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bucked shins |
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bucked shins a front limb lameness in 2- or 3-year-old Thoroughbred and racing Quarter horses. The metacarpal bone is painful on manual compression and the lameness is thought to be due to microfractures in the bone as a result of compression of the bone during exercise at high speed. There is a local periostitis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Jack Robbins diagnosed the problem as bucked shins, a common ailment in young thoroughbreds. After running a dismal seventh in the Grade I Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga, the colt bucked shins and didn't appear again until a second-place finish here in the Grade III Spectacular Bid Stakes. |
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