A percentage of 92.9% horses starting training in our study sustained at least one musculoskeletal injury during their observation time. A single study on TBR defined that approximately 25% of horses in training sustain a significant MSI per calendar year [3]. The data from the two specialties are not easily comparable in this form. More- over, the exclusion from our study of cases of lameness not related to a consistent period of rest, contributed to an underestimation of the number of injuries.