Case Studies
Breaks and Fractures
Injury: Ataxia and fractured wing of C5
Horse's Age: 2 years and 7 months
Breed: Unknown
´My horse became ataxic after being cast under a fence. X-ray showed a fractured wing of C5 and bony changes at C5 - the significance was unclear. There was a...
Read moreInjury: Bone fragments in stifle joint, partially torn cruciate ligament and locked stifle joint
Horse's Age: Not known
Breed: Not known
´Millie went suddenly lame when ridden on the flat in the arena on a good surface. Initially it was thought she had a potential sacroiliac issue for which she was...
Read moreInjury: Broken Neck
Horse's Age: 10 years old
Breed: Thoroughbred
´A much loved advanced event horse, Pirate, broke his neck in the pasture in January 2013. X-rays showed a significant crack in the vertebrae, dangerously close to the spinal cord....
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Injury: Fractured cannon bone and severed splint bone near hind leg
Horse's Age: 18 years old
Breed: Connemara X
´When Belle, an 18 yr old Connemara X and a very important family member, fractured her cannon bone and severed her near hind splint bone, we were recommended euthanasia or...
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Injury: Fractured leg
Horse's Age: Unknown
Breed: Unknown
´I found out about the ArcEquine unit after reading an English mag (I am based in New Zealand). A little while later my horse fractured her leg and my mind...
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