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Status: | Pågående |
Projektnummer: | H-16-47-178 |
Kategori: | Research program | Horse |
Ansökningsår: | 2016 |
Huvudsökande: | Marie Rhodin |
Organisation: | Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet |
E-postadress: | marie.rhodin@slu.se |
Telefon: | 018-672194 |
Medsökande: | Pia Haubro Andersen |
Medsökande: | Eli Hendrickson |
Many horses in training show motion asymmetries, but it is not known if these are due to pain caused by training; or due to individual biological variations. The aim of this project is to initiate three cohort studies where changes in motion symmetry will be monitored over time in riding horses and trotters. The prevalence and degree of motion asymmetry will be studied in young horses before and after training is initiated and in adult riding horses competing on advanced level. The project will give us important information on when asymmetries arise and how they develop over time. If horses have mild motion asymmetries that do not change over time, with different types of training, this could indicate natural persistent asymmetries. The proposed study is also highly useful for future studies where detailed information on training and management may lead to identification of risk factors for development of orthopedic lesions and improve interpretation of clinical use of motion symmetry.
Det har visat sig att många hästar som tränar och tävlar rör sig med ett asymmetriskt rörelsemönster. Vi vet inte om dessa är smärtutlösta och orsakade av träningen eller om de kan vara en naturlig variation. Projektet syftar till att initiera tre kohortstudier där förändringar i rörelsemönstret över två års tid studeras hos rid- och travhästar. Prevalensen och grad av asymmetrier hos unghästar som inte tränats och ridhästar som tävlar på elitnivå kommer att studeras. Hur symmetrin påverkas av de olika faserna i skoningsperioden kommer också att studeras då detta är viktig kunskap vid en hältutredning om man bör ta hänsyn till skoningsintervallet. Projektet kan ge oss viktig kunskap om när asymmetrierna uppstår samt hur de utvecklas över tid. Om hästar kan ha en lindrig asymmetri som inte förändras över tid med olika typer av träning kan det indikera att det rör sig mer om en naturlig variation än en hälta. Studien kan ge oss viktig bakgrundsinformation för framtida träningsstudier.
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