Equine Tendon Ltd has successfully tackled one of the most challenging and costly issues in the equine industry: tendon and suspensory ligament injuries. By utilising cutting-edge technologies to create unique protocols, the company has significantly reduced recovery times and increased success rates.

Recovery rate in equine athletes is typically measured by the percentage of horses that return to their previous or higher performance levels for at least three months post-injury. The industry standard recovery rate for tendon and ligament injuries in horses is around 40-60%, whereas in human medicine, it is 80-90%. Why is there such a disparity for equine athletes?

Henk Offereins DVM, the veterinary director at Equine Tendon Ltd, identified shortcomings of diagnostic information and exercise modalities as the primary reasons for the lower recovery rates in horses when compared to human equivalents. Equine Tendon Ltd offers comprehensive packages that include Artificial Intelligence-driven motion analysis (MotionPro), a 3D tendon tissue scanner (UTC), and a dynamic exercise brace (TendonPro DSS). A combination of these technologies provides the veterinary team at equine tendon with the necessary information to create bespoke recovery packages for your horse.

These technologies, combined with veterinary and physiotherapy treatments, elevate the recovery rates for equine tendons to match those seen in human medicine for similar injuries and reduces the tendon injury recovery times to approximately half of the current standards.

Additionally, substantial work has been done on tendon prevention management for athletes, the company incorporates “MotionPro” and “UTC” technology into preventive programs to avoid initial injuries and re- injuries. These technologies enable the assessment and categorization of equine athletes into risk profiles, leading to customised monitoring programmes for racing and other disciplines.

Equine Tendon Ltd collaborates globally with veterinarians, rehabilitation centres, trainers, and owners to optimise the use of these innovative technologies.

If your horse or patient has recently suffered from a tendon injury or you need scar assessment of an older injury please visit our website www.equinetendon.com, or call 087-920-4270 and register for a free initial assessment.