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