Effect of meloxicam treatment on movement asymmetry in riding horses in training.

ABSTRACT: Quantitative gait analysis has revealed that a large proportion of horses in training, perceived as free from lameness by their owners, show movement asymmetries of equal magnitude to horses with mild clinical lameness. Whether these movement asymmetries are related to orthopaedic pain and/or pathology has yet to be further investigated. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine whether movement asymmetries in riding horses in training are affected by anti-inflammatory treatment with meloxicam. In a crossover design, horses were treated with meloxicam or placebo for four days respectively, with a 14-16 day washout period between treatments. Objective movement analysis utilising body mounted accelerometers was performed on a hard and a soft surface before and on day four of ea

SUBMITTER: Persson-Sjodin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692031 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature