I have a purebred Arabian colt who was born on April 28th, 2008 to a maiden mare. His name is Flames Maestro. His mother rejected him and actually tried to kill him. I had to lease a nurse mare to raise him for the first 6 months of his life. At 3 months, he was having his feet trimmed for the first time. The nursemare became nervous and communicated it to the colt. He reared and fell, breaking his right rear femur. This was my very first breeding, and I thought it was going to end that very day. But, my vet suggested we call Purdue University and see what they thought his chances were. Because of his small size and age, they felt he had a chance to make it. They did surgery and placed plates on either side of the bone to support it while it regrew. Actually, the plates (and 16 screws) will stay in there forever. The past year has been a long road to recovery, but thanks to his strength of will and help from a number of caring people, he’s has survived and thrived. He will begin halter training next month and I’m going to show him for the very first time in September. He is descended from champions. No matter how he does in the show ring, however, he’s already a champion to me. After his surgery, I started him on Osteon and he’s been on it ever since. Now that his bone’s healed, I’m thinking about switching him to Platinum Performance. I’m trying my hand at breeding again. If successful, I will start the foal on your products as soon as possible to ensure his/her health!

Sandy McCollum- Fishers, IN