| This site created and maintained by Debbie Miller Suggestions to make the site more user friendly are welcome ! |
| Step Ahead Farm May Case of the Month Case 28 Fetlock Injury |
| Click on the area of the horse above or on the links at the bottom of the page to view pictures, short videos, healing and case study information of wounds to that area. |
| Our main goal at Step Ahead Farm is to take an animal that has experienced a catastrophic wound or injury and return the horse to it's previous performance level. We do this by utilizing Platelet Derived Growth Factor technology. Since starting the wound study program in 2001, we have concluded that blood supply is the most critical factor in healing wounds and injuries. Proper bandaging at different phases is also critical. Exercise and rehabilitation must be practiced during the healing process in order to keep restrictive adhesions from developing at the injury or wound site. Our final goal in wound care is to achieve a functional animal with a cosmetically acceptable wound site. The cases on this site are a collection of the horses with wounds treated at Step Ahead Farm over the last six years. We have focused our attention not only on healing catastrophic injuries utilizing Platelet Derived Growth Factors but also the bandaging that coincides with each step of the healing process. In order to more effectively utilize this technology we had to develop new techniques as well: How to bandage hard to bandage areas efficiently in a timely manner and cost effectively How to stop overgrowth of granulation tissue (proud flesh) How to achieve the most cosmetic results possible How to incorporate exercise and rehabilitation as part of the healing process |
| This site contains GRAPHIC pictures of serious injuries to horses. |
Step Ahead Farm
Where horses with catastrophic wounds return to performance.
| Note that the videos on each case contained in this site are short clips of the actual footage used in the DVD's available for purchase. |
These are the same products we use daily in treating injured horses here at Step Ahead Farm.
| E-Mail & Phone Consultations for your horse's injury available, click here for more information. FIRST CONSULTATION FREE ! Please include all known information on injury and at least two clear, current pictures of the injury. Send pictures to stepaheadfarm@yahoo.com |
See the story of Mary Finch & Roxy
Their story was published in the
Horsemen's Roundup magazine
and aired on Tales & Trails.
Their story was published in the
Horsemen's Roundup magazine
and aired on Tales & Trails.
| Dr. Jolly and his team at Step Ahead Farm are doing a six month series of articles on wound healing in the "trailBLAZER" magazine, pick up your copy and take a look ! |
