Early in her coaching, the mare was billed as a sizzling thoroughbred off the observe, however was that basically her MO? Beneath the younger mares, scary antics was a form, light soul. Via exams, lameness evaluations and x-rays, the vets lastly recognized what was making her misbehavior: a poorly healed vertebra that brought about bone contact ache and osteoarthritis (OA). Photograph by Anastasija Popova/Shutterstock In my expertise, horses nearly by no means say no, says Steve Allday, DVM, an equine lameness specialist with greater than 35 years of expertise caring for a formidable roster of equine athletes. Horses can discuss and it’s our job to learn to communicate their language…