A pilot study on objective quantification and anatomical modelling of in vivo head and neck positions commonly applied in training and competition of sport horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 38, 2010, Pages 436-443

  Elgersma, A E ^a   Wijnberg, I D ^a   Sleutjens, J ^a   Van Der Kolk, J H ^b   Van Weeren, P R ^a   Back, W ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anatomical model; Head and neck position; Horse; Loading simulation; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HEAD; HORSE; MALE; NECK; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HEAD; HORSES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NECK; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; POSTURE; SPORTS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78249278476     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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