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Why rest is old hat

A TENDON INJURY IS every owner’s nightmare. In the past, recovery has involved months of trying to placate a frustrated animal on box rest with no guarantee of a return to full fitness. Now researchers and equine vets are learning from human sports medicine to offer horses better healing strategies.

“When it comes to tendon injuries, don’t rest. Strengthen, ” says Dr Seth O’Neill, associate professor at the University

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