The application of high-speed cinematography for the quantitative analysis of equine locomotion.
Locomotive disorders constitute a serious problem in horse racing which will only be rectified by a better understanding of the causative factors associated with disturbances of gait. This study describes a system for the quantitative analysis of the locomotion of horses at speed. The method is based on high-speed cinematography with a semi-automatic system of analysis of the films. The recordings are made with a 16 mm high-speed camera run at 500 frames per second (fps) and the films are analysed by special film-reading equipment and a mini-computer. The time and linear gait variables are presented in tabular form and the angles and trajectories of the joints and body segments are presented graphically.
D000818:Animals; D005684:Gait; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D008124:Locomotion; D009040:Motion Pictures; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary