Equine Locomotion
Edited by- Willem Back, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ECVS, Diplomate, RNVA, Assistant Professor in Equine Surgery, Department of Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- Hilary Clayton, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS, McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Science, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
This highly illustrated and comprehensive new book discusses all aspects of equine locomotion and gait analysis. Explains all technical details in straight-forward, easy-to-understand terms and includes over 400 illustrations. It includes the latest research on everything from modelling to shoeing.
Hardbound, 400 Pages
Published: October 2000
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-0-7020-2483-2
Contents
- Preface
R. McNeill Alexander
Glossary
Nancy M. Deuel
Chapter 1: History of Locomotor Research
P. René van Weeren
Chapter 2: Initiation of Gait
Albert Gramsbergen
Chapter 3: Measurement Techniques for Gait Analysis
Hilary M. Clayton and Henk C. Schamhardt
Chapter 4: Inter-limb Coordination
Eric Barrey
Chapter 5: Intra-limb Coordination: the Forelimb & the Hind Limb
Willem Back
Chapter 6: The Role of the Hoof and Shoeing
Willem Back
Chapter 7: The Neck and Back
Jean Marie Denoix
Chapter 8: Performance in Equestrian Sports
Hilary M. Clayton
Chapter 9: Locomotor Effects on the Musculoskeletal Tissues
Allen Goodship
Chapter 10: Gait Adaptation in Lameness
Florian Buchner
Chapter 11: The Effects of Conformation
Mikael Holmström
Chapter 12: Hereditary Aspects of the Musculoskeletal System
Albert Barneveld
Chapter 13: Mechanical Energetics of Locomotion
Liduin S. Meershoek and Ton vd Bogert
Chapter 14: Metabolic Energetics of Locomotion
Mathew Gerard and David Hodgson
Chapter 15: Scaled Energetics of Locomotion
At L. Hof
Chapter 16: Modelling of Locomotion
Adam Arabian and Hilary Clayton
