The horse-racetrack interface: A preliminary study on the effect of shoeing on impact trauma using a novel wireless data acquisition system

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 664-670

  Dallap Schaer, B L ^a   Ryan, C T ^a   Boston, R C ^a   Nunamaker, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Horse; Performance evaluation; Racehorse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; INJURY; LOCOMOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SHOE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSES; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SHOES;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33751257747     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406X156389     Document Type: Article

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