his pulse, I am not sure but I think it was around 120. he was > barely sweaty! Maybe anhydrosis?? His breath was probably 220 per minute > after one hour. Just constant panting, struggling for air. I looked at his > gums and saw black veins but not a black line I think they say is a bad > sign.
No one else seemed to think it was an emergency situation but I finally > acted so freaked I convinced them to let me call for help and I contacted the > sheriffs office and they sent a deputy to take me back to the trail head and > get my trailer and come back for him and Tivar,. I took her and the horse > home. She lived in a really nice house on a really nice, > nicer-than-mine place and when I said "I would get the vet out here today" she > kept saying how much she appreciated me helping her but she was gonna > keep cooling him with water and a fan and that he seemed much better but > he was still huffing and this was after two hours. Janice: you are not over-reacting at all! That horses should have been checked by a vet. You have a lot of common sense and your heart in the right place. It really bothers me how blasee and unconcerned some people act when their horses health is concerned. Of course, minding your own business mostly keeps us out of trouble, but I tell you, in a pinch, I'd rather have you by my side than a lot of other people. Anneliese
