Biomechanics of locomotion in the athletic horse

Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 210-230

  Barrey, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-2671-3.50016-7     Document Type: Chapter

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