Titre : | Relationships between locomotors variables and scores in dressage tests |
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Auteurs : | Sophie Biau ; Eric Barrey |
Type de document : | texte imprimé |
Editeur : | Stuttgart : Hippiatrika, Avril 2004 |
Format : | p. 140 à p. 144 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Classement équitation : | 28 |
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Mots-clés équitation Note ; Propulsion ; Rebond ; Régularité ; SymétrieEquivoc Allure ; Cadence ; Juge ; Reprise De Dressage |
Résumé : | The purpose of this study was to describe the relationships between the scores of dressage horses in competition and gait variables. During twenty five dressage tests, eighteen horses were tested with a gait analysis system. According tothe level of the dressage test, four froups of horses were used : 4, 5 and 6 year old and experienced horses. An accelerometric device fixed at the sternum measured the dorsoventral and longitudinal acceleration. Stride frequency, symmetry, regularity, dorsoventral displacement, longitudinal activity, dorsoventral activity, vector of propulsion and vector of braking were calculated from horse accelerations for each figure of dressage test. At the same time, the judges marked all the figures. Judges'sheets were collected to calculate correlations between marks, total score, and gait variables measured during the test. The results showed that specific characteristics of the walk andtrot were required in young horses. The trot should be slow with a large dorsoventral displacement and a large longitudinal activity. The walk should be slow, regular, symmetric with a large dorsoventral activity and dorsoventral displacement. A good movement performed at the canter was indicated by high longitudinal and dorsoventral activities. Few correlations for the group of experiences horses were observed |