Influence of different head-neck positions on vertical ground reaction forces, linear and time parameters in the unridden horse walking and trotting on a treadmill

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 268-273

  Waldern, N M ^a   Wiestner, T ^a   von Peinen, K ^a   Gomez Alvarez C G ^b,c   Roepstorff, L ^d   Johnston, C ^d   Meyer, H ^e   Weishaupt, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO   (Chile)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dressage; GRF; Head neck position; Horse; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; HEAD; HORSE; NECK; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; HEAD; HORSES; NECK; POSTURE; WALKING;

EID: 67549090125     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X397389     Document Type: Article

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