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TheHorse.com THE HORSE June 2017
CHRISTA LESTÉ-LASSERRE, MA
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h, that limp. That shoulder drop that makes your heart
drop. Maybe it was a stumble, a weird sidestep, or just
one jump or mile too many on the wrong day or footing.
But the verdict has fallen: Your trusty, ribbon-winning
steed has a tendon or ligament injury. Just cancel your show
season right now, because this is bad news. So bad, in fact, that
it could be career-ending.
Mending Tendons
and Ligaments
Researchers are exploring
improved ways to heal these
notoriously complicated soft
tissue structures