title: [The appearance of stress on the movement apparatus in dressage, jumping and versatility horses].
abstract: Jumping and military (three days events) horses are exposed, during sports activities, to a particularly high stress especially in the region of the extremities (limbs). The genesis of tendon, joint and bone diseases are traced in accordance to the centers of the load during movement sequence. A special statistics on injuries concerning the German competition horses does not exist yet. Out of the available statistics about the German competition horses it is not obvious that as a result of its use as sports horses a particular high loss occur among these horses.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Pferde, Tierärztlichen Hoschschule Hannover.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hertsch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006736:Horses / Q000293:injuries*; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013177:Sports; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary
vernacular_title: Belastungserscheinungen am Bewegungsapparat bei Dressur-, Spring- und Vielseitigkeitspferden.