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'I Always Believed in His Recovery': One Horse's Incredible Comeback from a Freak Accident

On April 29th of this year, Rick Wallace and Briggs Surratt were faced with a horse owner's worst nightmare.

"Briggs and I were out doing gallops and we got a call and I knew something was wrong when I heard his voice. He said, 'Cody is hurt really bad,'" Rick said.

Ultimate Victory or "Cody" as he's called in the barn is a 17-year-old Thoroughbred of the "been there done that" variety. Despite his experience, something spooked him while in the cross ties. The cross ties released against pressure and the clip unfortunately hit him directly in the eye.

Please click here to read the rest of the article as it appears on the Noelle Floyd website.

Article written by: by Shelby Allen

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