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Christine blogs about lameness
 |  | I first heard about the Brooke when I was a young girl in the Pony Club. After fulfilling my life-long dream of becoming a vet and working with horses in the UK for four years, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with the Brooke at The University of Bristol looking into the causes of lameness in working horses, donkeys and mules. |  | | | | |
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 | | | Lameness in working equines is a massive problem, highlighted a few years ago by a survey funded by the Brooke, which looked at nearly 5,000 horses, donkeys and mules across five countries.
The results showed 91% of animals were lame, ranging from mild to very severe. Lameness in working equines is a huge welfare concern as it is a sign of pain.
It can also lead to pain in other limbs as well as beating from the owners as the animals work more slowly...
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