Detecting fatigue of sport horses with biomechanical gait features using inertial sensors.

ABSTRACT: Detection of fatigue helps prevent injuries and optimize the performance of horses. Previous studies tried to determine fatigue using physiological parameters. However, measuring the physiological parameters, e.g., plasma lactate, is invasive and can be affected by different factors. In addition, the measurement cannot be done automatically and requires a veterinarian for sample collection. This study investigated the possibility of detecting fatigue non-invasively using a minimum number of body-mounted inertial sensors. Using the inertial sensors, sixty sport horses were measured during walk and trot before and after high and low-intensity exercises. Then, biomechanical features were extracted from the output signals. A number of features were assigned as important fatigue indicators usin

SUBMITTER: Darbandi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10104328 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature