| 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. After six years 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 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 |
| WARNING ! This site contains GRAPHIC pictures of serious injuries to horses. |
Click on the area of the horse below or on the links at the bottom of the page to view pictures and case study information of wounds to that area.
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This is a two year old quarter horse filly with a sloughed hoof.
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