> > << I agree that snapping cannon bones is uncommon in endurance, but I
know of > several highly competitive endurance horses from our area who have gone
in > for chip surgery--some of them several times over the years. > > Karen Steenhof >> > > That's not so hot. Chips where? Knees, ankles, hocks? > > ti >
Fortunately this is one of the (few?) problems with which I have had no
first hand experience. I believe most of the problems were in fetlocks. I
just did some quick calculations--of the 16 horses from sw Idaho with more
than 3000 career miles, at least 4 have had arthroscopic surgery. Three
Morris horses and one of my own are in the the group of 12 high mileage
horses that have not needed chip surgery.
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