Use of high-speed cinematography and computer generated gait diagrams for the study of equine hindlimb kinematics.
Abstract: High-speed cinematography with computer aided analysis was used to study equine hindlimb kinematics. Eight horses were filmed at the trot or the pace. Filming was done from the side (lateral) and the back (caudal). Parameters measured from the lateral filming included the heights of the tuber coxae and tailhead, protraction and retraction of the hoof and angular changes of the tarsus and stifle. Abduction and adduction of the limb and tarsal height changes were measured from the caudal filming. The maximum and minimum values plus the standard deviations and coefficients of variations are presented in tabular form. Three gait diagrams were constructed to represent stifle angle versus tarsal angle, metatarsophalangeal height versus protraction-retraction (fetlock height diagram) and tuber coxae and tailhead height versus stride (pelvic height diagram). Application of the technique to the group of horses revealed good repeatability of the gait diagrams within a limb and the diagrams appeared to be sensitive indicators of left/right asymmetries.
Publication Date: 1989-01-01 PubMed ID: 2920701DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1989.tb02089.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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Summary
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The research focuses on using high-speed cinematography and computer-aided analysis to study the kinematics (motion) of horse hindlimbs during trotting or pacing.
Objective of the Research
The researchers are exploring the applications and effectiveness of high-speed filming coupled with computer aided analysis, to investigate and understand the kinematics of a horse’s hindlimb. Specifically, they are aiming to provide concrete data on various parameters of hindlimb motion during trotting or pacing.
Methodology of the Research
- Eight horses were selected for the study and were filmed while trotting or pacing from the side (lateral view) and back (caudal view).
- Various parameters related to the horse’s motion were measured. This included data from the lateral view such as the heights of the tuber coxae and tailhead, protraction and retraction of the hoof, along with angular changes of the tarsus and stifle.
- From the caudal view, abduction and adduction of the limb were observed and tarsal height changes were measured.
- The researchers also recorded maximum and minimum values, standard deviations, and coefficients of variations.
Construction of Gait Diagrams
- The data obtained was then used to create three types of gait diagrams — stifle angle versus tarsal angle, metatarsophalangeal height versus protraction-retraction (fetlock height diagram), and tuber coxae and tailhead height versus stride (pelvic height diagram).
- These diagrams serve as the graphical representation of a horse’s hindlimb movement and offer additional visual aids to understand the kinematics.
Results and Relevance of the Findings
- Applying this technique of high-speed cinematography with computer aided analysis on the group of horses showed good repeatability. This indicates that the method was consistently successful in analyzing and portraying the horse’s gait.
- The gait diagrams made appeared to be sensitive indicators of left-right asymmetries. This suggests that they could be valuable tools for identifying and studying discrepancies between the movements of the left and right limbs of a horse.
Cite This Article
APA
Kobluk CN, Schnurr D, Horney FD, Sumner-Smith G, Willoughby RA, Dekleer V, Hearn TC.
(1989).
Use of high-speed cinematography and computer generated gait diagrams for the study of equine hindlimb kinematics.
Equine Vet J, 21(1), 48-58.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-3306.1989.tb02089.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St Paul.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Biomechanical Phenomena
- Gait
- Hindlimb / physiology
- Horses / physiology
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Male
- Motion Pictures
- Reference Values
Citations
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- Degueurce C, Dietrich G, Pourcelot P, Denoix JM, Geiger D. Three-dimensional kinematic technique for evaluation of horse locomotion in outdoor conditions.. Med Biol Eng Comput 1996 May;34(3):249-52.
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