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Re: [RC] [RC] more cowhocked - Linda Marins

Uh, sorry.  This paper, while good,  is too old.  It relies on sources that
date from 1990 to 1992.  (I've read the Standarbred paper, many years ago,
and it is a good one for anybody who thinks that all that's needed
to fix a contracted tendon in an older horse is to snip the check
ligament.  Sorry, too late!)
 
It's good, but it contains errors:  the last I checked the belief was
that poor nutrition vis-a-vis excess protein and mineral imbalance
was *not* the cause of contracted tendons.  Rather, the OCD
pain-based sudden overnight contracture type of contracted tendon
is a caused by simple overfeeding of carbohydrates in genetically
susceptible horses--feeding too much grain to babies to force
rapid growth.
 
I repeat, you have to go to *current* vet literature.  Since contracted
tendons and club feet started plaguing the TB industry, there has been
a lot more recent research on this topic.
 
Alas, unless one is a vet or connected with a university whose library system
subscribes to the vet journals online, the most you can find online
is vet journal paper abstracts.  Try google's technical information
search and search on "club foot" "flexual deformity" or "contracted
tendon."
 
For a really interesting read, search on "James R. Rooney" and
"flexual deformity."
 
Linda Marins
 
----- Original Message -----
To: sherman
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] more cowhocked

This is an excellent account of one Vet's views and conclusions on the anatomy of a club foot.
 
 
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[RC] more cowhocked, sherman
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