Joint injections puzzle me. I’ve seen them administered to aging sport horses whose hock joints don’t function as fluidly as they once did. I’ve heard trainers order them for show horses who perform chronically “late” lead changes. And I’ve even seen a veterinarian prescribe them for a young horse with a head-scratching lameness just to “see what it would do.”

Done properly, joint injections can be very effective for prolonging horse’s athletic careers.

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