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COW STRUCK BY LIGHTNING?
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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 835458" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>I had a really nice gelding that was struck by lightening. A tree was struck at the upper part of the pasture, and water drained from there to the lower part of the pasture, just over the grass. He was standing in the water, and the current traveled down the stream of water, and hit him. </p><p></p><p>When I saw him, it appeared that someone had let the air out of him, much like a ballon. His rear legs were straight under him, and his front legs were in front. He was so limp, and lifeless, I knew he was dead. As I ran out to him, I yelled, and I saw him move, then looked like a new born colt trying to get his legs up underneath him, stumbling and falling to the ground and his front legs, spread way apart. </p><p> </p><p>His head and eyes were moving back and forth as if someone had spinned him really fast, and he could not stop his head from going back and forth. I did not get close to him for a bit, but he did not seem to panic. When I realized that he knew it was me, I took him and put him in a dark stable, hoping that the darkness would relieve his eyes from having to focus on anything.</p><p></p><p>After a while, I realized that this strike had only affected one side. Seems it was his left side, but I cannot remember now, it was so many years ago. I remember how his eyelid drooped, his nostril and his bottom lip drooped also. After two years, the horse regained all the muscle tone in his face. I was really surprised that he fully recovered from it. </p><p>The strike affected him pretty much as a stroke affects a person.</p><p>Chuckie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 835458, member: 637"] I had a really nice gelding that was struck by lightening. A tree was struck at the upper part of the pasture, and water drained from there to the lower part of the pasture, just over the grass. He was standing in the water, and the current traveled down the stream of water, and hit him. When I saw him, it appeared that someone had let the air out of him, much like a ballon. His rear legs were straight under him, and his front legs were in front. He was so limp, and lifeless, I knew he was dead. As I ran out to him, I yelled, and I saw him move, then looked like a new born colt trying to get his legs up underneath him, stumbling and falling to the ground and his front legs, spread way apart. His head and eyes were moving back and forth as if someone had spinned him really fast, and he could not stop his head from going back and forth. I did not get close to him for a bit, but he did not seem to panic. When I realized that he knew it was me, I took him and put him in a dark stable, hoping that the darkness would relieve his eyes from having to focus on anything. After a while, I realized that this strike had only affected one side. Seems it was his left side, but I cannot remember now, it was so many years ago. I remember how his eyelid drooped, his nostril and his bottom lip drooped also. After two years, the horse regained all the muscle tone in his face. I was really surprised that he fully recovered from it. The strike affected him pretty much as a stroke affects a person. Chuckie [/QUOTE]
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