Dr. PhD student Kati Tuomola

  • University of Helsinki
  • Other, Veterinary Medicine
  • Finland

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My Publications

Mouth lesions in the bit area in harness racing horses

  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • July 2019
  • Mouth lesions were very common in trotting horses. Of all the horses 84% had lesions and 20% of the lesions were graded as severe after a race. Blood was visible outside the mouth in 2% of the hor...

Risk factors for bit‐related lesions in harness racing horses

  • Equine Veterinary Journal
  • January 2021
  • The rostral part of the mouth (bit area) of 261 horses was examined after a harness race. Moderate and severe oral lesion status was more common in horses wearing a Crescendo bit, a mullen mouth r...

Bit-related lesions in eventing

  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • March 2021
  • We examined 208 eventing horses after the last competition phase e.g. the cross-country test. 22% of the had mild, 26% moderate and 4% severe oral lesion status in the bit area. Horses wearing thin...