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MusculoskElETAl cATAsTRophEs Impact and prediction
Horseracing can be dangerous for both horse and jockey. Racing authorities across the globe take this seriously, and although casualties continue to occur, we can take comfort in some statistics. For example, over the last two decades, data collected by the British Horserace Authority (BHA) shows a The Post-mortem Program in progressive decrease in equine racecourse fatalities, due in no small part to California improvements made in racecourse design. Nevertheless, we need to do more Both studies were coordinated by a team to minimize risk for all involved. Two research studies published recently in based at the university of california’s J.D. Wheat Veterinary orthopedic Research Equine Veterinary Journal have looked at the role equine injury or sudden laboratory at the school of Veterinary Medicine. This group has pioneered death has in jockey falls and whether some catastrophic injuries can be outstanding research with the aim of predicted and therefore prevented predicting, preventing, and minimizing the WORDS: PROFESSOR CELIA MARR PHOTOS: SHuTTERSTOCk, EQuINE VETERINARY JOuRNAL
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risks associated with horseracing. Their work is based on a unique archive of