Frecuencia de las causales de tendinitis en caballos de carreras en el hipódromo Miguel Salem Dibo de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Horses engaged in the sport of racing at the Miguel Salem Dibo racetrack often suffer from a condition known as tendinitis. Tendinitis can be multifactorial, meaning it has various origins, whether intrinsic or extrinsic. The objective of this research was to determine the frequency of factors influencing the pathology at the Miguel Salem racetrack in Guayaquil. The study was conducted during the months of May, June, July, and the first week of August 2023. This research had a quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental approach and included a sample of 79 equines with this condition. The Chisquare test was used in the study. As a result, it was determined that 48.10 % had grade 1 tendinitis, 36.71 % had grade 2, and 15.19 % had grade 3. The most frequent causal factor that showed a statistically significant relationship was the training surface, where it was found that 82.28 % of the studied equines had tendinitis on the fast track. Additionally, other factors such as training type, age, last shoeing change, among others, showed a frequency in the different grades of this pathology, although a statistically significant relationship was not established. According to this study, it was concluded that tendinitis and its causes are multifactorial, but not all horses at the Miguel Salem Dibo racetrack are affected by a specific cause in the same way.