Musculoskeletal responses of 2-year-old Thoroughbred horses to early training. 5. Kinematic effects.
N Z Vet J
; 53(2): 95-100, 2005 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To examine the effect of race training on kinematic parameters of the trot in a sample of 2-year-old Thoroughbred fillies.METHODS:
Two-year-old Thoroughbred fillies that had been either trained for racing (n=7) or left untrained in small paddocks (n=7) were examined for lameness, and linear and temporal kinematic data were collected from video recordings of each horse trotted in-hand, 5, 9 and 13 weeks after the beginning of training. Horses were graded as sound (Grade 0), suspected but not obviously lame (Grade 1), or definitely lame at the trot (Grade 2).RESULTS:
Mean velocity at the trot did not vary with lameness grade. Compared with horses classified as sound (Grade 0), horses classified as suspected or definitely lame (Grades 1 and 2) had shorter (2.55 (SE 0.02) vs 2.41 (SE 0.02) and 2.44 (SE 0.03) m; p<0.001) and faster (671 (SE 3) vs 645 (SE 1) and 647 (SE 4) msec; p<0.001) strides. None of the linear or temporal parameters measured varied significantly between the successive observation periods. When data from sound horses were pooled, the training group trotted at a higher mean velocity (4.22 (SE 0.08) vs 3.22 (SE 0.06) m/sec; p<0.001) and with a longer stride length (2.79 (SE 0.05) vs 2.18 (SE 0.06) m; p<0.001) than the untrained group. The stride duration was longer (669 (SE 7) vs 662 (SE 9) msec; p=0.01), stance period was shorter (34.1 (SE 0.6) vs 39.3 (SE 0.7) %; p<0.001) and mid-stance was achieved earlier in the stride (12.1 (SE 0.6) vs 13.1 (SE 0.2) %; p=0.001) in the trained than the untrained group. A longer swing phase in the trained group was associated with an increase in retraction time (9.2 (SE 0.2) vs 7.6 (SE 0.3) %; p=0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
These data indicate that early race training in young Thoroughbreds was associated with quantifiable changes in linear and temporal kinematic parameters of the trot, which were related to the race-training objective of improving the horse's ability to work at higher velocities. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Race training resulted in changes in the gait of non-lame horses at the trot, which should be considered during veterinary lameness examinations.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Condicionamento Físico Animal
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Marcha
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Cavalos
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
N Z Vet J
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Nova Zelândia