Gait kinematics at trot before and after repeated ridden exercise tests in young Friesian stallions during a fatiguing 10-week training program by Esther W. Siegers, Jeanne I. M. Parmentier, Jeanne I. M. Parmentier, Marianne M. Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, Carolien C. B. M. Munsters, Filipe M. Serra Bragança

“…Upper body vertical movement asymmetry was above the described reference ranges in 69% of the horses.Main limitationsNumber of horses used and only four horses managed to complete the 10-week training program as breeding stallions.ConclusionThe young Friesian stallions showed individually different responses in absolute gait kinematics after exercise and during an intense training program. …”
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