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Old 09-01-2011, 06:07 PM
freddymo freddymo is offline
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I didn't say it was. I was referring to mechanisms and physics of injury, and yes, the fast horses - especially young ones - are more prone to have injuries caused by their speed (which involves lever strength, bone maturity, etc) blowing through physiologic limitations (stress fracture origins, muscle tears, strain/sprain, etc).

Yes, all horses break down at all levels. There is a difference between cause the P2 fracture in the 5-year-old claimer at Penn and a catastrophic fractured sesamoid in a 2-year-old colt.

Dr Riot why do you waste your time with Rollo, he wouldnt know a horse from donkey. He acts like he has actually touched a horse other then in a petting zoo?
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