The influences of breed and riding grounds on the accelerations of horse and rider during a walk
2005
Okamoto, K. (Shinshu Univ., Minamiminowa, Nagano (Japan). Faculty of Agriculture) | Matsui, K. | Takeda, K.
The accelerations of horse and rider was recorded during hand-lead walks on sand, lawn and asphalt, using Shetland and Kiso horses and a cross-breed of Kiso and French Trotter. Each experiment was carried out with a hand-lead walk at a similar speed. At the acceleration of the horse, the changes in up and down directions were smallest, slowest and most regular on sand in comparison with lawn and asphalt. In all direction of up, down, forwards, back, right and left, the peak acceleration value of the horse showed a significant difference among the three breeds. In the directions of down, forwards and back, the peak acceleration value of the horse showed significant differences between sand, lawn and asphalt, and these values in all directions were smallest on sand. In the all direction except right, the peak acceleration value of the rider showed a significant difference among the three breeds, and those in up, down, forwards and back directions in the Kiso horse were smallest. It was thought that it was easiest for the rider to keep his balance on the Shetland and Kiso horses in comparison with the cross-breed, and also that the Kiso horse was easier to ride than the Shetland.
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