Orthopaedic Injuries in 272 Dressage Horses: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT: There is limited information regarding orthopaedic injuries in dressage horses. This study assessed the prevalence of injuries in a mixed referral and first opinion population of 272 horses training and competing in dressage, 238 of which were followed up one to five years after injury. Warmblood (55.8%) and Iberian (38.6%) breeds predominated. The median age was 8 years (interquartile range [IQR] 5,11; range 1,21). Horses were examined due to lameness (85.3%) or poor performance (14.7%). The median lameness grade was 2/5 (IQR 2,4; range 0,4). Forelimb lameness was more prevalent than hindlimb lameness (p < 0.001). Unilateral lameness (55.2%) was more common than multilimbed lameness (44.9%). Hypermetria (14.3%), hypermetria and weakness (2.2%) or weakness alone (1.1%) did not affec

SUBMITTER: Boado A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12560884 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature