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The first image: A report generated today using the Equinosis Lameness Locator showing a significant right front lameness (also a right hind lameness). The reports indicates this right front lameness by: a distribution of rays almost exclusively in the “RF beginning” quadrant; an A1/A2 ratio well above the .5 threshold for the right front; and significant head diff max and min values.

The second image: A report generated today using the Equinosis Lameness Locator on the same horse after a High Two Point block of the right front. You can see the right front lameness resolves significantly after this block: a more equal distribution of rays in all quadrants; A1/A2 ratios below the .5 threshold; and significantly decreased head diff max and min values compared to baseline. The exact meaning of each of these values takes some amount of explanation, but the exciting point here is the demonstration of the quantifiable nature of lameness using the Lameness Locator technology — the ability to objectively evaluate the effect of the block. In this horse, after blocking her out using the High Two Point block, an ultrasound revealed pathology of the RF suspensory ligament.

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