"The fetlock joint is, arguably, the joint that makes a horse a horse," said Larry Bramlage, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, a partner at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., during the 2009 American ...

Veterinarians and farriers apply a wide variety of horseshoes to treat the plethora of hoof problems that come our horses’ way, not to mention issues farther up the limb. Injuries to the suspensory ...

A report examining a cluster of fatal musculoskeletal injuries at Saratoga Race Course last year did not find any overt connections between the deaths but noted that an unusual number of the deaths ...

Laura Fitzharris MRCVS and Evita Busschers MRCVS delve into the details of this complex joint and the injuries that can happen in this area The fetlock is a high-motion joint with a similar structure ...

Horses stabled at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. that receive a corticosteroid injection in the fetlock joint will need to have the joint radiographed before a second administration within 60 days ...

Researcher Dr. Peter Muir is nearing the culmination of research that will enable him to provide racing regulators with a more defined risk profile for fetlock fractures in Thoroughbred racehorses, ...

Welcome to our independent group test of tendon boots and fetlock boots. All of the boots in this group test have been put through their paces by five-star event rider and BE coach Jo Rimmer. Find out ...

University of Florida researchers are recruiting horse owners in North Central Florida for a two-year study on equine joint pain, particularly in the fetlock joint. The project offers free, ...