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Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho2019; 90(10); 1396-1406; doi: 10.1111/asj.13282

An application of temperature mapping of horse’s back for leisure horse-rider-matching.

Abstract: Leisure riding is a popular way of using horses however, unlike sport or racing horses, those are mostly not associated with one rider with high skills. Constant overload of equine musculoskeletal system causes pathologies, which are affecting horse mobility and decreases the horse-rider communication. The aim was to propose the new scoring system of thermograph analysis as an aspect of differences in heat distributions on horseback before and after leisure ridings. The study was conducted on sixteen Polish warmblood horses, scanned with a non-contact thermographic camera. Heat pattern of the thoracolumbar area was evaluated on thermograms taken before and after exercise. The criteria with point values for horse-rider-matching were created: heat points on the dorsal midline of saddle-back contact area and degree of muscle unit overload. The results of thermograph analysis were compared with the results of a questionnaire on horse-rider communication during riding in order to estimate the relevance of matching. The maximum score was obtained in 38.3% and 39.8% of combinations based on the thermograph analysis and questionnaire, respectively. Results of both scoring systems were strongly positive correlated (r = .937), demonstrating high sensitivity (61.72%) and specificity (90.23%) of the matching. The horse-rider matching may improve horse comfort during leisure type of work.
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Publication Date: 2019-08-28 PubMed ID: 31461205DOI: 10.1111/asj.13282Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research article discusses the application of temperature mapping to assess the match between a leisure horse and its rider. The study aimed to develop a new scoring system for thermograph analysis, which was then compared with the results from a questionnaire to ascertain its relevance.

Objective and Methodology

  • The main goal of this research was to propose a new scoring system based on thermographic analysis. This system is intended to discern differences in heat distribution on a horse’s back before and after leisure rides.
  • The researchers used a non-contact thermographic camera to carry out this study. Sixteen Polish warmblood horses were used for this analysis.
  • The thoracolumbar area’s heat pattern was evaluated using thermograms taken before and after exercise.
  • In order to create a scoring system for horse-rider matching, the team developed certain criteria with point values. These criteria included heat points on the dorsal midline of the saddle-back contact area and the degree of muscle unit overload.

Analysis and Results

  • The outcomes of the thermographic analysis were then compared with those of a questionnaire on horse-rider communication during riding. This was done to determine the connection and relevance between these two sets of results.
  • The maximum score based on the thermographic analysis was obtained in 38.3% of combinations, while 39.8% of combinations achieved the maximum score based on the questionnaire.
  • The results of the two scoring systems showed a strong positive correlation, with a correlation coefficient of 0.937. This indicates that the thermographic analysis method had high sensitivity (61.72%) and specificity (90.23%) in determining a good horse-rider match.

Conclusion

  • The research suggests that horse-rider matching based on thermographic analysis can potentially improve a horse’s comfort during leisure work.
  • The study concluded that the thermographic analysis scoring system and questionnaire results are strongly correlated, implying that the scores accurately reflect a successful match between a horse and its rider.

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APA
Masko M, Krajewska A, Zdrojkowski L, Domino M, Gajewski Z. (2019). An application of temperature mapping of horse’s back for leisure horse-rider-matching. Anim Sci J, 90(10), 1396-1406. https://doi.org/10.1111/asj.13282

Publication

Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho
ISSN: 1740-0929
NlmUniqueID: 100956805
Country: Australia
Language: English
Volume: 90
Issue: 10
Pages: 1396-1406

Researcher Affiliations

Masko, Malgorzata
  • Department of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS - SGGW), Warsaw, Poland.
Krajewska, Anna
  • Department of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS - SGGW), Warsaw, Poland.
Zdrojkowski, Lukasz
  • Department of Large Animal Diseases with Clinic, Veterinary Research Centre and Center for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS - SGGW), Warsaw, Poland.
Domino, Malgorzata
  • Department of Large Animal Diseases with Clinic, Veterinary Research Centre and Center for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS - SGGW), Warsaw, Poland.
Gajewski, Zdzislaw
  • Department of Large Animal Diseases with Clinic, Veterinary Research Centre and Center for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS - SGGW), Warsaw, Poland.

MeSH Terms

  • Animals
  • Back Injuries / veterinary
  • Horses
  • Leisure Activities
  • Thermography / veterinary

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