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Researchers Use Models to Learn Why Equine Bodies Break
Using computational modeling, researchers can examine "what if" scenarios related to equine injuries.
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Researchers Use Models to Learn Why Equine Bodies Break
November 02, 2011
Using computational modeling, researchers can examine "what if" scenarios related to equine injuries.... Read More
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Equine Splints: Causes and Cures
July 01, 2009
Your 2 1/2-year-old horse has been in training for a few months, but even though you're taking it slowly and steadily and not pushing too hard, he sometimes comes up lame during or after a workout. The lameness isn't always present and rarely occurs ... Read More
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Recurring Splints
October 01, 2003
On the list of injuries a horse might acquire, "popping a splint" is considered, at most, an inconvenience that requires laying the affected horse off his normal routine. However, when it keeps happening, that little inconvenience can become a... Read More
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What's a Splint?
September 01, 2001
There is a bit of benign confusion about the area of the horse's legs that house what most horse owners call the "splint bones." On each side of the metacarpal or metatarsal bones (cannons front and back) is a small bone that is commonly called... Read More
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Young Horses in Training and Injury Risks
January 01, 2001
Everyone involved in the racing industry knows that one of the major problems in training horses is keeping them free from injury. Bones, joints, tendons, and ligaments are placed under considerable strain during training and racing,... Read More
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