Sunline responding
Racenet
Sunday, 16 November 2008

Champion mare Sunline has responded to surgery and is not in immediate danger of being put down.

The mare’s co-trainer Stephen McKee told stuff.co.nz that reports his father Trevor was required to make an imminent decision on whether to put the mare down were exaggerated, but it was a decision they still may have to confront.

"You can be assured she won't be left suffering, but we're not at that stage yet. She's a lot more mobile than she was before surgery, she can move round gingerly, and we're hopeful she'll recover OK," he said.

The tendons in both forelegs have been cut by vets in a drastic step to ease her suffering after contracting laminitis following surgery for colic.

Sunline is being treated at McKee’s Takanini stables.