Non-banked curved tracks influence movement symmetry in two-year-old Standardbred trotters.
Anne Selvén KallerudElin HernlundAnna ByströmEmma Persson-SjodinMarie RhodinEli H S HendricksonCathrine T FjordbakkPublished in: Equine veterinary journal (2021)
Systematic differences between straight and curved track segments were found but did not fully correspond to previously described findings for horses lunged in circles. Effect sizes were overall small. Data in our study were collected from horses trotting on 1000 m tracks with curve radii of 80-85 m. On non-banked tracks of this size, collecting IMU symmetry data at jogging speeds without distinguishing between straight and curved parts is unlikely to adversely affect clinical decision-making.