Amazing healing powers

[scats]

I thought I’d share this. Seven months before I bought Polly, she had an accident in the field whilst at the dealer. The vet told the dealer that it would cost more to save the horse than she’d ever make from it and perhaps to put it to sleep, but all credit to the dealer, she decided to have a go and fix her.
The injury was purely external, although very deep, no injury occurred to any tendons, ligaments or bone.

The below picture shows the injury (above left), the proud flesh that grew over it (above right) and the scar as it is now, 2 1/2 years later.
Manuka Honey was the main thing used on the wound.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Excellent! That is a dealer to do business with and encourage.


We once had a field injury to a knee, (on Bank Holiday Sunday, of course) that appeared to be similar, we could see down into all the structures but only the skin and flesh beneath it were actually damaged. We moved the horses to a different field, which was quite a distance from the stables, so we carried hot water to the horse in an old garlic tub twice per day to wash the wound, so that it healed from the inside out.
The wound healed spectacularly well and we have always thought that the very faint traces of garlic helped as it is an anti-bacterial. Owing to the horse's markings, she was bay roan with black points, the scar was barely visible after a year or so.

 

[Pinkvboots]

It is amazing how they heal so well hats off to the dealer.

 

[dogatemysalad]

My horse had a similar wound and hers healed completely using honey. A friend is a master bee keeper and produces cold pressed honey. It's too delicious to waste on wounds really, but my mare was worth it. I'd dress the wound each evening, vet wrap it and turn her out next morning. The healing was impressive.