What now?
HORSES usually sustain wounds from kicks or contact with fences. A recent survey of 652 owners revealed that 40% of their horses had been injured in the preceding year, with nearly 90% of these injuries occurring out at grass.
Failure to spot a wound early or to recognise one that is potentially dangerous can affect both healing time and outcome, as can the use of inappropriate treatment from the start.
HOW HEALING OCCURS
WITHIN minutes of a wound occurring, the healing process begins. The first stage is the inflammatory phase, when blood clots in the wound. White blood cells migrate to it from surrounding tissues and blood vessels, releasing enzymes that “digest” damaged tissues and dead
