Background: Swimming is used for rehabilitation and conditioning purposes in equine sports
medicine despite the lack of understanding of equine swimming kinematics. The aim of this …

Hydrotherapy has been utilized in horse rehabilitation programs for over four decades.
However, a comprehensive description of the swimming cycle of horses is still lacking. One …

Aquatic training has been integrated into equine rehabilitation and training programs for
several decades. While the cardiovascular effects of this training have been explored in …

Muscle injuries are frequent and can affect all horses regardless of age or physical activity. A
detailed understanding of the mechanisms and phases of muscle injury, including physical …

Horses are frequently brought to the pool, although little is known about how they swim. One
aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of the horses' gait while swimming in a …

Swimming is used for rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries and for conditioning to
improve equine fitness. However, there are anecdotal reports that suggest that tethered …

Genetic parameters of overreach, term and acuteness in Peruvian Paso horses (PPH) have
not been determined to date. It is important to estimate these parameters for application in …

The great popularity of aquatic exercise among equestrian world and equine veterinarians
have led the scientific community to study different types of aquatic exercise including …

The heritability of over-reach, term, and acuteness in Peruvian Paso horses (PPH) have not
been determined to date. It is important to estimate these traits for their application in PPH …