Edwards Teach is healing well. In the bottom shot he was about to be unloaded at our place after having spent two weeks at Dominion Equine in Suffolk where he received the best of care. That shot was from mid November. The other picture is how he looked after about five weeks with us. We washed his wound daily, medicated it and mixed his antibiotic with his food.
He is a wild Corolla stallion and received this injury in a stallion fight on the island. He will become part of the Corolla offsite breeding program and will be gentled to ride after his wound heals. He shows great signs of being easy to handle but I have not done any training yet. I saw no need to stress him while he is healing.
Two weeks ago Lydia dog was at the edge of death from parvo. Similar intense care healed her. At this time last year we had a horrible outbreak of salmonella that threatened our horses. Around the clock care for nearly a week by my little riders and their families saved every horse that we treated.
I hesitate to join the chorus of those who insist on putting an animal down to "end their suffering" if the animal is still willing to fight. I am often reminded of Croatoan who was thin and weak when he was captured outside of the 4wd area at Corolla. Someone, who I am sure was acting on her sincere beliefs, insisted that we put Croatoan down immediately. Her concern was that he was "old and hungry."
Turns out that he was not old,though he looked it. It has caused me to always stress to my little riders that if they ever see me looking "old and hungry" they should not have me put down. Just get me a hot dog and a bottle of Geritol and I will be fine.
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