LEG LOW-DOWN: CHECK LIGAMENT INJURIES
Check ligament injuries are characterised by sudden onset swelling on the inside and outside of the forelimb behind the cannon […]
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LEG LOW-DOWN: SUSPENSORY LIGAMENT INJURIES
Suspensory ligament injuries may also cause the tendon sheath to swell and the joint capsule to distend, similar to the
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LEG LOW-DOWN: BOWED TENDONS
A bowed tendon is strictly speaking in fact a strain of the tendon. Bowed tendons commonly occur in racehorses, but
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LEG LOW-DOWN: WHAT IS A WINDGALL?
Windgalls occur when the tendon sheath (non-articular windgall) or joint capsule (articular windgall) fills with fluid in the fetlock region.