Energetic cost of locomotion on different equine treadmills

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.36, 2006, Pages 365-369

  Jones, J H ^a   Ohmura, H ^b   Stanley, S D ^a   Hiraga, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elastic energy; Horse; Oxygen consumption; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84878435400     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2006.tb05570.x     Document Type: Article

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