We caught up with MyRacehorse's resident veterinarian, Dr. Jeffrey Berk, to discuss Lady Valentine and Mo Mischief’s now fully healed suspensory ligament injuries.
Dr. Berk explains that suspensory injuries - which are known as strains that can occur in both the front and hind limbs- are quite common and typically carry a favorable prognosis for a return to racing, which is the expectation for both Lady Valentine and Mo Mischief.
Dr. Berk noted that initially rest and then a gradual return to exercise is standard treatment for suspensory injuries.
After a period of rest on the farm for Lady Valentine and Mo Mischief, each horse participated in the water treadmill therapy program at the Kentucky Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center. From KESMARC they moved on to Payton Training Center in Ocala, Fl., where a specialized training routine, focused on the incremental building of stamina, is used.
Lady Valentine recently rejoined trainer Todd Pletcher’s stable following her first three-furlong breeze at Payton. Mo Mischief is in active training at Payton and is expected to rejoin Pletcher’s barn later in the spring.
“Both are doing very well and my expectation is that they are both going to be able to be productive racehorses,” Dr. Berk said.
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