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05-07-2010, 06:37 PM
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Just asking a question. Don't jump down my throat.
Is a soft tissue injury really a career ending injury?
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05-07-2010, 07:51 PM
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05-07-2010, 09:37 PM
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We just had an all-day seminar on soft-tissue injury repair, "state of the art" review, during Rolex at the Horse Park, and it was attended by about 50 vets. And some human docs doing research on the same at UKY spoke. The vet world is far ahead of the human world as far as using these therapies in actual clinical cases, and it's going to change the way horses are treated forever. Extremely exciting and promising. That said, that's a shame about this horse, I was looking forward to him returning to racing. Unfortunately, the Thoroughbred flat racer remains the elusive goal for full return to 100% previous function, although this has been repeatedly achieved in jumpers, eventers, dressage and even Standardbreds. But certainly, alot can currently be done to treat a horse so that it can have a successful new career off-track, and not be limited to "pasture sound" or a well-managed stud career.
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05-07-2010, 10:32 PM
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I asked the question about this ending his racing career because I'm puzzled as to why they wouldn't give him time to heal. It's well past breeding season when you factor in the time it will take him to recover enough to be able to breed.
Maybe they intended to retire him at the end of his 3 year old year anyway. I just didn't think a soft tissue injury would be career ending.
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05-08-2010, 12:28 PM
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The deal with the bank made it necessary to sell him by the years end.
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05-09-2010, 09:15 AM
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