The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority announced April 21 the release of a new Equine Health Advisory identifying key risk factors associated with fatal proximal forelimb fractures in ...

[14] Training can begin with the use of a skeletal model, where different types of fractures can be reproduced and immobilized with the external fixator. Additional training is available with ...

On average, horses with these fractures logged only 12.3 high-speed furlongs in the 60 days prior to injury. Horses with humeral fractures averaged only 5.9 high-speed furlongs in that same timeframe.