Muscle modes of the equestrian rider at walk, rising trot and canter.

ABSTRACT: Equestrian sports have been a source of numerous studies throughout the past two decades, however, few scientists have focused on the biomechanical effects, including muscle activation, that the horse has on the rider. Because equitation is a sport of two (the horse-human dyad), we believe there is a need to fill in the knowledge gap in human biomechanics during riding. To investigate the differences between novice and advanced riders at a neuromuscular level we characterized the motor output of a set of riders' key muscles during horse riding. Six recreational riders (24 ± 7 years) and nine professional riders (31 ± 5 years) from the Spanish Classical School of Riding (Lipica) volunteered to take part in this study. Riders' upper body, core and lower limb muscles were monitored and synchr

SUBMITTER: Elmeua Gonzalez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446812 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature