Because she broke both front ankles she couldnt stand up, so they had to euthanize her on the spot. I asked my horse vet about her. He said he had never ever heard of a horse breaking both front legs in a situation like this. He wondered if there was an undetected hairline fracture prior to the race. Also, he said because she was a huge filly, that sometimes when they grow that fast that young (not full grown until 5) they develope lesions in the bone, which might have been a contributing issue.
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