mitch504
Senior Member
I had a similar experience with a cow once.
I wonder how the horse died. Maybe she needed some bacteria in there to open up a clog.
I know a few get'er done type of country boys but I think this story takes the case!
The first cow I buried was struck by lightning and had to lay in the field for several days so the vet and insurance people could look at it, by the time I got there see was bloated up tighter than a drum skin. so I set up in the handiest place and dug a hole that I figured was lots big enough for her, soooo any way it wasn't, I shoved her in and she landed in the hole on her nose and half her body was still above ground, the hole was lots big, she was just so bloated up and stiff she wouldn't lay down. The farmer looked at me and I looked at him, now what are we gona do ? I said to him you may want to go back to the barn because I'm gona have to break her up a bit to get her laying down, he spit out a big wad of tobacco and drawled, yep I might just do that. Sooo mistake number two, for future reference set your machine up wind under these circumstances. when I set the bucket on her ass to shove her in the hole she exploded there was nasty foam all over and it nearly took my breath away. now when I bury cattle or horses the hole is twice as big as I think it should be and if any body comments on how big it is I tell them exactly why its that big:deadhorse
The first cow I buried was struck by lightning and had to lay in the field for several days so the vet and insurance people could look at it, by the time I got there see was bloated up tighter than a drum skin. so I set up in the handiest place and dug a hole that I figured was lots big enough for her, soooo any way it wasn't, I shoved her in and she landed in the hole on her nose and half her body was still above ground, the hole was lots big, she was just so bloated up and stiff she wouldn't lay down. The farmer looked at me and I looked at him, now what are we gona do ? I said to him you may want to go back to the barn because I'm gona have to break her up a bit to get her laying down, he spit out a big wad of tobacco and drawled, yep I might just do that. Sooo mistake number two, for future reference set your machine up wind under these circumstances. when I set the bucket on her ass to shove her in the hole she exploded there was nasty foam all over and it nearly took my breath away. now when I bury cattle or horses the hole is twice as big as I think it should be and if any body comments on how big it is I tell them exactly why its that big:deadhorse
Everyone seems to be worried about how big to dig the hole, I'm always far more concerned with how deep to dig the hole to bury anything,
Moral of the story, dig it DEEP, like about as deep as the machine can reach so the hole is deep enough to bury the whole herd in if need be, then cover it up and don't look back, the next moral is this, don't bury peoples pets, even if they are cows, horses, dogs or whatever, especially if its just you and the pets owner