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Top Tweets and Take-Homes from 2018 Thoroughbred Racing Injuries and Outcomes Panel Discussion

October 5, 2018
Posted by The Horse Staff

Read top tweets and take-home messages from industry experts on common racing injuries, their approach to effective rehab and what they’ve seen horses go on to do after recovery.

Topics: Article, Back and Spine, Bone & Joint Problems, Breed-Specific Health Issues, Diagnosing Lameness, Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation, Hoof Care, Hoof Problems, Horse Care, Horse Industry News, Injuries & Wounds, Lameness, Ligament & Tendon Injuries, Ligament & Tendon Injuries, Lower Limb, Navicular Problems, Recovering from Injury & Surgery, Sports Medicine, Thoroughbreds, Welfare and Industry

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The Retired Racehorse Project’s 2018 Thoroughbred Makeover started Thursday, October 4, at the Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington. Attendees had the opportunity to attend educational seminars and panel discussions about the care, training, and marketing of off-track Thoroughbreds.

Stephanie L. Church, editor-in-chief of The Horse, moderated the panel discussion about Thoroughbred racing injuries and outcomes. The panel of industry professionals included Dr. Larkspur Carroll of Core Therapies, a veterinary chiropractic and acupuncture clinic in Versailles, Kentucky; racing trainer Vicki Oliver; Dr. Laura Werner of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, in Lexington; and Danielle Montgomery of Turning For Home, a Thoroughbred after-care program based in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. The Horse News Editor Erica Larson attended the discussion and tweeted key points and messages from the session.

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