Virginia Panel Restricts Use of Shock Wave Therapy
The Virginia Racing Commission has banned the use of shock wave therapy on horses within 10 days of a race.
The therapeutic treatments, originally used to break up bone fragments, have an analgesic (pain-killing) effect on horses that can last for up to four days. Because of that, there has been suspicion in the racing industry that horses are racing when injured and can’t feel
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The Virginia Racing Commission has banned the use of shock wave therapy on horses within 10 days of a race.
The therapeutic treatments, originally used to break up bone fragments, have an analgesic (pain-killing) effect on horses that can last for up to four days. Because of that, there has been suspicion in the racing industry that horses are racing when injured and can’t feel pain
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Written by:
Nick Hahn
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