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Star pacer on comeback trail after Horse Ambulance response 🐮🚑đŸ©ș Equine veterinarian Dr Hamish Ranken has provided an insight into Cold Chisel’s race day injury, and what could’ve occurred had he not been stabilised and transported to Canterbury Equine Clinic in such an efficient manner. “He sustained a non-displaced spiral fracture of the cannon, and because he was able to be transported in the ambulance, the leg was able to be stabilised,” Ranken said. “If this wasn’t the case, the leg would’ve blown apart and become a displaced fracture, which is extremely difficult to repair in a hind limb. “He was able to be managed in a hospital setting straight away, where we were able to perform the right diagnostics to determine which fracture configuration we had. The fracture was able to heal without surgery, and without getting any worse. “He stayed at the clinic for quite a long period of time and then went out to a spelling farm for a couple of months. His recovery went very well...

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