Tough news for Last Monarch


Photo from Holly’s blog

One of Eventing Nation’s favorite horses, Holly Hudspeth’s Last Monarch aka “Stewie” will be withdrawn from The Fork and Rolex.  Holly has just posted on her blog that Stewie will have some time off because vets have found two small chips in his knee following his tumble at Southern Pines this past weekend.  From Holly’s blog: 

…Since [Stewie] horse was in PA, Boyd’s vet Dr. Kevin Keane took over keeping an eye on Stewie. While he looked good trotting up, a minimal amount of swelling had developed around his left knee. So today we decided to xray that too, just to be safe. Unfortunately we saw 2 small chips at the top of his cannon bone. Kevin is sending the radiographs to Dr. Dean Richardson, the same vet who worked on Barbaro. What we are now waiting on is to see if we should have them taken out or let them heal on their own. Either way Stewie will make a full recovery. I feel very confident between Dr. Daniels, Dr. Keane, and Dr. Richardson, he will be receiving the best care possible.

While I am sad Stewie’s spring has ended soon, I am grateful he and Boyd will see another day. Like I said in my last blog, a horse show is just a horse show. They happen every weekend all over the world. Boyd is an amazing rider, and Stewie is an amazing horse. He can now come home and plump up along with his mother! Good luck to everyone the rest of the spring.

Read the full post at [Holly’s blog]

From the names in Holly’s blog–Dr. Keane, Dr. Daniels, and Dr. Richardson, Stewie has the absolute best in the business caring for him.  The young little fire ball has wowed eventing fans at big events around the US with his huge athleticism, enthusiasm, and bravery.  He was one of Eventing Nation’s earliest “watch this horse, he’s going to be awesome” picks and he has proved us 100% right.  I had a horse with a similar injury a few years ago and the surgery to remove the chips is arthroscopic and prognosis is usually excellent.  I can’t wait to see Stewie back in action soon.  Go Stewie.

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