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"Hope"
She had injured her left rear hoof somehow. The first thing we had to do was get the wound clean and
try to cut away the broken hoof so it would not snag on anything. The next step was to soak it and make
sure that all the dirt and manure was out of the wound. When I started digging around I realized that it
went all the way under the frog and included the entire left side of her hoof. I was worried that it would
involve the bone so we started major antibiotics immediately. Later we soaked gauze with Iodine and
created a wedge to help support some of the weight on that hoof. She is doing well and we will keep
adding to this as things progress.
It took about 7 months but she did grow a completely new hoof. She is sound on it and there is no
evidence of an injury! That was WORK!
She had injured her left rear hoof somehow. The first thing we had to do was get the wound clean and
try to cut away the broken hoof so it would not snag on anything. The next step was to soak it and make
sure that all the dirt and manure was out of the wound. When I started digging around I realized that it
went all the way under the frog and included the entire left side of her hoof. I was worried that it would
involve the bone so we started major antibiotics immediately. Later we soaked gauze with Iodine and
created a wedge to help support some of the weight on that hoof. She is doing well and we will keep
adding to this as things progress.
It took about 7 months but she did grow a completely new hoof. She is sound on it and there is no
evidence of an injury! That was WORK!
"Major"
We aren't quite sure what happened to his neck
but I am sure that it had something to do with a
T-post. He came to me with a huge laceration on
his neck. Here are the photos of the suture job.
Day 1
We aren't quite sure what happened to his neck
but I am sure that it had something to do with a
T-post. He came to me with a huge laceration on
his neck. Here are the photos of the suture job.
Day 1
| These did NOT occur at this facility. These are horses brought to me to help with. I've had many comments about if these photos should really be on the website or not. I think they should be - just so you can see some interesting wounds. |
Day 7
Looking Good!
Update: several months later he still
looks great! We aren't even able to
see where the area was! YEA!
Looking Good!
Update: several months later he still
looks great! We aren't even able to
see where the area was! YEA!
"Colt"
He injured his eye somehow. After washing it, a layer of
sutures and some staples - he was as good as new.!
He injured his eye somehow. After washing it, a layer of
sutures and some staples - he was as good as new.!
These are photos from a horse that came in last year that had gone
through a chain link gate and sliced his shoulder open on the gate
latch. Several layers of sutures and LOTS of antibiotics and he healed
up GREAT! The owner says he can't even see a mark where the
wound was!
through a chain link gate and sliced his shoulder open on the gate
latch. Several layers of sutures and LOTS of antibiotics and he healed
up GREAT! The owner says he can't even see a mark where the
wound was!
This is "Nike"
We saw him at the sale barn and his hoof was
nearly cut off! The kids insisted that we get
him and try to help him out --- so we did.
After a few weeks of wound care, antibiotics
and some hoof care he is bouncing around
the pasture like nothing ever happened!
We saw him at the sale barn and his hoof was
nearly cut off! The kids insisted that we get
him and try to help him out --- so we did.
After a few weeks of wound care, antibiotics
and some hoof care he is bouncing around
the pasture like nothing ever happened!
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