Can
you spare a few minutes to complete a questionnaire to help research
into saddle slip? Scientists at the Animal Health Trust are trying to
understand more about the reasons for a saddle to slip persistently
to one side in some horses.
To
this end they have devised a questionnaire to examine the
interactions between horses, saddles and riders.
Saddle
slip is a problem seen in all sorts of horses and ponies and can
contribute to back pain. It may also be a sign of hindlimb lameness.
A
recent study by Line Greve and Sue Dyson at the Animal Health Trust
Centre for Equine Studies in Newmarket, found that that saddle slip
is not necessarily due to an ill-fitting saddle or asymmetric shape
of the horse’s back.
Sue
Dyson said: “Detection of saddle slip provides an opportunity for
the owner, riders and trainers to detect low-grade and subclinical
lameness, with important welfare consequences.”
Greve
and Dyson are continuing their investigations, trying to understand
more about the reasons for a saddle to slip persistently to one side
in some horses. To this end they have devised a questionnaire to
examine the interactions between horses, saddles and riders.
The
questionnaire should only take a few minutes to complete, and will
help reveal the frequency of occurrence of saddle slip and the risk
factors involved. Follow the link for more details...
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