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Originally Posted by theiman
Interesting study done about 5 years ago regarding bucked shins.
http://www2.vet.upenn.edu/labs/corl/...uckedshins.pdf
I would gather racing 2 year olds on dirt surfaces isnt beneficial, in relation to bucked shins. Part might be from the development point of a 2 year old, part may be the surface, and part may be the speed of the horse in training.
Bafferts style, with his QH background might lead to the approach he has shown with T-Breds and 2 year olds, and thus the expected results.
There is a ton of techincal stuff in the article and some general stuff you can conclude from the findings.
Perhaps it would give all on this topic a clearer idea of bucked shins.
The article is about 14 pages and in pdf format.
Just a side note. Calling a poster a clown, or other names serves no purpose.
Ignore the poster, argue the points of the argument, but name calling is not what a forum should be about. |
A great deal of that (I took the liberty of bolding that part) is in reality nothing more than supposition, and while there might be "data" to back up opinion or supposition, in this case it might be an exercise in futility. 2yo's have been racing on dirt forever, and still are (and unless the standardbred industry is going to change, they will continue to do so as well). There's never been an alternative until recent times, hence the passion and the controversy so to speak.
Bucked shins will continue to happen and different people are going to blame and point to problems and solutions. That's what makes the world go 'round, LOL. This certainly isn't a Bob Baffert issue.
Many people have very passionate opinions on dirt, poly/synthetic/etc. and I think the verdict is still out because all of the evidence is not in. This is going to be a life-cycle and now it's still in it's infancy.
Eric