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  • Sun Over J Ranch!

    [font=georgia]Taylor woke up, still wearing her clothes from yesterday. She sighed and walked over to her mirror.


    ooc| do they all live in the same house or do they have their own houses?

  • Sun Over J Ranch!

    Connor smiled at Jordan, but when he looked closer, it looked like she was crying. Maybe this isn't the best time to talk to her....




    Taylor sighed. "Do you need anything?" she asked Jordan.

  • Sun Over J Ranch!

    OOC:


    Samantha, I don't know much about horses, but I do know that if they break a leg, they usually don't live. This RP is supposed to be realistic.....and most horses get shot or put down if they break a leg [ I know this becuase my aunt is a vet, and she taught me a few things ] Also, Jojo, can you text me? :] And how did your goats do??


    IC:


    Taylor stood [ or sat ] next to Jordan.

  • Sun Over J Ranch!

    OOC:


    I am one of Jordan's best friends. I'm sure she would tell me about it if I asked her what it is. Besides, Jordan can always make another horse. Look at these sites.


    http://www.wisegeek.com/why-ar…-dangerous-for-horses.htm


    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_can't_you_save_a_horse_with_a_broken_leg


    http://askville.amazon.com/hor…ewer.do?requestId=5215220


    http://www.horses-and-ponies.com/health/bonebreaks.shtml


    My Summary:


    Horses are natually wild and most built for speed. They are almost never lying down, unless they are sick, or they have broken something. If a horse breaks it's leg, today technology can fix it, but it's expensive for the owner and a terrible experience for the horse.


    If I was a horse owner, and my horse broke one of it's legs, I would put it down, even though it would make me extremely sad, it's better than making the horse suffer, and I know that. I fit was the horse's choice, it would probably want to be put down instead of suffering for over a year.


    It can take weeks or months for a horse's leg to heal, and even once the horse recovers, it probably won't be able to breed or run ever again.


    And Samantha, I'm sure vets have thought of and tried that before, and if it actually would have worked, they would probably do that, but they don't, so your idea most likely wouldn't work in real life.


    QUOTES:


    "A horse feeling trapped in a cramped stall tends to tap dance, which can easily aggravate the original broken leg."


    "Even using a sling to reduce stress on the horse's broken leg has a number of drawbacks. Slings are generally used to load a sick horse into a waiting ambulance or for other short-term transportation needs. A horse recovering from a broken leg cannot remain in a sling for weeks at a time. Constant skin chafing often causes dangerous sores to develop."


    "A horse's muscular structure requires the legs to bear a significant amount of weight. If the horse is suspended from a sling for an extended period, the leg muscles soon begin to atrophy and weaken. A horse suffering from multiple fractures, such as Barbaro, must use a brace to allow the broken leg to continue to bear weight."


    "In the past, a horse that was unable to take weight on a leg for any appreciable period of time - such as that required for a fracture to heal - would have to be euthanised. This is because a horse is so heavy and its legs are so fragile. Horses are built for speed - their spindly legs must take close to half a ton of weight. When one of the legs is out of action, the others cannot hold up the horse's weight. It was usually considered more humane to euthanise the horse immediately than to allow it to suffer as one of its other legs broke or ruptured a tendon under the strain.


    Modern technology has allowed a lot of broken bones to be repaired. It is not so much the ability to set the bone, but the ability to hold up the horse while it heals. Slings allow a lot of the horse's weight to be taken by pulleys on the roof. Some horses will not stand in a sling, and particularly highly-strung or temperamental horses may not be suitable candidates for rehabilitation."


    "Other options are too much trouble
    Really, they don't HAVE to be put down, but the alternatives are cruel (to the horse) and tedious, drawn-out, and expensive (for the owner). Horses have long leg bones, as we have selectively bred equines to be larger but more gracile, and therefore less hardy. Horses evolved to be on the move, which means putting weight on their legs all the time, so it'd be difficult to "lay them up" for a few weeks while the bones knit & immobility would probably drive them nuts."


    IC:


    The wind blew.