Rebel has had surgery. Dr Richardson (Barbaro's surgeon) is happy with the progress Rebel is making. He has Rebel on only a small dose of bute (horse type aspirin). Considering he has had a bone removed from his hip and calcified excess bone growth literally sawed from his ankle, he is amazingly in good spirits. Once the cast is removed sometime next week, Rebel will be released and returned to the rescue farm in Georgia. He will need daily special attention and care.