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Sensor-based lameness assessment methods currently make use of symmetry values to overcome the lack of absolute reference values.

"The findings ... provide important groundwork for future studies investigating shoeing related questions in the context of injury prevention."

Learn how farriers trim and shoe horses for their unique biomechanics, discipline, and riding surface.

"I'm not saying we'll immediately find the perfect track condition, but we are measuring and documenting and will be publishing our results."

The second Rood & Riddle International Podiatry Conference is being held in Lexington from April 14 to 16.

"The results support the idea that hoof-surface interface interventions can significantly affect horse and jockey upper-body displacements."

The Royal Veterinary College research is hoped to help form a platform of knowledge, with the overall aim of reducing injuries in horses

A barefoot hoof may be capable of storing more potential energy than its shod counterpart, as the heels are able to expand under load to a greater extent.

Horsetalk.co.nz Could smartphones help in assessing hindlimb lameness in horses? The placement of the smartphone during data collection. Photo: Marunova et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061665 Smartphones with an appropriate app show promise as a useful tool in helping to evaluate hindlimb lameness in horses, according to researchers. Eva Marunova and her fellow researchers, in a study published in the journal Animals, reported that a smartphone successfully detected pelvic movemen...

Horsetalk.co.nz Caution urged in thermal imaging’s role in assessing saddle fit Share The thermal grid reference used when quantifying thermal temperatures of the thoracic region (left) and ventral aspect of the saddle (right). A mask (grey area) was applied to areas of the grid which did not correspond to the horse’s back. Images: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041105 Researchers urge caution in relying only on thermal imaging on horses to assess pressure under the saddle. Thermogra...