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Hoof Impact and Foot-Off Accelerations in Galloping Thoroughbred Racehorses Trialling Eight Shoe–Surface Combinations

Animals, 2022
The athletic performance and safety of racehorses is influenced by hoof–surface interactions. This intervention study assessed the effect of eight horseshoe–surface combinations on hoof acceleration patterns at impact and foot-off in 13 galloping ...
Kate Horan, James Coburn, Kieran Kourdache, Peter Day, Henry Carnall, Liam Brinkley, Dan Harborne, Lucy Hammond, Mick Peterson, Sean Millard, Thilo Pfau   +10 more
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EFFECT OF REPRODUCTIVE STAGES ON SOME BLOOD METABOLITES IN THE SHOW AND RACEHORSE MARES IN IRAQ

The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural science
This study explored the effect of different reproductive stages on some blood metabolic biomarkers of the show and racehorse mares in Iraq. We selected eighteen show mares and fifteen racehorse mares and divided them into three categories: last month of
M. A. Abed, T. A. Abdulkareem, W. A. Saleh   +2 more
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Radiographic Identification of Osseous Cyst- Like Lesions in the Distal Phalanx in 22 Lame Thoroughbred Horses Managed Conservatively and Their Racing Performance

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018
Reasons for performing study: To investigate the racing performance of Thoroughbred horses with osseous cyst-like lesions (OCLLs) in the distal phalanx causing lameness and treated conservatively.Objectives: To assess horses' ability to race and perform ...
Vanessa G. Peter, Thomas A. O'Keeffe, Lewis C. R. Smith, Daniela Schweizer-Gorgas   +3 more
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Survival Analysis of Training Methodologies and Other Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Injury in 2-Year-Old Thoroughbred Racehorses in Queensland, Australia

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Musculoskeletal injuries remain a global problem for the Thoroughbred racing industry and there is conflicting evidence regarding the effect of age on the incidence of injuries.
Kylie L. Crawford, Kylie L. Crawford, Anna Finnane, Ristan M. Greer, Ristan M. Greer, Tamsin S. Barnes, Tamsin S. Barnes, Clive J. C. Phillips, Solomon M. Woldeyohannes, Emma L. Bishop, Nigel R. Perkins, Benjamin J. Ahern   +11 more
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The Effect of Combined Training and Racing High-Speed Exercise History on Musculoskeletal Injuries in Thoroughbred Racehorses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Current Literature

Animals, 2020
Despite over three decades of active research, musculoskeletal injuries (MSI) remain a global problem for the Thoroughbred (TB) racing industry. High-speed exercise history (HSEH) has been identified as an important risk factor for MSI.
Kylie L. Crawford, Benjamin J. Ahern, Nigel R. Perkins, Clive J. C. Phillips, Anna Finnane   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polymorphisms at Myostatin Gene (MSTN) and the Associations with Sport Performances in Anglo-Arabian Racehorses

Animals, 2021
One hundred and eighty Anglo-Arabian horses running 1239 races were sampled for the present study. DNA was extracted from the blood and myostatin gene, MSTN, was genotyped.
Emanuela Pira, Giuseppe Massimo Vacca, Maria Luisa Dettori, Gianpiera Piras, Massimiliano Moro, Pietro Paschino, Michele Pazzola   +6 more
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A Prospective Study of Training Methods for Two-Year-Old Thoroughbred Racehorses in Queensland, Australia, and Analysis of the Differences in Training Methods between Trainers of Varying Stable Sizes

Animals, 2021
Worldwide, musculoskeletal injuries remain a major problem for the Thoroughbred racing industry. There is a strong interest in developing training and management strategies to reduce the impact of musculoskeletal injuries, however, progress has been ...
Kylie L. Crawford, Anna Finnane, Ristan M. Greer, Clive J. C. Phillips, Emma L. Bishop, Solomon M. Woldeyohannes, Nigel R. Perkins, Benjamin J. Ahern   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tracheal wash culture is not associated with bronchial infection, remodelling or inflammation in horses with asthma

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Antimicrobials are commonly prescribed for the treatment of equine asthma, despite limited evidence supporting their use. Tracheal wash (TW) bacterial culture results are known to influence antimicrobial prescription decisions. Objectives To determine whether a positive TW bacterial culture in horses with asthma is associated with ...
Laurence Leduc, Guillaume St‐Jean, Jean‐Pierre Lavoie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computed Tomographic and Radiographic Findings in the Metacarpophalangeal Joints of 40 Non-Lame Thoroughbred Yearlings

Animals, 2023
Most catastrophic injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses involve the fetlock. There is no description of comparative imaging in Thoroughbreds entering racehorse training.
Annamaria Nagy, Koppány Boros, Sue Dyson   +2 more
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Exercising electrocardiograms from Thoroughbred racehorses with exercise associated sudden death

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Exercise associated sudden death (EASD), defined as a fatal collapse in a closely monitored and previously presumed clinically healthy horse that occurs during exercise or within approximately 1 h after exercise, is disproportionately more common in equine than in human athletes.
Cristobal Navas de Solis, M. Durando, L. Nath, S. Durward‐Akhurst   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source