| Maverick was a 1998, Quarter Horse/Andalusian cross, chestnut gelding. He came to Equine Recline after bowing a tendon in his left front leg. He'd bowed a tendon in 2005 in his right front leg. Maverick then developed contracted tendons in both front legs. Maverick was such a joy to have around and he completely lights up the barn. He was the most social horse I have ever met, and loves hanging out with the other horses. Of course if that means he can also steal.... er, share their food too, that made him the happiest! May 17, 2010: We had to say good-bye to Maverick today. After 4 years we never did find a cure or a treatment for his contracted tendons. He will be sorely missed. We shall meet again one day Mr. Maverick. Read below for information on his treatment and recovery after shearing off part of his hoof. |
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| Make sure to check out the blog for additional information. On November 19th, 2008 Maverick sustained an injury to the coronet band and hoof on his front right hoof on the outside. We finally figured out that he somehow got his hoof underneath the back gate to his stall, which is metal and the bottom edge is not capped. He severely tore up the coronet band and sheared off the hoof down to the underlying tissue. Initial treatment was rinsed with water, then with betadine, then with tea tree essential oil. Applied neosporne and then bandaged. Day 2: Same as day one, except no betadine or neosporne and packed with ground rosemary. Day 3: Didn't use the tea tree oil as I have a nasty reaction to it and which makes it difficult to work with. Used lavender and eucalyptus essential oils instead. Day 4: Added colloidal silver to wash treatment. Day 6: Did a tea of yarrow and calendula to rinse the wound with along with the essential oils. Heat in the wound, but open wounds are usually hot. Added helichrysum to the essential oils used as it can help with pain. Day 8: Started using French Green Clay to pack the wound with. Mixed it with the tea and essential oils. Day 9: When we removed the bandaging, it smelled awful. The wound itself did not once the clay was rinsed. We think the clay is pulling out toxins, etc and that is what we are smelling. We have continued with the clay and mixing in various oils including patchouli, but most commonly use helichrysum and lavender. We also put him on a Chinese herbal mix made by For Love of the Horse called Hoof Health and Growth. We are pleased with how fast and how well Maverick's wound has been healing up. January 15, 2009: Today we had our farrier, Ben Bahti, out to trim hooves and were able to have Maverick done as his wound had healed enough. His hoof looks incredible. It is almost completely sealed over and is very healthy. We are so happy! Praise God for His grace and mercy upon Maverick for his speedy recovery. Here is a picture time line of the wound and it's progress. |
| Nov 20, 2008 |
| Nov 24, 2008 |
| Nov 29, 2008 |
| Dec 1, 2008 |
| Dec 26, 2008 |
| Dec 31, 2008 |
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| End of January 2008 |
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