The Effects of Inclination (Up and Down) of the Treadmill on the Electromyogram Activities of the Forelimb and Hind limb Muscles at a Walk and a Trot in Thoroughbred Horses

It is important to know the effects of the inclination of a slope on the activity of each muscle, because training by running on a sloped track is commonly used for Thoroughbred racehorses. The effects of incline (from −6 to +6%) on the forelimbs and hind limbs during walking and trotting on a tread...

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Main Authors: TAKAHASHI, Toshiyuki, MATSUI, Akira, MUKAI, Kazutaka, OHMURA, Hajime, HIRAGA, Atsushi, AIDA, Hiroko
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society of Equine Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4266754/