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Lameness is a major factor leading to poor performance and early retirement in horses, and osteoarthritis is among its most common causes.

Horsetalk.co.nz Certain bit styles linked to more mouth injuries in trotters The six most common bits used on trotters in the study. Image: https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13401 Certain bits were linked to a higher risk of moderate or severe mouth lesions in a study of trotting horses in Finland. Kati Tuomola and her fellow researchers, writing in the Equine Veterinary Journal, noted that bit‐related lesions are common in competition horses, but little evidence exists concerning potential risk factors linked to their development. In Nordic countries, an 84% to 88% occurrence of oral l...