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Does the Distance Between Ground Poles Affect Limb, Spinal and Pelvic Kinematics in Horses When Walking In-Hand?
by Lucy Douglas, Christy Maddock, Ronja Parker, Russell MacKechnie-Guire and Vicki Walker Equine Department, Hartpury University, Hartpury, Gloucestershire GL19 3BE, UK Animals 2026, 16(13), 1938; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16131938 Ground poles are widely used in horse training and rehabilitation, but there is limited scientific evidence on how the distance between poles affects the way horses move. This study investigated how different pole spacings influence limb and back
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