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Research Journal: January/February 2017

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Asymmetry In Polo Horses In the United Kingdom, researchers examined movement asymmetry in-hand at the trot in 60 polo horses using wireless inertial measurement devices attached to the poll and pelvis. The horses were selected from those actively in training at three different operations.
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Research Journal: January/Febreuary 2016

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Veterinarians in Belgium examined the dorsopalmar and mediolateral hoof balance of five toed-in warmbloods that weren’t lame at the time of the study. They used a pressure plate to assess the symmetry of vertical ground reaction forces as a measure of hoof balance and limb loading symmetry at a walk. Their hypothesis was that toed-in conformation primarily affects mediolateral balance.
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Quantifying Functional Limb Length Disparity In Horses

This pilot study with five horses investigates a standardized method of calculating limb symmetry between pairs of forelimbs
Asymmetry of the forelimbs of the horse is acknowledged as a common condition, which can result in asymmetric movement, abnormities of gait and even lameness. Limb length disparity (LLD) has been previously classified into two categories: structural and functional.
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Managing the Crooked Horse

Most equines are out of alignment one way or another — and a farrier can’t always fix it
Horses are very much like their owners in that they all tend to display some form of asymmetry, albeit in a wide and varied range. The most common causes of any lack of symmetrical proportion are continued habits of stance and movement.
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