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Researchers have learned that fractured splint bone healing can be optimized by replacing metal screws with absorbable ones.
The summit, which was organized and underwritten by Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and The Jockey Club, featured discussions on topics ranging from disaster preparedness, jockey injuries, and equine injuries to racing integrity, Thoroughbreds as sport horses, and racing surfaces.
German researchers found hoof angle changes affect horses differently and might create new problems.
Researchers performed diagnostic imaging on Standardbreds’ limbs to pick up early signs of damage to bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. They noted more serious lesions—and more lesions in general—in horses trained only on a firm surface.
Sessions on pre-race veterinary examinations, documentation, medication rules, and more.
Organizers say the racecourse manager certification will help train a new generation of professionals to support racing surface safety and consistency.
New industry rules intended to improve horse welfare by decreasing whipping frequency might actually go against the principles of operant training and, specifically, negative reinforcement, one equitation scientist says.
Degeneration involves changes in the discs’ color, texture, and integrity due to age and possibly use, researchers said.
Many Thoroughbreds start racing at 2, but Justify didn’t make his first start until he was 3 and won the Triple Crown. Does this mean we shouldn’t start racing horses until they’re older? An equine surgeon and lameness specialist weighs in.
Other topics to be addressed are disaster planning, the Thoroughbred’s versatility as a sport horse, racing surfaces, and more.
Most equestrians would be horrified to know they’re hurting their horses. But with the equipment we use—from spurs to nosebands—we might be unintentionally causing them harm.
Gene doping involves the transfer or modification of genes or genetically modified cells of healthy athletes, human and equine, for nontherapeutic purpose to enhance athletic performance.
At this time there’s no evidence that EIPH affects barrel racing horses’ performance, but more research on the topic is needed, scientists say.
Scientists are continuing to uncover which genes are responsible for certain traits in horses.
Researchers tested a technique to log heart rate and speed data from each horse in an attempt to monitor, step-by-step, the horse’s physical response to jumping during training, competition, and recovery.
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