Identification of risk factors for lameness in dressage horses

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-36

  Murray, Rachel C ^a   Walters, Juli M ^a   Snart, Hannah ^a   Dyson, Sue J ^a   Parkin, Tim D H ^b  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arena surface; Epidemiology; Equine; Horse; Lameness; Orthopaedic

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; HORSE; INJURY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACK PAIN; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SPORTS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77949314137     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.03.020     Document Type: Article

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