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Research

Research projects ongoing in the Equine Orthopaedic Research Group.

Black and white cross-section scan of a horses bone showing injury

Research projects

  • Development of a musculoskeletal model of galloping horses to calculate loads generated in the limb.
  • Identification of risk factors for racehorse and jockey injuries.
  • CT imaging of limbs to determine fracture risk.
  • Investigating how bone in the fetlock joint responds to single and multiple loads.
  • Mathematical modelling of bone adaptation, damage, and repair.
  • Training workload practices and how this affects racehorse performance and injury.
  • Investigating the relationship between racehorse stride characteristics and injury.
  • Welfare of working equids in Ethiopia.