Recent News for Injuries
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Equine Scapular Fractures: Incidence in Racehorses (AAEP 2010)
January 17, 2011
About 2% and 6% of all racetrack fatalities in Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses, respectively, are the result of scapular fractures, according to Stuart A. Vallance, BVSc (Hons), who, with Susan Stover, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, and a research team at ... Read More
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Bone Chips: Prevalence and Effect on Racing Career (AAEP 2010)
January 11, 2011
In the first study of its kind performed on 2-year-old Thoroughbred racehorses, Daniel T. Meagher, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, of Valley Equine Associates, in Ranson, W.Va., set out to determine the prevalence of radiographic lesions and their effect on ... Read More
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Bone Chips in the Knee and Racing Potential (AAEP 2010)
January 10, 2011
Before purchasing a yearling it's important to review his health records to ensure he is healthy and sound enough for a successful racing career. Jennifer L. Higgins, DVM, gave potential buyers insight into specific lesions that could ... Read More
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Equine Racing Fatalities: Does Track Surface Matter? (AAEP 2010)
December 30, 2010
The horse racing industry is continuously working to make the sport safer for all parties involved, and in 2008, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) mandated the use of synthetic track in an attempt to reduce the number of catastrophic injuries ... Read More
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Kentucky to Require Piroplasmosis Testing
December 06, 2010
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has issued a letter stating that, effective Jan. 1, 2011, any horse shipping to a racetrack in the state must have a certificate showing it is negative for equine piroplasmosis. ... Read More
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New Stem Cell Technology Offers Promise to Lame and Injured Horses
November 26, 2010
In the not-so-distant future, researchers believe they will be able to genetically modify stem cells to create a "vaccine," so to speak, to treat a large number of musculoskeletal and other disorders in both humans and horses. ... Read More
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NSAIDs Help Pain But Not Bone Healing
November 24, 2010
Imagine sustaining a fracture or undergoing orthopedic surgery and being prescribed a drug that helps control pain and inflammation. This medication is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). But there is a catch: the drug that helps control ... Read More
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Horse Euthanized After Workout Injury at Belmont Park
November 15, 2010
Buddy's Saint, a graded stakes winner as a 2-year-old who had been nearing a return to the races, broke down in a workout on the Belmont Park main track Nov. 14 and was euthanized, according to a statement released by the New York Racing Association.... Read More
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Pluck Roars to BC Juvenile Turf Score; Rough Sailing Euthanized
November 06, 2010
Team Valor International's homebred Pluck came from last at top of the lane and used a devastating turn of foot to pick off his rivals in winning the $909,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) (VIDEO) by one length Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs.... Read More
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Penn Vet Receives Gift for State-of-the-Art Equine Surgical Suite
October 23, 2010
The University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center has received a $1 million leadership gift from Gail Riepe of Cockeysville, Md., toward the $17 million required to build a state-of-the-art equine surgical suite at the George D. Widener Ho... Read More
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Horse Kick Victim Develops Rare Disease
October 02, 2010
A 79-year-old man who managed an animal sanctuary in England was trampled by his horses. He suffered cuts and bruises but otherwise seemed relatively unscathed. A week later, however, he was taken to the hospital because he was confused, feve... Read More
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WEG: Veterinary Update on Eventing Horses after Cross Country
October 02, 2010
In addition to the injury suffered by Italian eventing horse Iman du Golfe today during the Cross-Country phase of the Eventing World Championships at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, two more horses ... Read More
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Stem Cell Harvesting Methods Considered
October 01, 2010
There currently is much hype and hope pertaining to stem cell therapy in equine medicine, but not all methods of collecting stem cells are created equal, warn researchers from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Montreal, Canada.... Read More
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Stringhalt in Horses
October 01, 2010
Stringhalt seems to make horses yank their legs up and halt them there momentarily before taking their next step. This is the outward sign of neurologic disease, sometimes caused by toxicity, sometimes of unknown origin.... Read More
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WEG: A Few Health Incidents at the Start
September 26, 2010
Full recoveries expected, says a World Equestrian Games veterinarian. A. Kent Allen, DVM, the chief veterinary-services coordinator for WEG, gave away one of the horse-health-related... Read More
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Embryonic Stem Cells for Tendon Injuries in Horses Examined
September 23, 2010
Stem cell therapy for tendon injuries is used increasingly in clinical practice, yet a number of important hurdles persist that made one group of researchers look at using embryonic stem cells rather than bone marrow-derived stem cells in horses.... Read More
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Leading Sprinter Majesticperfection Injured
September 06, 2010
Leading Thoroughbred sprinter Majesticperfection suffered a condylar fracture in his right foreleg during a workout Sept. 6, according to Daily Racing Form. The Form said the injury to the 4-year-old son of Harlan's Holiday, trained by Stev... Read More
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Waiting for the Veterinarian
September 01, 2010
Unless a horse develops an injury or other condition with a veterinarian present, the chances of its receiving immediate veterinary care are slim. That's why it's important an owner knows how to help his or her injured horse until the veterinarian... Read More
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New Kentucky Equine Networking Association Kicks Off Sept. 16
August 21, 2010
The Kentucky Equine Networking Association (KENA), open to both equine professionals and horse owners, will launch at a dinner and educational meeting on Sept. 16 at Spindletop Hall in Lexington, Ky. The new group, focused on the Ken... Read More
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Tendon Injuries Could Be Explained By New Research Results
June 30, 2010
Two novel discoveries about how different types of tendons age and "refresh" themselves made by researchers from University College London in the United Kingdom help explain why aging horses are atrisk for tendon injury. ... Read More
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Horse Racing Injury Data Shows Familiarity Across All Surfaces
June 28, 2010
An initial analysis of equine injury data released earlier this year shows no statistically significant difference in the risk of fatalities in Thoroughbreds on different racing surfaces, officials said June 28 during the third Welfare and Safety of ... Read More
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Lame Horses Use Muscles Differently, Study Shows
June 24, 2010
When people sprain an ankle, they tend to put all their weight on the other foot to compensate. Horses respond similarly to lameness, using sound muscles to compensate for the injury, according to a new study. This means that lameness affects ... Read More
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Thoroughbred I Want Revenge Recovering Well from Ligament Injury
June 17, 2010
When I Want Revenge came into the Aqueduct barn of Rick Dutrow Jr., in April, the trainer was hopeful but not overly optimistic the colt would be anything like he was before the injury that cost him about a year of training and nearly ended his... Read More
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Horse Recovers From Debilitating Lameness With Three-Pronged Strategy
June 11, 2010
Lame and in great discomfort, an 18-year-old Thoroughbred gelding came to Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center barely able to walk. The horse's problem stemmed from a breakdown of both of his hind limb suspensory ligaments... Read More
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Retraining Racehorses
June 01, 2010
Racing is a physically demanding sport, and even with the best intentions many racehorses end up with an injury that forces them into retirement from the track. Many horses, with proper treatment and time, can be rehabilitated... Read More
