Contribution of the forelimbs and hindlimbs of the horse to mechanical energy changes in jumping

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-260

  Bobbert, Maarten F ^a   Santamaría, Susana ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Elastic strain energy; Energy storage; Equus caballus; Locomotion; Muscle work

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSE; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSES; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS;

EQUUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 14644406212     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01373     Document Type: Article

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