Examining Horse Deaths Related to Endurance Rides
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
February 28, 2016
From 2002 to 2014, researchers identified a fatality rate of 0.32 per 1,000 starts in endurance horses.
From 2002 to 2014, researchers identified a fatality rate of 0.32 per 1,000 starts in endurance horses.
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