He had a funky little growth (almost like a cyst) of scar tissue in his right front leg that had been there for about 5 weeks. It was not affecting his soundness at all, and we had even ultrasounded and x-rayed it, and decided to let it go down on it's own since it was not effecting any ligaments, tendons, or his soundness. We continued working and competing him, but then after the one star at Red Hills, it got a bit larger, and Dr. Ober decided it was time for it to come out before it did any damage to his tendons or ligaments. Phil was still completely sound, which is why it was so hard to make the decision to make him undergo the surgery, but I am so thankful to have Phil around such great professionals like OCET, and Dr. Christiana Ober to make the initiative decision to take it out before any harm was done.
This has set us back a few months, as Phil is currently in stall rest, but Dr. Ober has been checking up on him, and she is very happy with his status, and says he is doing better than expected! He can be under saddle again in less than 30 days, and slowly get back into full work, so I am very happy about this news of a quick turnaround time! As long as recovery goes well, this is not going to affect his level of performance, and I am so happy that we got all of this taken care of and taken out of his leg before it actually caused a problem that would inhibit his performance in the long run. I'm sure Phil doesn't mind having a bit of time off, as he is a huge fan of taking long naps in the warm Florida weather. The girls have been sending me pictures of him looking quite happy during his grazing time each day too! :)
pray for little phil's speedy, safe and successful recovery! :)
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