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VET CARE — STIFLES: Gil Riley says…

A sticky situation

Q My horse has been diagnosed with a locking stifle. What is this, and what are the treatment options?

Angela Randall, Warks

Gil says: The locking stifle is an evolutionary adaptation that allows horses to sleep standing up. When horses roamed wild this ‘locking’ of the joint meant that when a predator attacked, a horse could

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