A comparison of forces acting on the horse's back and the stability of the rider's seat in different positions at the trot

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-59

  Peham, C ^a   Kotschwar, A B ^a   Borkenhagen, B ^a   Kuhnke, S ^a   Molsner, J ^a   Baltacis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Kinetic analysis; Rising trot; Sitting trot; Stability; Two point seat

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORELIMB; HORSE; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SEAT; TREADMILL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; HORSES; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77949314032     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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