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How Hollywood was Saved with Equi-Stim Leg Saver

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How Hollywood was Saved with Equi-Stim Leg Saver

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  1. How Hollywood was Saved with Equi-Stim Leg Saver

  2. Black Quarter Horse Mare, Hollywood’s Story Hollywood is now 10 years old. I purchased her at age 4. I trained Holly to ride and started her cutting. In the winter of 2008, Holly fell when out in the pasture. Hollywood was found down & unable to get up She was dead lame having injured her right back hock. The vet that came to see her suspected a broken leg so ex-rays were taken the next morning. The leg was not broken. The mare could not put any weight on it and the hock was 3 times the normal size. A hock infection was suspected by another vet and many needles were plunged into the hock to get a sample to test. Only blood came. No fluid could be found. The injury needed more than normal vet care could provide, so the vet recommended a hospital. Four days had passed since Hollywood’s injury.

  3. Holly was shipped to Ohio State University. After a series of tests, it was determined that a large blood clot was present. There were also torn ligaments present, but no infection. This was a huge relief as if it was a joint infection there was not much hope of permanent healing. This is because the standard flushing surgery was rarely successful. A joint infection meant permanent lameness. This often means ongoing complications, and thus it was best to put the horse down at that point. Our relief that the joint was not infected was beyond words. We could not think about putting this mare down. I had owned and ridden her for five years and was very attached to her. We returned to Hunting Valley Stables where Holly was boarded. By the second day, we realized the injured hock was getting worse and not better. We knew something was very wrong. The heat coming out of it could be felt with your hand held a couple of inches away. It was also blown up 3 times the normal size again. At that time, Jamie Babbs was operating Tender Care Therapy at Hunting Valley. She was treating the legs of race horses, both standardbreds and thoroughbreds.

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