Musculoskeletal problems associated with lameness and poor performance among horses used for barrel racing: 118 cases (2000–2003)

Abstract

Results suggest that in horses used for barrel racing that are examined because of lameness or poor performance, the forelimbs are more likely to be affected than the hind limbs, with forelimb foot pain and osteoarthritis of the distal tarsal joints being the most common underlying abnormalities.