Cases Pony Starlight
Animal Report by Owner: Connemara pony named Starlight, injured in an accident.
Several weeks ago, our pony had a dreadful accident when he fell from his field down a twelve foot vertical drop onto
the road. On his way he must have fallen out of his rug because he landed on his left back leg and flank and his rug
was lying next to him in the road, with all of the six straps still fastened.
The vet diagnosed his injuries, which included a large and deep laceration of his left armpit that had a large amount of
swelling around it. He also had an enormous swelling of his left hock (the joint in the middle of his back leg), which
was the size of a watermelon – as opposed to a large cricket ball, which is the size it should have been. There were
several other areas of swelling and numerous cuts and bruises. From a later X-ray the vet found that Starlight’s leg
was twisted, damaging ligaments and soft tissue. The worst damage was done to the collateral ligaments that make the
leg move up and down and prevent it from going sideways. Starlight could not weight bear on that leg.
The vet tended to Starlight’s wounds and told us that he would have to be confined to his stable for some time. I
called Rosie to make an appointment so she could aid Starlight’s recovery.
During the two hours Rosie took care of Starlight, he actually bore weight on his injured leg, frequently throughout the
session, whilst stretching out and resting the good one! The following day, the swelling had reduced considerably. On
the second day, his leg looked as if he had only a nobble on the side of the hock, the size of a small golf ball.
His laceration had been weeping very healthily, as the vet had hoped for and showing good progress in its repair. It
had several stitches, was over five inches in length and the vet had checked the depth of it by putting his finger up into
it. The day after Rosie took care of him, the swelling around his laceration had greatly reduced and was knitting
together very fast.
Before Rosie helped, Starlight had been reluctant to come out of the stable, even though he was on painkillers. The day
after Rosie was with him, Starlight voluntarily and very willingly came out into the yard to be with the other horses. A
couple of days later we let him go out into the field, in the daytime with the others. He continues to make very rapid
progress and is now moving a lot more freely. Also, his wound has completely healed, with no problems at all.
I am so grateful for the amazing results that came immediately after (and even during the one time) Rosie took care of
my horse. Without Rosie’s help, I fear to think of what would have happened to Starlight. I recommend that anyone
whose animal is suffering, call Rosie. Thank you so much.