Computed tomography of nuchal ligament andsemispinalis capitistendon avulsions in a foal

Summary Head trauma is a common injury in young horses. This case report describes a 10‐week‐old Thoroughbred foal with an open wound following trauma to the poll region, showing abnormal head carriage and depression. A computed tomography ( CT ) study was performed under general anaesthetic ( GA ). This identified a complete avulsion of the nuchal ligament ( NL ) and partial avulsions of the left and right semispinalis capitis ( SS ) tendons....