Influence of support boots on fetlock joint angle of the forelimb of the horse at walk and trot

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 769-771

  Kicker, C J ^a   Peham, C ^a   Girtler, D ^a   Licka, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fetlock joint angle; Horse; Support boots; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; JOINT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11844249438     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044848208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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