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Dear Audrey, My 12-year-old Thoroughbred won’t lie down to sleep. He will lie down to roll, but it looks painful…even when he’s not stiff, rolling looks like this. I was always focused on his front legs since he has an old, healed dead kid fracture, but it really seems like his hind end won’t bend. […]

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February 10, 2026

Dear Audrey: Kandace from Denver “My Horse Won’t Lie Down to Sleep & Difficulty Getting Down to Roll”

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Hello Everyone! “What is normal? That is an open-ended question? And how does this relate to sport horses or horses in general? I need to state in the beginning of this blog. All pictures are of postural body lameness and abnormal. All of these horses were lame. None were head bobbing nor defined or could […]

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February 5, 2026

What is Normal?

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Hello, everyone! When was the last time you heard your veterinarian say, “I think your horse is lame because of its elbow”? I have brought this topic up in podcasts, and every veterinarian that has ever worked with me knows that I diagnose and treat more elbows than probably any veterinarian in the world. I […]

Declue Equine Blog, General

February 3, 2026

Elbow Lameness In Sport Horses: Do Horse Have ELBOWS?