Lameness is a clinical sign. Detecting lameness and evaluating its amplitude is important to equine veterinary practice.
Kevin G. Keegan, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
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Articles by Kevin G. Keegan, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
Veterinarians evaluate the horse at the lunge and perform flexion tests during lameness and pre-purchase evaluations.
Evaluation of horse under saddle is performed routinely by some veterinarians and almost not at all by others.
Lameness in horses is most effectively understood by studying vertical motion of the torso.
How to judge a tricky problem with objective tools.
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