Evaluation of Dynamic Structural Disorders in the Upper Airways and Applied Rein Tension in Healthy Dressage Horses During Riding in Different Gaits and Head-Neck Positions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2020.102934
Abstract: Flexion of the horse's head and neck during dressage riding reduces the pharyngeal lumen with the risk of increased upper airway resistance and upper airway obstructions. According to the Fédération Equestre Internationale, hyperflexion is achieved… read more here.
Keywords: head neck; rein tension; structural disorders; dynamic structural ... See more keywords
Bit type exerts an influence on self-controlled rein tension in unridden horses
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59400-w
Abstract: Bit configuration and acting rein forces play a crucial role in oral health and comfort of ridden horses. Although it is a big animal welfare issue, dynamic response of horses to different bits has yet… read more here.
Keywords: rein tension; unridden horses; self controlled; bit ... See more keywords
A comparison of different established and novel methods to determine horses' laterality and their relation to rein tension
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.789260
Abstract: The present study aimed to assess an agreement between established and novel methods to determine laterality and to identify the distribution of laterality in warmbloods and Thoroughbreds. Nine different methods to investigate a horses' laterality… read more here.
Keywords: established novel; rein tension; laterality; novel methods ... See more keywords
Rein tension in novice riders when riding a horse simulator
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DOI: 10.3920/cep170010
Abstract: This study reports tension in the left and right reins when riding a horse simulator that moved only in the sagittal plane. The objective was to determine whether asymmetries in rein tension of novice riders… read more here.
Keywords: tension; rein tension; novice riders; horse simulator ... See more keywords