In order to understand why and how these injuries occur, it is helpful to be familiar with the structures involved. Tendons are the straps of connective tissues that attach a muscle to other body ...

If an owner finds his or her horse in the field, a foreleg covered in blood from the knee down, the animal's tendons might not be the first concern. But as Robert L. Linford, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, a ...

Hip flexor exercises are essential for improving leg stability, which is essential for a number of activities, from running ...

The horse’s limbs have evolved as bony columns with palmarly (back of the leg) situated tendons that act as springs to store energy from each stride. As a result the horse has very long flexor tendons ...

A major challenge in tendon injury is the weak intrinsic healing capacity of tendon that may cause rupture of the repair after surgery. Growth factors are believed to be critical during tendon healing ...

If you see your mare's newborn filly prancing around the stall like it is wearing invisible high heels, you might be a little concerned that your foal is dreaming of being a ballerina instead of a ...

Captain Bodgit, the Maryland-based horse whose explosive finishes earned second place in the Kentucky Derby and third in the Preakness, was retired yesterday because of a strained tendon in his left ...

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