Thursday, December 13, 2012

Study: Suspensory Injuries Could be Linked to Excessive Extended Trot

Thehorse.com - Full Article

By Natalie Voss • Dec 12, 2012 • Article #31044

Suspensory ligament injuries are relatively common in dressage horses, but there is little scientific information available on their causes. A recent study by researchers at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, England, examined the possible link between movement patterns at the collected and extended trot, and risk for suspensory ligament injuries.

Scientists used a high-speed camera to capture four Warmbloods working in collected and extended trot on three different surfaces. Each horse wore brushing boots fitted with inertial motion sensors and markers at five points on the hind legs to aid in video analysis...

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http://www.thehorse.com/articles/31044/study-suspensory-injuries-could-be-linked-to-excessive-extended-trot

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