WOUND healing is an orderly biologic process of repair that restores continuity to injured tissue. Whether the wound is created by the surgeon's scalpel, a kick from another horse or from rusty wire, the process is the same.
Following injury, the wound fills with blood and a group of cells called neutrophils move in. Neutrophils secrete chemicals which begin the process of healing and help to remove bacteria from the wound. This “inflammatory” stage of healing can be prolonged in horses because they
