What happens if a horse breaks it's neck?

Answer 1

Depending on the nature of the break and the age and overall health of the horse, this very serious injury can sometimes be successfully treated. The treatment is usually extensive and expensive, but quite often worth it. However, if the horse is infirm or aged, the kind thing to do might be to put the animal down. This is something you should decide with lots of input from your trainer and your vet.

Answer 2

Yes but its very expensive and most horses don't survive it, and some end up permanently lame or unable to be worked. However it has been done and can be done again! Generally, a horse's broken leg is only attempted to be repaired if the horse is an expensive animal which they can use for breeding since breeding doesn't require perfectly sound legs or if a horse is a beloved companion and the owner has the money and doesn't care if they will be unable to work the animal after healing.

Answer 3

There could be many different reasons why a horse's back legs won't move or work like they should. None of them should be ignored. A vet should be consulted ASAP. In the meantime, make the horse as comfortable as possible. If there is a paddock or stall where he can rest away from other horses it would be helpful.

Answer 4

They can, but if the break is really bad, like a compound fracture with the bone sticking through the skin, the horse has to be euthanized. With such bad breaks it is very difficult for a broken leg in a horse to heal completely and without substantial risk of infection.

However, if the break is not bad, like if it's just cracked and/or no skin has been punctured, it can be treated and made to heal, but the recovery and rehabilitation process is often longer than with other animals like cats and dogs. Regular treatment and therapy can often help repair a broken leg, and as such a horse can go on to live a happy life after having a broken leg.

Answer 5

I'd say that legs are a pretty important part of a horse's body, and for a horse to break their leg is a big deal. But with the right care and help I don't think a horse could die from a broken leg as long as the horse is kept clean, given food and water and has a legitimate vet examining it as it recovers.

Answer 6

A fracture in the cervical spine of a horse is often fatal. That said, it is possible for a horse to fracture one or more vertebrae in the neck and heal from it.

Answer 7

It's just one of the "random" injuries assigned if your horse's status is not kept above a certain level.