title: Locomotion and gait analysis.
abstract: Gait analysis can play an important role in exercise physiology, racetrack ergonomics, lameness prophylaxis, and assessment of performance potential in racehorses. This article concentrates on the methods used for gait analysis and considers some basic data on the different gaits of the horse.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005221:Fatigue / Q000662:veterinary; D005552:Forelimb / Q000502:physiology; D005684:Gait; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000502:physiology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D007596:Joints / Q000502:physiology; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000503:physiopathology; D008124:Locomotion; D009040:Motion Pictures; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal