Cannon Bone: these injuries are sustained from stress
or trauma. This causes the horse to be lame while walking, trotting, and
cantering.
Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage: is the bleeding of the lungs after strenuous exercise. 50-70% of horses that are in training and racing have or had previously experienced this. If this keeps going the horse may have to be retired from racing.
Bowed Tendon: these come from inflammation and enlargement of the flexer tendon in the back of the cannon bond which can cause the horse sever pain. Less than 50% of the horses come back from this injury.
Colic: this is not just an ailment that race horses have, but all horses can be susceptible to getting it. Colic is the number one disease that horses get. Treatments for this can be from 100-1,000 dollars.
Equine Digital Flexor Tendon Injuries: This particular tendon supports the fetlock joint during standing and in movement. Once injured the horse will be prone to re-injury because the tendon is now stretched out more than it should be.
Vocal Cord Collapsion: There are instances where horses left vocal cord collapses. This collapse creates a restricted airway and a ‘roar’ is produced. There are a few procedures that are used to fix this.
Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage: is the bleeding of the lungs after strenuous exercise. 50-70% of horses that are in training and racing have or had previously experienced this. If this keeps going the horse may have to be retired from racing.
Bowed Tendon: these come from inflammation and enlargement of the flexer tendon in the back of the cannon bond which can cause the horse sever pain. Less than 50% of the horses come back from this injury.
Colic: this is not just an ailment that race horses have, but all horses can be susceptible to getting it. Colic is the number one disease that horses get. Treatments for this can be from 100-1,000 dollars.
Equine Digital Flexor Tendon Injuries: This particular tendon supports the fetlock joint during standing and in movement. Once injured the horse will be prone to re-injury because the tendon is now stretched out more than it should be.
Vocal Cord Collapsion: There are instances where horses left vocal cord collapses. This collapse creates a restricted airway and a ‘roar’ is produced. There are a few procedures that are used to fix this.