Whip use and race progress are associated with horse falls in hurdle and steeplechase racing in the UK

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 384-389

  Pinchbeck, G L ^a   Clegg, P D ^a   Proudman, C J ^a   Morgan, K L ^a   French, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort; Horse; Injury; Racehorse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RACE; REDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 3042840989     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044868387     Document Type: Article

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