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“Preliminary data suggests that PET will be the next big revolution in equine imaging since the development of MRI,” said Spriet.

The surgeons identified the super scapular nerve, cut the tendon away from the bone fragments, and filled a small bowl with nuggets of bone – one almost 3 inches long. Levine keeps them on a shelf in his office.

Many training programs have a pinnacle event in mind. In this case, a work back plan is created based on when you want the horse to be in peak fitness. The journey leading up to the main event consists of weeks and months of conditioning including a lead up with smaller events to ensure the horse is ready for the more strenuous task ahead. It only takes one month off for a horse to start losing fitness.

About 15 percent of all foals have severe respiratory disease before they reach the end of their first year, Harper says in a study.

“Locking compression plates (LCPs) have been a game changer because they effectively change how the repair occurs and are roughly four times stronger than the now out of date dynamic compression plates. Stability is paramount in any repair and LCPs, with their improved strength, translate to improved stability,” he said.