OH MAN!!! That looks awful! I thought the bend of that leg looked a little scarred in the photo you posted of him earlier, but if that's all the scar he has left from an injury like this, you've done a super great job of wound management. Wow! I know how it is, poor ol' Bob has a huge hole in his right front knee right now, but it's not nearly as big as this. I'll bet you about had a heart attack the first time you saw it.
How is his injury doing now? Have you taken any pics lately?
Yeah I was not in good shape. Fortunately, I was out of town and did not see what he looked like before the surgery to debride the wound and clean it up. I first saw him 3 days after the surgery.
The barn manager just about had a heart attack when he found him. He really thought Henkell was a goner. But, Trakehners are tough horses. We avoided infection although he was on IV antibiotics for about 2 weeks. It was a very expensive injury. You can see the stitch marks where the vet tried to suture the wound together. It did not hold though so the recovery took longer.
Once the bandage came off and he was able to go out in a small paddock, he really started healing fast. I used a combination of tea tree oil spray, Wonderdust, and Alushield to finish up the healing process. He spent nearly a year in his stall with no turn out. I did start walking him around a bit as long as he behaved. But, if we walked outside the barn, he would get too excited.