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Trade Zone: The Conservative Approach

Despite the numerous treatments available, time and R&R remain essential for helping a horse recover from tendon or ligament injury.

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Hangin' With Haskin: Paul Reddam Guest Blog

The following guest blog was written by I'll Have Another's owner Paul Reddam in response to some of the concerns of the public regarding the colt's injury and retirement.

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No Cup for Shakespeare; Retires With Tendon Injury

Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) winner Shakespeare, who won seven of eight career starts for Frank Justice's Dell Ridge Farm, has been retired from racing after suffering a flare-up of the old tendon injury that once kept him from racing for 21 months.

Prognosis Guarded for Tendon Lacerations

Somewhere between 50%-60% of horses that suffer tendon lacerations return to some type of performance, which is often less strenuous than the previous level of work.

Unshaded Injured; To Undergo Surgery

Trainer Carl Nafzger reported Friday that Unshaded came out of his Travers victory with a strained tendon in the left front leg and will undergo surgery at Rood & Riddle Clinic in Lexington, Ky. on Monday.