Horse and rider interaction during simulated horse jumping

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15510%2F18%3A73587684" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15510/18:73587684 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2018.07.001" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2018.07.001</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2018.07.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jevs.2018.07.001</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Horse and rider interaction during simulated horse jumping
Original language description
This descriptive study uses a biomechanical simulation to illustrate the effect of rider’s body position on a horse’s motion during the flight phase of a horse jump. Eleven horses were video-recorded performing six jumps each (three with and three without rider) for a total of 66 jumps. A simulation software program analyzed reference points on the riders’ and horses’ bodies (body position) during the jumps. The rider was modeled as a single-segment trunk with the knee joint fixed to a point on the horse’s side, and with the hip and knee free to flex. The program compared the horses’ movements with and without riders, with the most significant differences seen in the angles between the horses’ necks and bodies. Changes in the angles between the horses’ neck and body segments appeared to compensate for the riders’ movements, enabling the horses to maintain balance throughout the jump sequences. We concluded that a horse adapts to faulty rider position by changing the angle of its neck relative to trunk. This information is relevant to rider and horse safety and to improve jump training and performance.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20302 - Applied mechanics

Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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