Bad news at the Oscar camp

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:54 am

I may be doing a mercy dash any moment now. I have just recieved a phone call to say my brother has fallen from his horse and has been taken by ambulance to hospital. It sounds certain there are broken bones but all i can do is wait for the next call. I am packing a bag just uncase.

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:01 am

i sincerly hope all is well and none is to badly hurt

:(

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:08 am

farmer giles;1211601 wrote: i sincerly hope all is well and none is to badly hurt

:(
Thankyou Jimbo..... Apparently he was wearing a hard hat so there should not be any head injuries but first thoughts are that she has trampled him in the fall.

My brother is a bookie and she is his race horse. She's due to run saturday as well.

All i can do is wait for the phone to ring again now.

I just wish i still lived down there and was nearer to him.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:22 am

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that Oscar. My best wishes for your brother:-6

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:34 am

We all hope it turns out for the best. Let us know.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:36 am

Kathy Ellen;1211613 wrote: Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that Oscar. My best wishes for your brother:-6 Thankyou Kathy...... I am in tears. My brother is my best friend, my confident, my soul mate and we do everything together. I have worked on the race-courses for him for years and never had a cross word. he supports me in everything. I wish the phone would ring

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:44 am

I hope his injuries aren't to extensive and a quick recovery is possible. :-6

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:55 am

Thankyou everyone. She is such a big horse that if she fell on top of him, i hate to think.

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kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:19 am

sorry to hear that Oscar:(god horses are very strong creatures too

I hope its not too bad and can be mended,,, what a bummer , you were going down there to stay shortly were'nt you?:-2

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:21 am

We all hope everything will be all right, oscar.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:39 am

kazalala;1211641 wrote: sorry to hear that Oscar:(god horses are very strong creatures too

I hope its not too bad and can be mended,,, what a bummer , you were going down there to stay shortly were'nt you?:-2 It was bizzarre as yes, i was going this week to stay with him. We had so many things planned as well. One of which was me riding his horse..... think i'll stick to the Shetlands. She always scared me that horse anyway. At this stage, i don't know what's happening with his business as he has pitches booked on the race-courses or if his wife can take time off to care for their little boy. Oh what a mess !!!!

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:41 am

oscar;1211660 wrote: It was bizzarre as yes, i was going this week to stay with him. We had so many things planned as well. One of which was me riding his horse..... think i'll stick to the Shetlands. She always scared me that horse anyway. At this stage, i don't know what's happening with his business as he has pitches booked on the race-courses or if his wife can take time off to care for their little boy. Oh what a mess !!!!

just have to hope for the best scenario Oscar,,, work and child care WILL get sorted in some way ,,, the most important thing is that he is ok in the end:-4

Victoria · Post by **Victoria** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:44 am

Sorry to hear your news ..now take a deep breath..

Im sure it will all work out ok, as for buisness well you can always make more money you cant make another brother.

I know with phone and internet everyone seems so close by then when something happens you realise just how far away they really are.

Take care.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:48 am

Victoria;1211665 wrote: Sorry to hear your news ..now take a deep breath..

Im sure it will all work out ok, as for buisness well you can always make more money you cant make another brother.

I know with phone and internet everyone seems so close by then when something happens you realise just how far away they really are.

Take care. Thankyou Victoria........ all sorts go through your mind at times like this. It's funny, i want the phone to ring so much. The more it doesn't, the more worried i am that it's serious. I know hospitals have to take their time in assessing injuries but the news that they put him in a spine board and collar into the ambulance is making me feel ill.

It's a two and a half mile drive to his house from me so i think i'll go down anyway.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:54 am

oscar;1211667 wrote: Thankyou Victoria........ all sorts go through your mind at times like this. It's funny, i want the phone to ring so much. The more it doesn't, the more worried i am that it's serious. I know hospitals have to take their time in assessing injuries but the news that they put him in a spine board and collar into the ambulance is making me feel ill.

It's a two and a half mile drive to his house from me so i think i'll go down anyway.

Oscar ,, think

you know they will use a spine board with an accident such as that ,,, to make sure till he is checked out at the hospital:) Two and a half miles??? is that a typo?:-2

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:08 pm

Hope He's okay Oscar.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:12 pm

I hope he will be fine Oscar...:-4

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:23 pm

kazalala;1211670 wrote: Oscar ,, think

you know they will use a spine board with an accident such as that ,,, to make sure till he is checked out at the hospital:) Two and a half miles??? is that a typo?:-2
:wah: Yep that's a typo....... should have been two and a half HOURS drive :wah:

I think they do use spine boards and collars in any fall like that to be sure don't they?

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:23 pm

I'm hoping things wil turn out okay. My little brother raises racehorses in Lexington, KY. I've had some scrapes with horses myself, but I love the creatures.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:30 pm

Zapata;1211684 wrote: I'm hoping things wil turn out okay. My little brother raises racehorses in Lexington, KY. I've had some scrapes with horses myself, but I love the creatures.
Thankyou..... my brother is a twarted racehorse jockey due to his height. He became a bookie at 21 yrs old and just lives his life on race-courses. This particular horse is a flat racer but but she can also jump. Not very well today by the look of things.

sunnyskies · Post by **sunnyskies** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:38 pm

Oh Oscar-my thoughts and prayers are with you and your brother (family)!

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:04 pm

sunnyskies;1211692 wrote: Oh Oscar-my thoughts and prayers are with you and your brother (family)!
Thankyou, that's very kind of you. still no news

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:35 pm

Just had some news.

No head injury, no internal bleeding. It appears the horse landed on his legs and they are pretty smashed up.

For all you animal lovers out there, i've also heard the horse is fine also.

I will probably drive down early in the morning folks. Thankyou all for your good wishes. :-6:-6:-6

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:13 pm

oscar;1211708 wrote: Just had some news.

No head injury, no internal bleeding. It appears the horse landed on his legs and they are pretty smashed up.

For all you animal lovers out there, i've also heard the horse is fine also.

I will probably drive down early in the morning folks. Thankyou all for your good wishes. :-6:-6:-6

Glad to hear it's nothing worse than broken legs - though that's bad enough. I hope they mend quickly.

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:33 pm

glad to hear your brother is ok :-6:-6

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:41 pm

because of the time difference I am a bit behind on the Fg news.....so happy to hearyour brother is going to be okay Oscar

and also the horse

:-4

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:08 pm

Aw "O" I hope for the best for your brother. Glad to know it's not life threatening. Hope the legs will be ok mind you.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:34 pm

oscar;1211708 wrote: Just had some news.

No head injury, no internal bleeding. It appears the horse landed on his legs and they are pretty smashed up.

For all you animal lovers out there, i've also heard the horse is fine also.

I will probably drive down early in the morning folks. Thankyou all for your good wishes. :-6:-6:-6

Oh Oscar, I am so relived he will be alright, as horse injuries can be severe.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:02 pm

Odie;1211761 wrote: Oh Oscar, I am so relived he will be alright, as horse injuries can be severe.
I've just heard that he has broken legs and ankles. They are keeping him in hospital for several days so i will probably go down to be with him in the morning. I had a days Barbel fishing with pete planned but bro must come first. I dread to think if the horse had landed on his entire body if that's what just happened to the legs.

Thanks again everyone for all your kind wishes :-6:-6:-6

Oh and to add insult to injury, i've just sliced my finger open cutting up the fox chicken.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:47 pm

oscar;1211804 wrote: I've just heard that he has broken legs and ankles. They are keeping him in hospital for several days so i will probably go down to be with him in the morning. I had a days Barbel fishing with pete planned but bro must come first. I dread to think if the horse had landed on his entire body if that's what just happened to the legs.

Thanks again everyone for all your kind wishes :-6:-6:-6

Oh and to add insult to injury, i've just sliced my finger open cutting up the fox chicken.

Bro does come first, he will be in much pain after this and this may take months of recovery and possibly therapy after so much damage.

as if you don't have enough on your plate.

your a good, kind, considering and caring person. You deserve the best life can offer you.

Tell Pete I said to take care of you this time.:-4

I've just kissed your boo-boo! xo

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:58 pm

Best wishes and a hug from me too, Oscar!!

Post by **Sunshine** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:56 am

Oh Oscar. I just got caught up. I know the injuies are bad enough but it could have been so much worse. I hope he mends quickly. ((((Hugs)))) to you and your brother.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:22 am

I'm sure he'll recover quickly....good luck to him and hugs to you xx

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:50 am

Odie;1211810 wrote:

I've just kissed your boo-boo! xo
You've just kissed my WHAT ???

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:55 am

Thankyou everyone for your kind wishes.

I will be going down tomorrow as my brother is having lots going on today at the hospital and his wife is with him. I have no idea how he'll manage when he gets home, he's one of these sporty, active types and he is going to hate this but it could have been a lot worse. Apparently, he's more concerned if the horse will still run saturday which is typical of him. :wah:

I find it frightening that we take so much for granted

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:30 am

well smashed up legs is pretty bad,, but glad it wasnt much worse,,,

i hope he recovers well:-4:-4and glad the horse is ok too,,, he would have been devastated if it wasnt:-4

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:35 am

kazalala;1211904 wrote: well smashed up legs is pretty bad,, but glad it wasnt much worse,,,

i hope he recovers well:-4:-4and glad the horse is ok too,,, he would have been devastated if it wasnt:-4
Thankyou..... yes, it could have been horrendous. I've never liked that horse. She looks at me in a far too many teeth, wide eyes and hard hooves type way. I've tried bribing her with mints but we have never hit it off since i gave her a Rowntree's Pastill and it stuck to the roof of her mouth.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:37 am

oscar;1211907 wrote: Thankyou..... yes, it could have been horrendous. I've never liked that horse. She looks at me in a far too many teeth, wide eyes and hard hooves type way. I've tried bribing her with mints but we have never hit it off since i gave her a Rowntree's Pastill and it stuck to the roof of her mouth.

ahhh ,, she can tell you are nervous of her;)

Rowntrees Pastill.. neve had one of those in ages:wah:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:43 am

kazalala;1211908 wrote: ahhh ,, she can tell you are nervous of her;)

Rowntrees Pastill.. neve had one of those in ages:wah:
I have spent years on race-courses and have never feared any horse or animal in my life but i am extremely nervous around her i must admit. There has been many occassions where i have posed for photographs with her and she just walks away from me and leaves me standing there. I will just have to accept that she doesn't like me for some reason. I was going to ride her before this happened and now...... not on your nelly. :wah:

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:02 am

oscar;1211911 wrote: I have spent years on race-courses and have never feared any horse or animal in my life but i am extremely nervous around her i must admit. There has been many occassions where i have posed for photographs with her and she just walks away from me and leaves me standing there. I will just have to accept that she doesn't like me for some reason. I was going to ride her before this happened and now...... not on your nelly. :wah:

i'm just glad your bro is ok :-6

hmmmn

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:06 am

farmer giles;1211918 wrote: i'm just glad your bro is ok :-6

hmmmn
Thankyou. He'll be in a wheelchair and looking at months of physio but as we said, it could have been alot worse.

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:21 am

Best wishes for a speedy recovery for your brother. :-6

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:32 am

oscar;1211922 wrote: Thankyou. He'll be in a wheelchair and looking at months of physio but as we said, it could have been alot worse.

when sue had back surgery ,it looked like she would be in a wheelchair for life

your brother is going to need a lot of looking after ,if there is one other person on this forum who is as strong willed and as stubborn as me its you i dont have a doubt in my mind you will do just fine :-6:-6:-6

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:38 am

farmer giles;1211930 wrote: when sue had back surgery ,it looked like she would be in a wheelchair for life

your brother is going to need a lot of looking after ,if there is one other person on this forum who is as strong willed and as stubborn as me its you i dont have a doubt in my mind you will do just fine :-6:-6:-6
Well, believe it or not, my brother is more stubborn than me !!!! :wah:

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:44 am

oscar;1211933 wrote: Well, believe it or not, my brother is more stubborn than me !!!! :wah:

no he is not

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:57 am

farmer giles;1211936 wrote: no he is not

Tis :wah:

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:03 am

oscar;1211945 wrote: Tis :wah:

snot:sneaky:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:31 am

farmer giles;1211949 wrote: snot:sneaky:
Snis

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:53 am

oscar;1211893 wrote: You've just kissed my WHAT ???

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

omg...........you said you sliced your finger!:-5:-5:-5:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

am boo-boo here means a cut, scratch, scrape, anything that hurts you.

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:55 am

snisint

i sliced my finger

i know its canada day buy whoooooaaaaaa:rolleyes::rolleyes: