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BMC veterinary research2026; doi: 10.1186/s12917-026-05376-0

The influence of dirt track hardness on equine limb acceleration and impact attenuation.

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Publication Date: 2026-03-19 PubMed ID: 41857740DOI: 10.1186/s12917-026-05376-0Google Scholar: Lookup
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Bruce OL, Pfau T, Crack LE, Sawatsky A, Leguillette R, Edwards WB. (2026). The influence of dirt track hardness on equine limb acceleration and impact attenuation. BMC Vet Res. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-026-05376-0

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BMC veterinary research
ISSN: 1746-6148
NlmUniqueID: 101249759
Country: England
Language: English

Researcher Affiliations

Bruce, Olivia L
  • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. obruce@stanford.edu.
  • McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. obruce@stanford.edu.
  • Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. obruce@stanford.edu.
  • Department of Radiology, Stanford University, 1201 Welch Rd, Rm P093, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. obruce@stanford.edu.
Pfau, Thilo
  • McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Crack, Laura E
  • McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Sawatsky, Andrew
  • McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Leguillette, Renaud
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Edwards, W Brent
  • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

Grant Funding

  • Graduate studentship / NSERC CREATE Wearable Technology Research and Collaboration training program
  • UCVM Clinical Research Fund / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary

Conflict of Interest Statement

Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Procedures were approved by the University of Calgary Animal Care Committee (AC21-0231 and AC23-0010) and written informed consent was obtained prior to testing by the owner. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: Thilo Pfau is co-owner of EquiGait Ltd, a company providing gait analysis products and services. All other authors declare they have no competing interests.

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