I'm sorry about your still "waiting", that is so hard.
And sorry about your friends horse.
Kind of a funny coincidence. Celia came and rode with me this morning. She keeps a horse at her place that belongs to a friend of hers. The horse is a 22-25 yo, Arab mare. Last night Celia found her flat on the ground with both back legs over the fence wire. She wasn't tangled at all, no cuts, but the way her feet were she couldn't get up. Celia figures she was probably down 6-8 hours. The horses back legs were rigid, stiff as boards, and Celia had to go get a neighbor to help get her up.
She called the girl who owns the horse and she came out immediately and spent the night. The vet is there now. They called the vet last night. He told them what to do, and he would be out in the morning. It doesn't sound good. Celia called them when we got back from our ride. The vet was there. The horses breathing is still very labored, she hasn't ate anything, or drank much, the vet says he hears a heart mummer, they are not sure if this brought it on or something she has developed. The girl, she's about 30, that owns the horse I guess raised it, and grew up with it. Celia talked to the girls mother, and she said they think they are going to go ahead and put her down, but may give her a day or two to see if she gets over it on her own...
I knew it was not good for horses to be down for long periods...but I never knew what it did to them when the were...doesn't sound good at all...
Becky
Wow... no, it doesn't sound good at all. Maybe started out with a colic that made her roll in such a bad place?
That sounds terrible. Hopefully the mare will soon be out of pain, one way or the other.
These large, wonderful creatures can be so fragile.
I am so sorry to hear about this. Praying that all works out for the best - it's hard to know what the best will be in a situation like this, isn't it?