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This was taken from a horse veterinarian


Although bucked shins are commonly accepted by
veterinarians, trainers, and owners as a normal
training event in young Thoroughbred racehorses,
with estimated losses to the industry of only
$10,000,000/yr in lost training and racing days, it is
far more important than that! Approximately 12%
of horses that buck their shins go on to develop
stress or saucer fractures later in their career.
Besides the aggravation of yet another lameness
occurring at the peak potential earning period in the
horse’s career, these are the animals at risk for
mid-cannon bone fractures, which represent approximately
10% of the fatal catastrophic musculoskeletal
breakdown injuries that occur on the racetracks
in North America each year.