by Maureen Blaney Flietner
Time required with tendon and ligament injuries
Despite the numerous treatments available, time and R&R remain essential for helping a horse recover from tendon or ligament injury. That can be good or bad news, depending on an owner’s expectations for the horse’s performance.
Both tendons and ligaments are soft tissues. They sustain injury via similar forces, respond to damage in a similar fashion, and heal at almost the same rates. That typically amounts to eight months.
To continue reading, click the "Download" button at the bottom of this page.
Sponsors:
LubriSyn.com and Re-Borne.com
Quillin Leather & Tack (www.quillin.com)
Body Builder (www.equiade.com)
UltroOZ (www.ultroz.com)
Dandy Products, Inc. (www.dandyproducts.net)
A Guide to Complete Feeds - October 6, 2012
Common Hock Problems - September 15, 2012
Conditioning Young Horses - August 4, 2012
EPM Update - July 7, 2012
Colic Management and Long-Term Survival - June 16, 2012
More Top Equine Studies of 2011 - May 12, 2012
2011’s Top Equine Studies - April 28, 2012
Feeding to Perform - March 18, 2012
The Science Behind Nutritional Supplements - February 18, 2012
Feeding the Estrous Cycle - January 28, 2012
The Invisible Disease - Stallion Register 2012
Vaccine Efficacy - December 10, 2011
Proper Nutrition for the Broodmare - November 12, 2011
Ulcers...For Life? - October 29, 2011
Tackling Tendon and Ligament Injuries - September 17, 2011
Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again: Rehabilitation - August 16, 2011
View more...
