Catastrophic Equine Injuries’ Impact on Jockey Injuries
Katie Navarra
January 26, 2015
Reducing the prevalence of catastrophic equine injuries and sudden deaths could help improve jockey safety.
Reducing the prevalence of catastrophic equine injuries and sudden deaths could help improve jockey safety.
Methods that immerse the hoof and limb in ice and water to at least fetlock level are most effective.
More than 56% of injuries occurred in the right forelimb, the opposite of what’s most commonly seen in Thoroughbreds.
Researchers found that 82% of surgically managed horses and 61% of medically managed horses survived a cecal impaction.
Researchers’ don’t necessarily recommend preventing a horse from cribbing. Rather, they suggest maximizing a horse’s turnout time and making sure forage is available at most times.
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