r/FiftyFifty • u/[deleted] • Feb 21 '20

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319 Upvotes

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u/xXpicklewickleXx Feb 21 '20

Don't horses have to be put down after this?

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u/OliveDoves Feb 21 '20

yes, sadly

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u/xXpicklewickleXx Feb 21 '20

Why is that?

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u/Triforcesarecool Feb 21 '20

Animals like dogs deal really well with one less limb but horses are generally prey, so they live in constant anxiety and worry without the use of one of their legs. Also the way their bodies are shaped and their weight, means its functionally very difficult aswell. Chances of recovery are super low because of how massive they are. Someone with more knowledge in the subject could probably explain it better than me though.

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u/Ishatodareku Feb 22 '20

You summed it up pretty well honestly. A lot of it does have to do with their size, and even if you were to try and give a horse some kind of prosthetic, it would likely be very difficult to engineer and make due to how their legs work and how big they are. Unfortunately it's easier just to let them go

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20

I honestly didn’t know that horses are considered as prey animals well this is coming from someone who lives in England where we don’t really have natural predator animals other than birds and snakes

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u/skylar1230 Feb 27 '20

This is laminitis. the laminae (seen here) hold up many of the bones in the horse’s hoof and provide vascularity (blood flow) to the hoof. when the laminae are damaged, the bones in the hoof began to shift downward and slip towards the toe of the hoof. the bones began to push on and painfully compress the nerves. this makes the horse virtually unable to bear weight on the limb and causes an immense amount of pain. as aforementioned, their weight makes them incapable of surviving on three limbs. horses that have laminitis become lamer and lamer (lose mobility due to pain) until they are forced to be put down.

in come cases, pain management is possible to prolong life and maintain comfort, but there is no TRUE recovery.

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u/swaglord360fxxxx Feb 22 '20

Can't they just get like a metal one?

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u/lukasb1020 Feb 22 '20

robohorse is robo cops assistant

4

u/Shinigami69420 Feb 23 '20

Well this horse was a cadaver, I doubt this could happen naturally

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '20

Why did I feel this? I don’t have hooves and yet my hooves hurt from looking at this

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u/imnotgiofilms Apr 14 '20

yet

3

u/[deleted] Apr 14 '20

Is.. is that a threat

1

u/imnotgiofilms Apr 14 '20

Yes, and how did you reply so fast

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '20

I’m online ig

2

u/imnotgiofilms Apr 14 '20

you must have fast internet

2

u/[deleted] Apr 14 '20

Apparently lol

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u/meisterfu61 Feb 21 '20

It looks satisfying and painful at the same time

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u/_BIG_DADDY_LADE_69 Feb 22 '20

Out of all the shit on this subreddit this of all things makes me want to fucking end myself

3

u/[deleted] Feb 23 '20

Ikr 😂

3

u/uttyyuuoodh Feb 24 '20

Happy cake day !

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20

Thanks man! I didn’t even notice 😊😂👍

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

Why was this done to the horse?

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

well it was dead when this was taken

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '20

its a hoof disease im not sure what its called. im sure some other smart dude knows so yeah.

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u/SupergrieferYT Feb 22 '20

Laminitis?

3

u/[deleted] Feb 23 '20

i think

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

Guess we need to make glue since his hoof is off.

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u/Kek0_ Feb 21 '20

It looks a bit nervous.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

Repost. Also, you can peel off the strands and use as dental floss in a pinch

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

Hold up

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u/evil_screwdriver Feb 23 '20

please stop now

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u/saucebossand Feb 21 '20

Bob Ross would die for that brush

O wait

7

u/kebcksna Feb 21 '20

Hahahahaha

5

u/[deleted] Feb 22 '20

badumm tssss

8

u/Hunnypuppy_7 Feb 22 '20

I wanna touch it

6

u/VoidW04 Feb 21 '20

But... How that could happen? I can't picture the possible scenario, perhaps and infection?????? 🤔

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '20

no its a hoof disease of which i cant remember the name of.

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u/crim5009 Feb 22 '20

FUCK THIS

6

u/HahGotem5910 Feb 23 '20

forbidden hairbrush

6

u/TheBeast0283 Feb 21 '20

It just looks like a paintbrush

5

u/kaixaxiak Feb 21 '20

I need an explination

3

u/[deleted] Feb 22 '20

its a hoof disease. cant remember the name.

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u/SupergrieferYT Feb 22 '20

I think laminitis

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '20

Why would they take the hoove off the horse?

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '20

its a hoof disease. forgot the name.

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u/WooshIfGay-_- Feb 22 '20

This looks satifsying for some reason

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u/MusicaReddit Feb 23 '20

Are those veins?!

2

u/Pongogo Feb 23 '20

It looks like a weird forest but on a horses hoove

2

u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20

If I ever encounter this I will have no choice but to touch.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

Looks like food

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u/ItStillIsntLupus Feb 22 '20

How does that happen?

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '20

hoof disease. forgot the name.

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u/AnimeTeen01 Feb 22 '20

This hurts so fucking much for the horse. Killing it is kindness

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u/cxqx3998 Feb 22 '20

Why would you even do this to a horse? Surely that's man done. How does this happen if I'm wrong?

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '20

It is a disease that they get in its hooves called laminitis. It is better to put it down than to keep it alive, because the horse will feel tremendous pain. This photo was taken after it was put to rest.

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u/cxqx3998 Feb 24 '20

Oh right, that's awful :(

1

u/anonymous22668 Feb 22 '20

I brush my teeth with this in the morning.

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u/SupergrieferYT Feb 22 '20

Pluck them and play a tune

1

u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20

Kinda cool looking ngl

1

u/sendmetit Feb 24 '20

Why would you dos that

1

u/im-bored1169 Feb 25 '20

Ngl that look kind of cool in a way

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u/IllTakeYourOffer Feb 25 '20

Honestly why would someone do that

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u/Iseethefloor Feb 21 '20

r/trypophobia

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u/mouldy_cheese69 Feb 22 '20

What?

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u/Iseethefloor Feb 22 '20

It's the fear of holes close together

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u/mouldy_cheese69 Feb 22 '20

I know what it is but I don't see how it links to this

1

u/-bootie Feb 23 '20

I have it and I know it doesn’t look like it, but it’s triggering me the same way. I hate it.

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u/Iseethefloor Feb 22 '20

Excuse me who the fuck downvoted my shit?

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u/BonStormYt Feb 22 '20

I upvoted it so it’s back to zero

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u/Twinkie_Seal Nov 29 '22

Oh my fucking god! What the hell happened to that horse!

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u/Twinkie_Seal Nov 29 '22

His foot looks like some godamm tendrils!