Everything Horse UK Everything Horse Magazine, October 2018 issue 38 | Page 22

PRODUCT TESTIMONIAL
At times. where products used make a
valued difference to a horse’s recovery,
we believe stories should be shared to
potentially help other owners and their
horses in future efforts; whether it be to
heal, help or ease a situation.
Here, we learn of an injury to dressage
horse Cleo, and discover his road to
recovery which included the use of
products from the Robinson Animal
Healthcare range.
CLEO IS NOW
FIGHTING FIT
WITH HELP FROM
ROBINSON ANIMAL
HEALTH CARE
When promising home-bred dressage horse, Cleo, came
in from the field injured, owner Lara Edwards initially
thought the injury wasn’t too serious.
The four-year-old had been turned out with a few other
horses of a similar age at Lara’s base in Lincolnshire and
some high jinks had resulted in Cleo suffering a kick to
her hind leg.
Lara treated the wound as she would normally do and
hoped that it would heal up quickly and Cleo would
soon be back training, in preparation for her first British
Dressage competition.
Unfortunately the wound didn’t seem to be healing
as Lara had hoped so Cleo was taken to the vets to
be scanned, which showed a large section of hoof
embedded in her leg.
All the horses turned out with her were bare foot and
unbelievably a section of hoof had broken off the horse
that kicked out and become lodged in the wound on
Cleo’s leg.
What first appeared to be a minor injury had now
resulted in a trip to the operating theatre. The mare was
given a general anesthetic to remove the piece of hoof
wedged under the skin. The wound was then thoroughly
cleaned out and then stitched up.
Once the stitches had been removed, Lara continued
to treat the wound using Vetalinex ® wound gel, to
maintain a moist environment to promote healing,
before applying Skintact ® low adherent dressing.
Veterinary Gamgee ® was then applied to provide padding
and help protect the wound from further trauma. The
dressing was held in place with Equiwrap.
Said Lara of the unfortunate incident: “I don’t usually
turn horses out together once they reach four years
of age and are in full work, due to the risk of injury.
However, circumstances meant I had no choice but to
do so. The result reinforced my belief that it is not a
good idea!
“When Cleo came in lame I wasn’t quite sure what had
happened but I could see a visible cut just on the outside
of her hock, but it didn’t look too serious. It just goes
to show how bad puncture type wounds are, as it can
be difficult to see with the naked eye if anything is still
inside the wound.
“Thanks to the fantastic care by the vets and the
wonderful products from Robinson Animal Healthcare,
the recovery from a dreadful injury was made so much
quicker and Cleo is now fully sound and fighting fit for
her first outing.”
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EVERYTHING HORSE MAGAZINE • OCTOBER 2018 • ISSUE 38