Kinematic evaluation of the back in fully functioning riding horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 495-498

  Johnston, C ^a   Roethlisberger Holm, K ^a   Erichsen, C ^a   Eksell, P ^a   Drevemo, S ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back; Fully functioning; Horse; Kinematic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACK; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EVALUATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HORSE; HUMAN; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREADMILL;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 4544301646     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044877431     Document Type: Article

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