This work is being supported by John Voskamp one of our support partners in Holland (www.rosmark.nl). Click on the image to read the actual press release in Dutch, the english text is below.
In the last decade a lot of research has been done at gait analysis of horses, also from point of biomechanics. Treadmills are well-known for their use for gait analysis with track markers and high speed camera for analysing and describing the gaits of horses. Developments in digital technology offers new possibilities, one of them is the English Pegasus system. The Pegasus system analyses the gaits of horses with sensors attached to the horse and a GPS-sensor.
In cooperation with Dr. Willem Back, working at Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University, Royal Friesian Horse Studbook (KFPS) is testing the possibilities for this system for breeding purposes (selection of animals). At June 3rd, members of the jury of KFPS judged 12 horses in hand and ridden at Stoeterij Koningsland in Elst. The gaits of the horses were at the same time recorded with the Pegasus system. Royal Friesian Horse Studbook (KFPS) foresees possibilities for additional information (about balance of gaits, symmetry of gaits, etc.) from the digital gait analysing system in their performance test for young horses. KFPS evaluates the results in autumn 2010.
More about KFPS can be found here
