performance horses
grrlscientist | January 27, 2008tags: performance horses, polo, racing, tendon injury, stem cell research
Beat Maendli on board Principal clears a fence during the dressage and show jumping Grand Prix in Aachen, Germany.
Image: BBC.
Have you read the featured story in last week's issue of Science News? It is a fascinating look at the use of stem cells to treat injuries to leg tendons of performance horses. This treatment looks like it is successful, although no controlled studies have been done because, as you might suspect, horse owners are loathe to subject their prized horses to a controlled study where their horse…