All too often, a horse comes up from the pasture with an injured tendon—and the guesswork begins: How did this happen? What exactly is damaged? What are the best ways to treat this injury, given this particular horse and his owner’s goals, not to mention budget?
Such was the case in 2011 when an 8-year-old, off-the-track Thoroughbred named Wowie emerged from the field with a “significant” swelling low on his right-hind leg. “Best guess is that he
