The influence of head and neck position on kinematics of the back in riding horses at the walk and trot

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-11

  Rhodin, M ^a   Johnston, C ^b   Roethlisberger Holm, K ^a   Wennerstrand, J ^a   Drevemo, S ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Equine Hospital Stromsholm   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back; Head and neck position; Horse; Kinematics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HORSEBACK RIDING; KINEMATICS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NECK; NONHUMAN; SKIN; TELEVISION CAMERA; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREADMILL; WALKING; WORK;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11844289704     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164054406928     Document Type: Article

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