Tizway had a Digital Neurectomy , very minor and according to connections it would be like removing a nerve in part of your small toe. Still they didn't know how he would come back with that little loss of feeling , but he did and apparantly there was no danger involved. However any Vet that performs a "heel" nerving on an active racehorse is a useless person.
Arizona and I believe one other state will not allow a horse that was denerved race. Bans should be more widespread , it unfortunately isn't . Anyone with with a brain though wouldn't resort to this these days .Besides
they can do temp blocks with injections.
Last edited by nijinski; 03-20-2012 at 11:50 PM.
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