Beckie Mabbutt

Things are healing really well, the hospital plate and dressings are no longer needed. Our next hurdle is keeping on top of the granulation tissue that is filling the hole made from surgery and growing at quite a rate. We are applying pressure on it with the use of a hard pad and things are going really well. Every few weeks we have to trim away any protruding proud flesh which bleeds like anything but is not at all sore for the horse and is all part of the healing process. Although the pictures look horrific this horse is sound and now in light ridden work.

The picture below is four weeks later, looks a bit better