​​Scientific papers
objective gait analysis

Head and pelvic movement asymmetries at trot in riding horses in training and perceived as free from lameness by the owner  

Rhodin M. et al. (2017), PLoSONE 12(4):e0176253

The intra- and inter-assessor reliability of measurement of functional outcome by lameness scoring in horses

Fuller, C. et al. (2006), Veterinary Journal, 171, 281-286

Rater agreement of visual lameness assessment in horses during lungeing Hammarberg M. et al. (2016), Equine Veterinary Journal, 48, 78-82

Investigation of the reliability of observational gait analysis for the assessment of lameness in horses

Hewetson, M. et al. (2006)VetRecord, 158, 852-858

Evaluation of mild lameness in horses trotting on a treadmill by clinicians, interns or residents and correlation of their assessments with kinematic gait analysis

Keegan, K. et al. (1998) American Journal of Veterinary Research, 59, 1370-1377

Repeatability of subjective evaluation of lameness

Keegan, K. et al. (2010), Equine Veterinary Journal, (42), 92-97

Subjective and objective evaluations of horses for fit-to-compete or unfit-to-compete judgement

Serra Braganca et al. (2020), The Veterinary Journal, 257

Seeing slow and seeing fast: two limits on perception

Holcombe et al. (2009), Trends in cognitive sciences (13) 5, 216-221

Evidence of the development of ‘domain-restricted’ expertise in the recognition of asymmetric motion characteristics of hindlimb lameness in the horse

Parkes et al. (2009), Equine Veterinary Journal, 41 (2) 112-117

Hindlimb lameness: Clinical judgement versus computerised symmetry measurement

Peham, C. et al. (2001), VetRecord, (148) 750-752

Supporting forelimb lameness: Clinical judgement vs. computerised symmetry measurement

Peham, C. et al. (1999), Equine Veterinary Journal, (31) 417-421

Evidence of bias affecting the interpretation of the results of local anaesthetic nerve blocks when assessing lameness in horses

Arkell et al. (2006), VetRecord,(159) 346–349

Visual lameness assessment in comparison to quantitative gait analysis in horses

Hardeman et al. (2022), Equine Veterinary Journal, (54) 1076-1085

Can lameness be graded reliably?

Dyson, S. (2011), Equine Veterinary Journal, (43) 379-382

Diagnosis and management of lameness in horses

Ross MW. Chapter 7. Movement. In: Ross MW, Dyson SJ, editors Elsevier Saunders; 2011.

Expert visual assessment strategies for equine lameness examinations in a straight line and a circle: A mixed methods study using eye tracking

Starke et al. (2022), VetRecord, e1684

A first exploration of perceived pros and cons of quantitative gait analysis in equine clinical practice

Hardeman et al. (2021), Equine Veterinary Education, 2021

Limb movement adaptations in horses with experimentally induced fore- or hindlimb lameness,

H.H.F Buchner, H.H.C.M Savelberg, H.C Schamhardt, A. Barneveld (1996), Equine Veterinary Journal

Compensatory load redistribution of horses with induced weight-bearing forelimb lameness trotting on a treadmill

M.A. Weishaupt, T. Wiestner, H.P Hogg, P. Jordan, J.A Auer (2006), The Veterinary Journal

Compensatory mechanisms of weightbearing lameness in horses: A novel approach by measuring vertical ground reaction forces on an instrumented treadmill,

M.A Weishaupt (2004), University of Zurich