Development of a Dynamic Biomechanical System for the Analysis of Biometric Data in the Equine Locomotor Apparatus

Horses are some of the most popular domestic animals owned both as companions and for athletic purposes at both amateur and professional levels. Competing in a wide range of equestrian sports that test various aspects of their athletic abilities, like sportsmen, horses are predisposed to injuries and lameness. Equine forelimb lameness is one of the most frequent and important problems affecting athletic horses often inducing a premature end to their sporting career [1]. Generally athletic injuries are the result of excessive effort on the limb structures or the effect of chronic and repetitive stresses that exceed the maximum resistance of the forelimb structures like tendons, ligaments and ...