The 17th annual meeting of the Association for Equine Sports Medicine was held in Leesburg, Va., from March 5-8. The meeting was attended by 400 veterinarians, sports physiology researchers, as well as others interested in equine health. The meeting offered topics ranging from how stall housing can impair bone development in young horses, to diagnostic thermography. The following highlights some of the presentations at this year’s AESM meeting.


Care Of Tendons And Ligaments








SARAH LIBBEY GREENHALGH


Research showed that supplementing HMB in training and racing Thoroughbreds increased performance

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Tim Brockhoff was Staff Writer of The Horse:Your Guide to Equine Health Care from 1995 to 1999. His degree is in Agricultural Communications from the University of Kentucky, and his equine experience is with American Saddlebreds.

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