Understanding windgalls, Part 1
Windgall, or windpuff, is the term used to describe the soft swelling seen just above the fetlocks or the forelegs […]
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Capped hocks
Text: Dr Luke Poore Capped hocks are cold, non-painful swellings that develop at the point of the hock, and can
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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
Effects of training too hard, too soon
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s very exciting to have the opportunity to school a young horse and see the progress through many hours of
Tricky tendons
Doctor Henk Offereins (DVM, MVSc) is a Dutch vet based in Ireland, who specialises in equine sports medicine. He visits