Understanding Sport Horse Injuries to Limit Them
Haylie Pfeffer
February 7, 2023
Understanding how and why injuries in sport horses happen might be the best way to prevent them.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
Understanding how and why injuries in sport horses happen might be the best way to prevent them.
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The overall incidence of laminitis due to IA corticosteroid injection might be lower than many believe.
Conventional and easy-to-use joint therapies such as corticosteroids and hyaluronic acid continue to have their place in equine practice.
A veterinarian describes the many ways to treat this complex yet common cause of lameness and poor performance.
Veterinarians might consider addressing axial skeleton adaptations when rehabbing horses with limb injuries.
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Veterinarians share their advice for preventing lower-limb problems and rehabilitating injured horses, from therapies to back-to-work schedules.
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Perform trot-ups on both flat and sloped surfaces to fully understand a horse’s lameness.
Standing surgery allows for treatment options that might not have been possible previously due to risks associated with general anesthesia.
MRI imaging of the stifle joint has shown evidence of injuries to a variety of soft and hard tissues.
Look for educational information about soft tissue injuries in horses on TheHorse.com starting November 21.
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A veterinarian describes three real-life examples of horses with physical abnormalities competing successfully.
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