Vertical movement symmetry of the withers in horses with induced forelimb and hindlimb lameness at trot.
Marie RhodinEmma Persson-SjodinA EgenvallFilipe Manuel Serra BragancaThilo PfauL RoepstorffM A WeishauptM H ThomsenPaul René van WeerenE HernlundPublished in: Equine veterinary journal (2018)
The vertical asymmetry pattern of the withers discriminated a head nod associated with true forelimb lameness from the compensatory head movement asymmetry caused by primary hindlimb lameness. Measuring movement symmetry of the withers may, thus, aid in determining primary lameness location.