Animal Kingdom has had successful surgery in the very skilled hands of Dr. Dean Richardson at Penn's New Bolton Center. On June 30, Richardson inserted two screws to compress the Kentucky Derby's hairline fracture.
"The leg would have healed on its own, but by using screws we will have a more reliable, consistent time schedule for healing and have given the horse his best chance to minimize any arthritis that might occur in the leg had we just let nature do its job," Richardson said.
The more aggressive approach will hopefully allow the champion to return to training in ninety days. At the moment he is recuperating at Fair Hill Training Center and will being walking on it this week. After two weeks, he should progress to walking on an underwater treadmill.
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