A Seminar of gait horse analysis using the Analoc-E System was carried out at Ferwick Farm indoor arena –Erbach- Germany.
A good approach of the non invasive technology developed by Dr. A.P.Toledo (brazilian engineer and horse gait researcher) and Dr. C.A-.Schelim (Engineer and Software Specialist) with 45 European gaited horse breeders which attended the meeting, despite of the cold weather and snow-capped roads.
The event was nicely organized by Mrs. Caroline Jost and Marcel Kilbert with the Gaited Horse Breeders Association and Ferwick Farm team.
The gait analysis were conducted with Islander, American Saddlebred crossed , Manga-larga Marchador horses and gaited horses bread in Germany.
The first gaited horse is an American Saddle (Two5) with a good lateral (picada) gait (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1- American Saddle horse x Missouri gait being measured by the Analoc-E at Ferwick Farm
The Fig. 2 shows the gait diagram for the American Saddle horse.
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Fig. 2- Gait diagram of the American Saddle x Missouri horse in a lateral (picada) gait.
This gait shows 2 triple stances of foreleg (17.6 %), 2 triple stances of hindleg (23.1 %), 2 diagonal stances (23.1 %) and 2 lateral stances (36.1 %). The CL= 1.56 (Coeficiente Lateral) is the relation between lateral/diagonal stance time.
The dissociation of 26.1% and the asymmetry of 0 % show a good and smooth lateral gait.
The stride time is 600.57 ms and there is no other non-desirable gait stance as mono, double fore, double hind, quadruple or even complete suspension.
The average hoof stance time is 60.2 % or 361.54 ms.
Next horse is a Mangalarga Marchador performing a intermediary or middle gait (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3- The Mangalarga Marchador horse gait measured by the Analoc-E at Ferwick Farm.
The gait diagram shows a good middle gait , with Handicap of 8.2, CL (lateral coeficient) of 0.905, stride length of 1.77m, body velocity of 11,01 k/h and a very nice asymmetry (As) of 1 % (Fig. 4).
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Fig. 4 – Locomotion diagram of a intermediary gait of a MM horse measured by the Analoc-E
This gait shows 2 triple stances of foreleg (8.7 %), 2 triple stances of hind leg (14.4 %), 2 diagonal stances (40.4 %) and 2 lateral stances (36.5 %).
The stride time is 583.44 ms and there is no other non-desirable gait stance as mono, double fore, double hind, quadruple or even complete suspension.
The average hoof stance time is 55.75 % or 355.27 ms.
The Fig. 3 shows the main bio-mechanic parameters of 06 gait analysis, including lateral (picada) gait and middle gait.
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