What to do if your horse gets injured

If your horse gets injured by for instance, jumping over a jump incorrectly and fracturing or breaking his/her leg it is very important that you tend to his/her injury. Horses’ legs are the most fragile part of their body, since the bones in their legs are very small and have to support all their weight. If your horse were to hurt his leg you should call your vet to see how bad the injury is. Your vet will tell you what to do to help heal his leg.

You should rap the injured leg every day; this will help to keep his muscles tight and will prevent the injury from getting worse. It is very important to NOT ride your horse while he's injured. You would be applying more weight to the leg and the injury would get worse. But it is very important that you exercise your horse frequently, by lunging him at least once a day. This will help him to build back muscles and strength in his leg.

When your horse gets injured it could be a long time before he/she gets better. There’s even a possibility that the leg may never get better. Depending on how your horse hurt his leg it may not be able to heal. Although there is that chance, you have to do everything you can to help him get better. Rubbing ointments (analgesic and anti-inflammatory ) on his/her leg often helps to relieve the pain and helps the bone and muscles repair themselves.