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Researchers Determine Fine Line Between Asymmetry and Lameness
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Mar 7, 2023
Horses might show a slight asymmetry in their gait without being truly lame.
Read MoreShoeing Horses For Their Riding Discipline
by Chris White, DVM | Jul 27, 2022
Learn how farriers trim and shoe horses for their unique biomechanics, discipline, and riding surface in this article from the July 2022 issue of The Horse.
Read MoreDo Horses Use Foot Proprioception?
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Jan 19, 2022
Researchers found sound horses’ movement didn’t change when traveling on straight, flat surfaces after undergoing foot nerve blocks.
Read MoreStudy Connects Piaffe’s Ground Force Reaction to Balance
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Nov 28, 2021
To better understand the piaffe and its effects on a horse’s biomechanics, researchers investigate the ground reaction forces of elite dressage horses performing the movement over pressure plates.
Read MoreStudy: Regular Trims and Shoeing Don’t Affect Horses’ Gaits
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Nov 24, 2021
Researchers found horses on regular four- to six-week trim and shoe cycles didn’t have significant gait changes after their hoof care appointments, even on a finely measured level.
Read MoreIs My Horse Neurologic or Lame?
by Sarah Evers Conrad | Mar 3, 2021
Gait-altering conditions such as EPM, wobbler syndrome, and Lyme disease can be tricky to spot and even more difficult to diagnose.
Read MoreWhat Does a Lame Horse Feel Like?
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Sep 23, 2020
Do you suspect your horse is lame? Here we’ll show you how to fine-tune your riding senses to recognize lameness when you’re on your horse.
Read MoreHorse Conformation Changes: From Toeing-Out to Toeing-In
by Josh Zacharias, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, ACVSMR | Jun 17, 2020
What could cause a change in an adult horse’s leg conformation?
Read MoreClayton on Ground Reaction Forces, Footing, and Lameness in Horses
by Alexandra Beckstett, The Horse Managing Editor | Sep 4, 2019
Renowned researcher Dr. Hilary Clayton gave a keynote presentation about equine locomotion at the 2019 Equine Science Society Symposium. Here’s our exclusive recap.
Read MoreCrooked Horse Under Saddle? A Single Bell Boot Can Help
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Aug 28, 2019
Placing a boot on a horse’s weaker leg can use proprioception to help him build muscle force and reverse asymmetry, a study finds.
Read MoreDefining Colombian Paso Fino Gaits
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Jun 30, 2019
Colombian Paso Finos have a unique gait most other Paso Finos don’t: the trocha. And recent study results suggest that gait isn’t genetically similar to lateral gaits in other ambling breeds like Icelandics, Tennessee Walking Horses, and pacers.
Read MoreIs Your Horse Moving Symmetrically? Watch His Withers
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Jun 12, 2019
By analyzing “wither drop,” researchers found that some horses tend to drop their withers lower when bringing one foreleg forward than the other. Here’s what that means for equestrians.
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