a horse you know well can panic and struggle, regardless of anyone in the way.
Try the following:
- Gather together enough strong people
- Loop lunge lines or long ropes just above or below the fetlock on the front and hind limb nearest the wall
- Pull on both back and front legs to move the horse away from the wall.
- Move out of the way quickly to avoid injury as the horse stands.
- Make sure that you allow the horse to get up on its own, then carefully remove the ropes and offer plenty of reassurance
- Check for possible injuries and symptoms of colic once the horse is up
If a horse becomes cast regularly:
- Try a larger stable
- Use an anti-cast roller
- Increase the banks of your horse's bed