Looking at the forelegs, they should be well muscled. Knees should be flat, large and an identical pair. Scars on the knees are not desirable as this could indicate the horse is prone to trips or falls – a horse with scars on the front of his or her knees is referred to as ‘broken kneed’.
When looking at the cannon bone it should be strong, short and fairly thick.
A measurement can be carried out to give an indication of the horse’s ‘substance’, the amount of bone a horse has to determine a horse’s weight carrying capacity.
A horse with insufficient bone will be risking injury within the joints, ligaments, hooves and skeletal structure.
Is the horse required for sports involving concussion impacts such as eventing or show jumping? – a horse with insufficient bone
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An excessive dishing action where one or both front hooves are thrown outwards is undesirable as this can put strain on the fetlock joint.
The pasterns have to cope with absorbing shocks. They should neither be too long or too short, if they are too long there is a potential structural weakness and will be prone to injury or strains. If they are too short they will not absorb concussion well.
They should possess a gentle slope, not upright with too little slope or showing too much slope. Pasterns often tend to be slightly shorter on the hind legs compared to the fronts.
Hooves provide traction, shock absorption and support. They contain structures that provide blood flow through the lower leg.
The hooves should be strong, well-formed and exact matching pairs. Facing forwards, not inwards (pigeon toed) as this will cause excess strain on the outer limb structures of the hoof, neither should they turn outwards (splayed).
Small boxy hooves can be prone to disease so this is
horse’s head. Make sure that the saddle pad did not move and make sure that the stirrups didn’t get
Given the above considerations, Margaret's osteoporotic femurs are vulnerable to fracture because of (A) the loss of spongy bone in the epiphyses and (B) the thinning of the bony collar in the diaphysis.
keep balance and walk around in boots if they were filled with hooves. It seems that everything
Horses were historically used in warfare, from which a wide variety of riding and driving techniques developed, using many different styles of equipment and methods of control. Many products are derived from horses, including meat, milk, hide, hair, bone, and pharmaceuticals extracted from the urine of pregnant mares. Humans provide domesticated horses with food, water and shelter, as well as attention from specialists such as veterinarians and
Recently there has been a focus on concussions in contact sports, primarily football. Collaboration between athletic associations, safety councils, and the national football league has developed policies on how to provide a safe environment for athletes. The first goal is prevention of head injuries in contact sports, and the second goal is to identify and respond quickly to head injuries in order to diagnose in a timely manner.
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There are many biomechanical actions that happen over very short times during equine locomotion that make gait analysis difficult to evaluate using normal diagnostic tools (Clayton, 1993).
Over 300,000 TBIs, traumatic brain injuries, occur annually in sports alone (Harvey). Concussions being one of the most common yet severe of injuries in sports require more regulations and guidelines toward preventing such a traumatic injury. One of the few laws set in
Throughout the history of American Quarter horses the main issue of the industry is the extent amount of drug usage on horses. The use of drugs on horses can help for healing and speed up the time of injury recovering, yet most of the time drugs hurt the horses. Today, this abusive action has only increased since the founding of the association. Quarter horses are jeopardized by having drugs injected in them to gain endurance and speed, but people fail to mention the risks that can occur. Injecting horses with dangerous drugs can cause heart attacks that may cause death after their race.
Studies like the study at Virginia Tech can be used to identify the root cause of consussions and may in result, lead to a solution to the mass head trauma experienced by youth and even professional players. Because concussions occur so often in football, it is a suitable ground sero for the research on consussions in sports. It can lead to better medical diagnosis on the field where spli-second decisions are made and even in domestic cases. I addition, because concussions are a very misunderstood injury, this research is needed. The study wishes to develop a better helmet for football specifically but sports like hoccer could be benefitted too. The general knowledge of concussions would expand if more advanced and specific studies like these
Football being one of the most physical sport it is, I grew a love for it in all aspects. I’ve been playing the game of football for 10 plus years and can’t stress enough the importance of technique and player safety. In recent years people have become concerned with the long term effects of head related injuries caused by repeated collisions on the field. Head injuries such as concussions often leave participants of all levels permanently injured for life if the correct treatment isn’t provided. This is why studies around the country are being constructed to keep athletes safe and prevent any further injuries.
Athletes around the world come together every day to compete and with competition comes injuries. Athletic trainers are typically the first responders to assist the athletes and provide diagnoses and treatment. Although injuries are always going to happen the main responsibility of an athletic trainer is to prevent them from happening. There are a wide range of possible injuries in which an athlete can get into, concussions are one of the most common types of injuries during sporting activities. As a matter of fact, concussions occur at a rate of 1.6 to 3.8 million per year during sporting activities (Broglio). However, these figures fall short as there are many concussion injuries, which are unreported by either athletes or coaches and often
Any type of sports is bound to have some type of injuries. These injuries will vary and the athlete will take the necessary treatment that he or she needs to be active again. Now sports related injuries differ in how it affects the health and well being of the athlete; this means that some injuries are more serious and need more attention than others. However concussions, head injuries that were only looked as minor sports related injuries are to be treated with more delicacy since they not only affect an athlete’s body but can also have multiple effects on the player injured. Concussions in professional sports have had long-term effects on those athletes whom have suffered from these types of injuries. Providing not only better equipment but also better regulations and treatments can make a difference inside the sports community to help those athletes who have suffered these types of head injuries.
Tack: (Gear for your horse) each area of the cowboy subculture has a certain type of saddle that they use. For instance Team roper’s saddles are heavier with a thicker horn in order to with stand the weight of the cow they rope, while Barrel Racers saddles are lighter with a narrow horn to allow for a better hold and less weight on their horse.
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