ridecamp@endurance.net: Fw: Tom Ivers -- "The Inside Track" -- Trail Blazer Article

Fw: Tom Ivers -- "The Inside Track" -- Trail Blazer Article

Karen Steenhof (steenhof@cyberhighway.net)
Wed, 2 Apr 1997 20:21:07 -0700

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> From: Tivers@aol.com
> To: steenhof@cyberhighway.net
> Subject: Re: Tom Ivers -- "The Inside Track" -- Trail Blazer Article
> Date: Wednesday, April 02, 1997 5:00 PM
>
> In a message dated 97-04-02 08:44:05 EST, you write:
>
> << 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.
>
> Karen Steenhof >>
>
> OK, when I hear fetlock chips I think "overdorsiflexion of the fetlock"
as
> opposed to concussive problems. This could come as a consequence of
fatigue
> or lots of terrain difficulties--hills, etc.
>
> ti

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