Only about a quarter of the horses evaluated had straight knees ... 2-year-old sale is a good place to buy a racehorse, straight forelimb conformation is overrated, and valgus (knock-kneed ...

"Forelimb conformation is a topic often discussed ... theories as to the origin of these conformational flaws, and which horses are at risk to develop them," said Scott Leibsle, DVM, who presented ...

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has announced the release of a new Equine Health Advisory identifying key risk factors associated with fatal proximal forelimb fractures in ...

Splints are bony enlargements (exostoses) of the interosseous ligament that connects the splint bones to the cannon bone in a ...

Twelve horses have died at Louisville ... only after first funneling through the narrow cabling of their spindly forelimb ligaments. Unrelenting propulsion ripping through channels of deep ...

Again, the muscle stabilises the top of the scapula, enabling the rest of the chain to retract the forelimb and pull the heavy weight of the horse’s body over the planted foreleg. Strength ...

Freezing Point was running between horses during a 1-mile race May 6 on the dirt track, his sixth career start, when the 3-year-old colt pulled up at the 5-furlong pole due to a left forelimb ...

“This is not the result I was expecting at all. Most horses can be trained to develop a good ‘forelimb tuck’, so this research shows the trainer is as important as the horse.” But Mark ...

The frequency of leg vibration was determined from each plot of ground reaction force/time and averaged for six runs (three per forelimb) per horse and surface. Forelimbs were cut perpendicular to ...

Veterinary assistance and the horse ambulance was called. The report for Take Charge Briana said there were no inconsistencies in pre-race exams, but veterinarians noted the filly’s right forelimb ...