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Why do they euthanize horses with broken legs? Explaining why race horses are put down after serious injuries
Palmer described repairing a broken horse leg as more difficult than repairing a broken leg for other humans and mammals, saying that it can often be more than just a crack. The bone can often be ...
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Recurring Splint Issues May Be Caused By Conformation, Trauma
A horse that “pops a splint” is experiencing bony changes to the second or fourth metacarpal bones that lie beside ... in the ...
Jockeys say injuries are ‘inevitable.’ Canterbury’s Leg up Day will help injured jockeys pay their bills
Canterbury hall-of-fame jockey Dean Butler said when you ride enough horses, you’re going to get injured. And however much is enough, Butler has surpassed it. He’s ridden about 16,000 ...