Study analyzes buyers' assumptions about carpal chips in Thoroughbred yearlings

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.

However, findings of a study from the University of Kentucky Maxwell H.

Gluck Equine Research Center challenge that assumption, which carries real financial weight for sellers and consignors. ...