It appears that it was too long a time of the treatment that caused poorer results in young racing horses. In the third group only poor results were achieved. A treatment in these cases was given only for clear owner request and as an alternative to euthanasia. Promising results achieved in operative treatment of bone fractures caused more horses to be presented to the clinic for such treatment. Reduction in the treatment time may bring an improvement in treating first phalanx fractures in young racing horses.
Some cases still call for new treatment methods.
In two studies ovarian activity was monitored with regular teasing, ultrasonography and blood sampling for progesterone in the winter and spring period. The lengths of the anovulatory season varied between 20 to 172 days. Thirty-eight mares were followed in the postpartum period. Foalings occurred in the first three months of the year. The season of foaling strongly influenced ovarian activity and sexual behavior.