---------- > From: Tivers@aol.com > To: steenhof@cyberhighway.net > Subject: Re: Tom Ivers -- "The Inside Track" -- Trail Blazer Article > Date: Wednesday, April 02, 1997 5:00 PM > > In a message dated 97-04-02 08:44:05 EST, you write: > > << Fortunately this is one of the (few?) problems with which I have had
no > first hand experience. I believe most of the problems were in fetlocks.
I > just did some quick calculations--of the 16 horses from sw Idaho with
more > than 3000 career miles, at least 4 have had arthroscopic surgery. Three > Morris horses and one of my own are in the the group of 12 high mileage > horses that have not needed chip surgery. > > Karen Steenhof >> > > OK, when I hear fetlock chips I think "overdorsiflexion of the fetlock"
as > opposed to concussive problems. This could come as a consequence of
fatigue > or lots of terrain difficulties--hills, etc. > > ti