Evaluation of pressure distribution under an English saddle at walk, trot and canter

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 754-757

  Fruehwirth, B ^a   Peham, C ^a   Scheidl, M ^a   Schobesberger, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gait; Horse; Pressure distribution; Saddle; Saddle pad

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BACK; BACKACHE; CALCULATION; COMPETITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HORSE; JOINT MOBILITY; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11844271571     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044848235     Document Type: Conference Paper

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