From the current study the authors concluded that the only reliable tool for predicting racing prognosis is the anatomical location of the fractured sesamoid: Horses with fractures in the inner ...

In horses, it specifically refers to variability in the radiological appearance of canals or channels within the equine proximal sesamoid bones. These are pairs of small triangular bones located ...

Whatlovelookslike was euthanized after a CT scan revealed multiple severe fractures to the right hind leg after being pulled ...

Without the sensor technology, Romans says neither he nor his veterinary team would have caught changes that could have led ...

researchers found only horses with the most severe sesamoid ratings had any significant reduction in performance, and horses with lower-grade findings fared no differently from those with normal ...

Horses have been dying in this sport since the ... The first death I can recall was Ruffian, the great filly who snapped a couple of sesamoid bones in her right front leg during a match race ...

"The problem with the sesamoid injury is, they don't show much," Dr. Larry Bramlage said. The horse was diagnosed with a fractured sesamoid. "Sesamoids are the two little bones in the back of the ...

Two more horses died in races at Churchill Downs on ... Freezing Point suffered a left front biaxial sesamoid fracture in the Pat Day Mile and was euthanized, trainer Joe Lejzerowicz told the ...

The 2023 Keeneland Spring Meet ended Friday evening, bringing a close to an especially deadly stretch of racing at the Lexington horse track. The 15-day Spring Meet, held from April 7-28, saw ...