Study analyzes buyers' assumptions about carpal chips in thoroughbred yearlings
June 17, 2026
June 17, 2026
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 17 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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Study analyzes buyers' assumptions about carpal chips in thoroughbred yearlings
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See the vet reports during any yearling sale and you'll hear it -a ripple of concern when a veterinarian flags a bone chip on a radiograph of the horse's leg. Buyers often step away. Prices drop. The horse, in the minds of many, is already compromised.
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Study analyzes buyers' assumptions about carpal chips in thoroughbred yearlings
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See the vet reports during any yearling sale and you'll hear it -a ripple of concern when a veterinarian flags a bone chip on a radiograph of the horse's leg. Buyers often step away. Prices drop. The horse, in the minds of many, is already compromised.
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