Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 275-277, May 2010

Biokinematics under Competitive Racing Conditions in Young Standardbred Trotters: A Preliminary Report

  • Jose M. Vilar, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Patologia animal, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jose Manuel Vilar, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontana S/N, 35413 Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain.
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  • Francisco Miró, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Anatomia y Anatomia patológica Comparadas, Universidad de Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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  • Angelo Santana, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Matematicas, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
    • ,
  • Giuseppe Spinella, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Medicina sperimentale e clinica, Università degli studi di Catanzaro, Germaneto, Italy

Abstract 

With the aim of evaluating equine performance in competitive trotter horses under normal racing conditions data of stride length, stride frequency and mean horses speed were obtained from 50, 2-year-old Italian winner fillies during the racing and the sprint laps of competition. The enhancement of speed in the sprint lap was obtained by increasing both stride length and stride frequency. Stride frequency for the racing and the sprint laps were (mean ± SD) 133.63 ± 3.93 and 138.97 ± 6.62 strides per minute, respectively and Stride length for the racing and the sprint laps were 7.17 ± 0.17 and 7.30 ± 0.11 m, respectively; mean speed was 48.18 ± 1.09 km/hr. The usefulness of the kinematic assessments is discussed as is its potential reference for future indicators of performance.

Keywords: Biokinematics, Horse, Trotter, Performance, Competition

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PII: S0737-0806(10)00182-6

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2010.04.001

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 275-277, May 2010

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