How race horses are treated in Istanbul

Istanbul's Veliefendi Hospital treats hundreds of horses every year. The clinic is run by the Turkish jockey club, and it is located on the territory of the hippodrome of the same name. The local grooms and trainers are actively cooperating with veterinarians and nurses to raise the next horse, which can cost up to several hundred thousand dollars. And the sooner he recovers, the sooner he will “go to work” ...

(Total 25 photos)

1. A racehorse is taken to a veterinary clinic in Istanbul. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

2. The patient before visiting the X-ray room. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

3. Grooms chat while they wait in line for an x-ray. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

4. Doctors scan an injured horse leg in a veterinary clinic for race horses Veliefendi in Istanbul.

5. The head of the surgical department, Hulia Hartoka (right), explains to the owner of the horse the nature of the injury of his ward. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

6. The horse is closely monitored after surgery. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

7. The horse is waiting for anesthesia while the vet prepares for the operation. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

8. Chief surgeon of the department Hulia Hartok and surgeon Dursun Dogan (center) help technician Gokhan Boyraz prepare for anesthesia and subsequent surgery to remove bone fragments. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

9. Waiting for anesthesia… (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

10. Grooms are waiting for the start of the operation. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

11. The horse loses consciousness after the introduction of anesthesia. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

12. It is not an easy job to place the horse on the operating table. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

13. The operation begins… (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

14. Chief surgeon Julie Hartoka (left) cleans the joint of a horse during an operation to remove bone fragments. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

15. Veterinarian (left) monitors the progress of the operation. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

16. Technician Gokhan Boyraz shaves the horse's leg, preparing it for arthroscopic surgery. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

17. And here the horse is castrated. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

18. The horse begins to lose consciousness after anesthesia. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

19. The horse is lifted to move to the operating table. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

20. The horse begins to lose consciousness after the introduction of anesthesia. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

21. The horse is carefully placed on the operating table. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

22. Chief Surgeon Hulia Hartoka (left) and veterinarian Dursun Dogan bandage a horse's leg after a successful operation. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

23. Julia Hartoka sews up the incision after surgery. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

24. Veterinarians perform shock wave physiotherapy. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)

25. The groom calms the horse, which is under treatment. (Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters)