
Developing the Sport Horse: Common Injuries
Learn about three common sport horse injuries and how to prevent and manage them.

Learn about three common sport horse injuries and how to prevent and manage them.

Shock wave is a noninvasive, nonsurgical therapy for orthopedic conditions. Learn how it can help your horse.

Good leg conformation in a horse is a must if that animal is to remain serviceably sound for performance.

Learn about how horse joints work and how you can keep your horse’s joints healthy with this step-by-step visual guide.

Because each hock lameness case is unique, it isn’t always easy to pinpoint the cause of the unsoundness.

Injuries to the top of the rear cannon bone are some of the most difficult to diagnose.

Of the 652 respondents, 236 (36%) said cow hocks are the least-worrisome hind-limb conformation fault.

One of the most common sites of catastrophic injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses is the fetlock.

Learn about equine intra-articular joint-injections for arthritis from a leading researcher and practitioner.

Researchers say third trochanter fractures probably aren’t career ending and generally heal without surgery.

Study results indicate affected horses have a guarded prognosis to return to athletic soundness.

A single impact injury did not cause generalized osteoarthritis in the fetlock during the study period.
The hind limb lameness seminar will be held in conjunction with the AAEP’s Business Education Workshop.

One researcher described how to evaluate horses’ feet, legs, and gaits for potential soundness or lameness.
The 2012 program kicks off on Feb. 23 with “Managing Angular Limb Deformities in the Young Horse.”

A physical therapy program is owner- and horse-intensive in terms of time and energy for successful outcomes.
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