The effect of head and neck position on the thoracolumbar kinematics in the unridden horse

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.36, 2006, Pages 445-451

  Álvarez, C B Gómez ^a   Rhodin, M ^b   Bobbert, M F ^e   Meyer, H ^f   Weishaupt, M A ^d   Johnston, C ^b,c   Van Weeren, P R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Equine Hospital Stromsholm   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f 52146 Wörselen ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Back kinematics; Dressage; Head and neck positions; Horse

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; HEAD; HORSE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NECK; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; VERTEBRA; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; HEAD; HORSES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NECK; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; POSTURE; SPORTS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34247869016     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2006.tb05585.x     Document Type: Article

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