Quick Rogo Update

First, I want to thank everyone for the comforting comments on my last post. They really make a difference and I think all of the positive thoughts and prayers are working. The incision area is looking quite a bit better. Here is a picture I took today:

January 22

Compared to:

January 17

You can see there's quite an improvement. Even though the Jan. 17th picture is more of a close up (it's hard to get a good shot between his front legs with a phone) it's obviously closing and not growing. Yeah!
The vet saw him on Thur., took a sample to biopsy again and left me with cleansing solution and an antibiotic cortisone cream to apply twice daily. The wonderful young women working in the barn at Fraser Equestrian Center are playing a big part in his healing too. Rogo's stall has a thick bed of peat, then amazingly thick bed of straw, and they clean the wound and apply the ointment twice a day. Jessica even lent me her 'donut' (?) to put around his left hoof to keep it away from the wound. We aren't out of the woods, but the trees are thinning.
This week I'll have lessons on a school horse and if things continue to improve with Rogo I'll be back on him in a week or two.  A few days ago I wondered if I'd ever ride him again (the growth touches the girth area). Thanks for reading. More interesting posts to come soon I hope!