Dealing with equine injuries comes with being a horse owner. Some mishaps are more severe than others–such as when Barbaro suffered a catastrophic injury in the 2006 Preakness Stakes–and leave equine enthusiasts asking, "Why?" According to one physical therapist, veterinarians might soon be able to start answering that question thanks to a relatively new technology making an entrance into the horse world.

At the 2011 Florida Association of Equine Practitioner’s Annual Promoting Excellence in the Southeast Convention, held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Amelia Island, Fla., Michael Torry, PhD, associate professor in Illinois State University’s Biomechanics Research Laboratory, discussed the new technology and what it’s helping researchers understand about equine injury and rehabilitation.