Knee fractures are another type of common of horse racing injuries. The cause of knee fractures is hyper-extension resulting from fatigue or poor confirmation. Another is bucked skins, caused by concussion on immature legs. Bucked shins are an inflammation of the tissue covering the cannon bones and often occur in young horses in early training.
Bowed Tendon (a.k.a. Tendonitis) is a strain due to deep footing, fatigue, low heels and long toes, hyper-extension or improper training. An inflammation of the tendon or tendon sheath, usually in the superficial digital flexor tendon or sometimes in the deep digital flexor tendon. Damage to the tendon can range from slight to severe depending on if and how much of the tendon sheath has been torn.
Bowed Tendon (a.k.a. Tendonitis) is a strain due to deep footing, fatigue, low heels and long toes, hyper-extension or improper training. An inflammation of the tendon or tendon sheath, usually in the superficial digital flexor tendon or sometimes in the deep digital flexor tendon. Damage to the tendon can range from slight to severe depending on if and how much of the tendon sheath has been torn.