Influence of seating styles on head and pelvic vertical movement symmetry in horses ridden at trot.

ABSTRACT: Detailed knowledge of how a rider's seating style and riding on a circle influences the movement symmetry of the horse's head and pelvis may aid rider and trainer in an early recognition of low grade lameness. Such knowledge is also important during both subjective and objective lameness evaluations in the ridden horse in a clinical setting. In this study, inertial sensors were used to assess how different rider seating styles may influence head and pelvic movement symmetry in horses trotting in a straight line and on the circle in both directions. A total of 26 horses were subjected to 15 different conditions at trot: three unridden conditions and 12 ridden conditions where the rider performed three different seating styles (rising trot, sitting trot and two point seat). Rising trot induc

SUBMITTER: Persson-Sjodin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5886531 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature