Rater agreement for assessment of equine back mobility at walk and trot compared to quantitative gait analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lameness assessment in horses is still predominantly performed using subjective methods. Visual assessment is known to have moderate to good intra-rater agreement but relatively poor inter-rater agreement. Little is known about inter- and intra-rater agreement on the evaluation of back motion, for which no objective measurement technique in a clinical setting is available thus far.

Objectives

To describe inter- and intra-rater agreement of visual evaluation of equine back mobility.

Study design

Rater reliability study using a fully crossed design in which all horses are rated by all observers. This data is compared with objective gait analysis.

Methods

Seventy equine professionals (veterinarians and physiotherapists) and veterinary students evaluated

SUBMITTER: Spoormakers TJP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8177646 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature