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.