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  1. Riders’ Effects on Horses—Biomechanical Principles with Examples from the Literature
  2. A Delphi Study to Determine International and National Equestrian Expert Opinions on Domains and Sub-Domains Essential to Managing Sporthorse Health and Welfare in the Olympic Disciplines
  3. Pilot study of locomotor asymmetry in horses walking in circles with and without a rider
  4. Towards an Evidence-Based Classification System for Para Dressage: Associations between Impairment and Performance Measures
  5. Evaluating Overall Performance in High-Level Dressage Horse–Rider Combinations by Comparing Measurements from Inertial Sensors with General Impression Scores Awarded by Judges
  6. Reliability of sEMG Measures for Equine Muscles during Overground Trot
  7. Electromyographic and Kinematic Comparison of the Leading and Trailing Fore- and Hindlimbs of Horses during Canter
  8. Body Condition Score in Danish Horses Related to Type, Use, and Training Level: Patterns, Risk, and Protective Factors
  9. Adaptations in equine axial movement and muscle activity occur during induced fore‐ and hindlimb lameness: A kinematic and electromyographic evaluation during in‐hand trot
  10. Hoof Matters: Developing an Athletic Thoroughbred Hoof
  11. Timing of Vertical Head, Withers and Pelvis Movements Relative to the Footfalls in Different Equine Gaits and Breeds
  12. Tack Fit and Use
  13. The Olympic motto through the lens of equestrian sports
  14. A Scoping Review of Equine Biomechanics Revisited
  15. Assessment of Skin and Mucosa at the Equine Oral Commissures to Assess Pathology from Bit Wear: The Oral Commissure Assessment Protocol (OCA) for Analysis and Categorisation of Oral Commissures
  16. Pre-Competition Oral Findings in Danish Sport Horses and Ponies Competing at High Level
  17. Roll And Pitch of the Rider's Pelvis During Horseback Riding at Walk on a Circle
  18. Rider Skill Affects Time and Frequency Domain Postural Variables When Performing Shoulder-in
  19. Know your noseband: An exploration of factors that influence riders’ choice of noseband
  20. An exploration of stakeholder perceptions to inform the development of an evidence-based classification system in para dressage
  21. Guidelines for the Measurement of Rein Tension in Equestrian Sport
  22. Equine Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review of the Literature
  23. Relationships between the Rider’s Pelvic Mobility and Balance on a Gymnastic Ball with Equestrian Skills and Effects on Horse Welfare
  24. Ground Reaction Forces of Dressage Horses Performing the Piaffe
  25. Muscle Function and Kinematics during Submaximal Equine Jumping: What Can Objective Outcomes Tell Us about Athletic Performance Indicators?
  26. Effects of Racing Surface and Turn Radius on Fatal Limb Fractures in Thoroughbred Racehorses
  27. Gymnastic Training of Hippotherapy Horses Benefits Gait Quality when Ridden by Riders with Different Body Weights
  28. A scoping review of determinants of performance in dressage
  29. Asymmetries of horses walking and trotting on treadmill with and without rider
  30. Withers vertical movement asymmetry in dressage horses walking in different head-neck positions with and without riders
  31. Equestrian and biomechanical perspectives on laterality in the horse
  32. Saddle and stirrup forces of equestrian riders in sitting trot, rising trot, and trot without stirrups on a riding simulator
  33. A Review of Biomechanical Gait Classification with Reference to Collected Trot, Passage and Piaffe in Dressage Horses
  34. Rein Tension in Transitions and Halts during Equestrian Dressage Training
  35. Collisional mechanics of the diagonal gaits of horses over a range of speeds
  36. Intersegmental strategies in frontal plane in moderately-skilled riders analyzed in ridden and un-mounted situations
  37. Ground Reaction Forces: The Sine Qua Non of Legged Locomotion
  38. Science‐in‐brief: Horse, rider, saddlery interactions: Welfare and performance
  39. Orientation and location of the finite helical axis of the equine forelimb joints
  40. Modelling rein tension during riding sessions using the generalised additive modelling technique
  41. Head, trunk and pelvic kinematics in the frontal plane in un-mounted horseback riders rocking a balance chair from side-to-side
  42. Rider reported factors influencing choice of stirrup length in dressage, showjumping and eventing, and para equestrianism
  43. Comparison of stirrup lengths chosen for flatwork by novice and experienced riders
  44. Biomechanical findings in horses showing asymmetrical vertical excursions of the withers at walk
  45. Sagittal plane fore hoof unevenness is associated with fore and hindlimb asymmetrical force vectors in the sagittal and frontal planes
  46. Comparison of rider stability in a flapless saddle versus a conventional saddle
  47. Evaluation of a pictorial method to obtain subject-specific inertial properties in equine limb segments
  48. Lesions associated with the use of bits, nosebands, spurs and whips in Danish competition horses
  49. A simple method of equine limb force vector analysis and its potential applications
  50. Rein tension in novice riders when riding a horse simulator
  51. An exploration of strategies used by dressage horses to control moments around the center of mass when performing passage
  52. The role of biomechanical analysis of horse and rider in equitation science
  53. Ground reaction forces of elite dressage horses in collected trot and passage
  54. Enthesophytosis and Impingement of the Dorsal Spinous Processes in the Equine Thoracolumbar Spine
  55. HORSE SPECIES SYMPOSIUM: Biomechanics of the exercising horse1
  56. Osseous Pathology of the Synovial Intervertebral Articulations in the Equine Thoracolumbar Spine
  57. An exploration of the influence of diagonal dissociation and moderate changes in speed on locomotor parameters in trotting horses
  58. An exploration of the influence of diagonal dissociation and moderate changes in speed on locomotor parameters in trotting horses
  59. Maximum and minimum peaks in rein tension within canter strides
  60. Spatial Variation of the Physical and Biomechanical Properties Within an Equestrian Arena Surface
  61. Does foot pronation in unmounted horseback riders affect pelvic movement during walking?
  62. Gymnastic Training and Dynamic Mobilization Exercises Improve Stride Quality and Increase Epaxial Muscle Size in Therapy Horses
  63. The Use of Pressure Plates for Static Center of Pressure Analysis in Horses
  64. Effects of acceleration on gait measures in three horse gaits
  65. Assessing English Saddle Fit in Performance Horses
  66. Comparison of the head and neck position of elite dressage horses during top-level competitions in 1992 versus 2008
  67. Posture, Flexibility and Grip Strength in Horse Riders
  68. Prevalence of Osseous Pathology in the Articular Process Articulations in the Equine Cervical and Cranial Thoracic Vertebrae
  69. The Point of Application of the Ground Reaction Force Moves in Circling Horses
  70. Individual Limb Contributions to Centripetal Force Generation during Circular Trot
  71. The Effect of Centre of Mass Location on Pitching Moments in Trotting Horses
  72. Is Foot Placement Related to Body Movement Asymmetry During Circular Locomotion?
  73. Gross anatomy of the deep perivertebral musculature in horses
  74. Effect of blindfolding on centre of pressure variables in healthy horses during quiet standing
  75. Force and pressure distribution beneath a conventional dressage saddle and a treeless dressage saddle with panels
  76. Development of postural balance in foals
  77. Stride to stride variability in joint angle profiles during transitions from trot to canter in horses
  78. Relationship between morphological and stabilographic variables in standing horses
  79. Sagittal plane ground reaction forces, centre of pressure and centre of mass in trotting horses
  80. Spatio-temporal gait characteristics during transitions from trot to canter in horses
  81. Science in brief: Interactions between the rider, the saddle and the horse
  82. Effect of trotting speed and circle radius on movement symmetry in horses during lunging on a soft surface
  83. Comparison of pressure distribution under a conventional saddle and a treeless saddle at sitting trot
  84. Is a single force plate adequate for stabilographic analysis in horses?
  85. Effects of barefoot trimming on hoof morphology
  86. Length and elasticity of side reins affect rein tension at trot
  87. Dynamic mobilisation exercises increase cross sectional area ofmusculus multifidus
  88. Inertial properties of equine limb segments
  89. The rider’s interaction with the horse
  90. Training techniques to reduce the risk of back injury
  91. Dynamic mobilisations in cervical flexion: Effects on intervertebral angulations
  92. Swing phase kinematic and kinetic response to weighting the hind pasterns
  93. Biomechanics of the Distal Interphalangeal Joint
  94. Editorial Introduction
  95. Advantages and disadvantages of track vs. treadmill tests
  96. Comparison of the collected, working, medium and extended canters
  97. Classification of collected trot, passage and piaffe based on temporal variables
  98. Effect of added weight on landing kinematics in jumping horses
  99. Progress in equine locomotion terminology
  100. Three-dimensional kinematics of the tarsal joint at the trot
  101. The effects of a rider's mass on ground reaction forces and fetlock kinematics at the trot
  102. Forelimb kinematics and net joint moments during the swing phase of the trot
  103. Comparison of the temporal kinematics of the canter pirouette and collected canter
  104. The effect of an acute hoof wall angulation on the stride kinematics of trotting horses
  105. Power flow in the equine forelimb
  106. In vitro attenuation of impact shock in equine digits
  107. Effect of walking velocity on forelimb kinematics and kinetics
  108. Hindlimb net joint energies during swing phase as a function of trotting velocity
  109. Kinematic analysis of successful and unsuccessful attempts to clear a water jump
  110. Factors that influence vertical velocity during take off over a water jump
  111. Influence of trotting and supplemental weight on metacarpal bone development
  112. Effects of weight carrying, exercise and a myo-anabolic supplement on growth and muscle
  113. Pressure on the horse’s withers with three styles of blanket
  114. Hindlimb response to tactile stimulation of the pastern and coronet
  115. Ground reaction forces and limb function in tölting Icelandic horses
  116. Effects of athletic taping of the fetlock on distal limb mechanics
  117. Verification of skin-based markers for 3-dimensional kinematic analysis of the equine tarsal joint
  118. Three-dimensional kinematic analysis of horses with induced tarsal synovitis
  119. Three-dimensional analysis of patterns of skin displacement over the equine radius
  120. Three-dimensional carpal kinematics of trotting horses
  121. Mepivacaine local anaesthetic duration in equine palmar digital nerve blocks
  122. Energetic and kinematic consequences of weighting the distal limb
  123. Usability of normal force distribution measurements to evaluate asymmetrical loading of the back of the horse and different rider positions on a standing horse
  124. Dressage training affects temporal variables in transitions between trot and halt
  125. Trunk deformation in the trotting horse
  126. Effects of trunk deformation on trunk center of mass mechanical energy estimates in the moving horse, Equus caballus
  127. Forces and pressures beneath the saddle during mounting from the ground and from a raised mounting platform
  128. Comparison of a joint coordinate system versus multi-planar analysis for equine carpal and fetlock kinematics
  129. Short-term habituation of equine limb kinematics to tactile stimulation of the coronet
  130. Is equitation science important to veterinarians?
  131. 3D kinematics of the equine metacarpophalangeal joint at walk and trot
  132. Stabilization of wrist position during horseback riding at trot
  133. Effect of standing tarsal angle on joint kinematics and kinetics
  134. Joint work and power for both the forelimb and hindlimb during trotting in the horse
  135. Locomotor mechanics of the tölt in Icelandic horses
  136. Head and body centre of mass movement in horses trotting on a circular path
  137. Kinematics of the equine temporomandibular joint
  138. Effects of different bits and bridles on frequency of induced swallowing in cantering horses
  139. Investigation of the Immediate Analgesic Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Treatment of Navicular Disease in Horses
  140. Radiographic study of bit position within the horse's oral cavity
  141. The reliability of force platform data from trotting horses
  142. The force plate: established technology, new applications
  143. Electromyographic analysis of the rider's muscles at trot
  144. CASE STUDY: Phenomenological Study of a University Horse Population for Research and Education1
  145. Effects of Offset-Normalizing Techniques on Variability in Motion Analysis Data
  146. Effect of detomidine on postural sway in horses
  147. Assessment of the reliability of a technique to measure postural sway in horses
  148. MEASUREMENT OF REIN TENSION DURING HORSEBACK RIDING USING STRAIN GAGE TRANSDUCERS
  149. Temporal variables of four-beat, stepping gaits of gaited horses
  150. Calculated forelimb flexor tendon forces in horses with experimentally induced superficial digital flexor tendinitis and the effects of application of heel wedges
  151. Determination of hoof mass and centre of mass from morphological measurements
  152. Sensitivity of forelimb swing phase inverse dynamics to inertial parameter errors
  153. Effect of walking velocity on hindlimb kinetics during stance in normal horses
  154. The hindlimb in walking horses: 1. Kinematics and ground reaction forces
  155. The forelimb in walking horses: 2. Net joint moments and joint powers
  156. Temporal analysis of walk movements in the Grand Prix dressage test at the 1996 Olympic Games
  157. Electromyography in the horse in veterinary medicine and in veterinary research a review
  158. Time-motion analysis of show jumping competitions
  159. Linear kinematics of water jumping in Olympic show jumpers
  160. The potential role of the muscle in kinematic characteristics
  161. Time-motion analysis in the sport of dressage
  162. Physical fitness for the equine athlete
  163. Temporal characteristics of the fox trot, a symmetrical equine gait
  164. Comparison of the stride kinematics of the collected, working, medium and extended trot in horses
  165. Development of conditioning programs for dressage horses based on time-motion analysis of competitions
  166. A study of transitions between the trot and canter in dressage horses
  167. A Preliminary Study of Transitions between the Walk and Trot in Dressage Horses
  168. The Extended Canter: A Comparison of Some Kinematic Variables in Horses Trained for Dressage and for Racing
  169. Terminology for the description of equine jumping kinematics
  170. The effect of fence height and width on the limb placements of show jumping horses
  171. Kinematics of the cervical spine of the adult horse
  172. Cervical spinal kinematics: a comparison between foals and adult horses
  173. Cinematographic analysis of the gait of lame horses V: Fibrotic myopathy
  174. Cinematographic analysis of the gait of lame horses III: Fracture of the third carpal bone
  175. Cinematographic analysis of the gait of lame horses IV: Degenerative joint disease of the distal intertarsal joint
  176. Cinematographic analysis of the gait of lame horses II: Chronic sesamoiditis
  177. Cinematographic analysis of the gait of lame horses
  178. A fluoroscopic study of the position and action of different bits in the horse's mouth
  179. Natural infection with Dictyocaulus arnfieldi in pony and donkey foals
  180. Anthelmintic control of lungworm in donkeys
  181. The coughing horse
  182. Pathophysiological changes associated with Parascaris equorum infection in the foal
  183. Filaroides osieriinfection in the dog
  184. Equine parasite control using pyrantel embonate
  185. The migration and development of Parascaris equorum in the horse
  186. Efficacy of mebendazole against Dictyocaulus arnfieldi in the donkey
  187. Lungworm: (Dictyocaulus arnfieldi) infection in donkeys
  188. The development of immunity to Parascaris equorum infection in the foal
  189. Hepatic pathology of experimental Parascaris equorum infection in worm-free foals
  190. A pathological study of the lungs of foals infected experimentally with Parascaris equorum
  191. Clinical signs associated with parascaris equorum infection in worm-free pony foals and yearlings
  192. Experimental Parascaris equorum infection of foals
  193. A canine ovarian teratoma
  194. Foreign body obstruction of the small intestine of a foal