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A Systematic Approach to Comparing Thermal Activity of the Thoracic Region and Saddle Pressure Distribution beneath the Saddle in a Group of Non-Lame Sports Horses

dc.contributor.authorRussell MacKechnie-Guire
dc.contributor.authorMark Fisher
dc.contributor.authorHelen Mathie
dc.contributor.authorKat Kuczynska
dc.contributor.authorVanessa Fairfax
dc.contributor.authorDiana Fisher
dc.contributor.authorThilo Pfau
dc.contributor.otherCentaur Biomechanics, 25 Oaktree Close, Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire CV35 9BB, UK
dc.contributor.otherWoolcroft Saddlery, Mays Lane, Wisbech PE13 5BU, UK
dc.contributor.otherHelen Mathie Physiotheraphy, Estate House, Matfen NE20 0RP, UK
dc.contributor.otherVet-IR, 83 Ducie Street, Manchester M1 2JQ, UK
dc.contributor.otherFairfax Saddles, The Saddlery, Fryers Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands WS3 2XJ, UK
dc.contributor.otherWoolcroft Saddlery, Mays Lane, Wisbech PE13 5BU, UK
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Clinical Science and Services, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Brookman’s Park, Hatfield AL9 7TA, UK
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-09T05:33:51Z
dc.date.available2025-10-09T05:33:51Z
dc.date.issued01-04-2021
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/4/1105
dc.identifier.urihttp://digilib.fisipol.ugm.ac.id/repo/handle/15717717/41173
dc.description.abstractThermography is a non-invasive method for measuring surface temperatures and may be a convenient way of identifying hypo/hyperthermic areas under a saddle that may be related to saddle pressures. A thermal camera quantified minimum/maximum/mean temperatures at specific locations (left/right) of the thoracic region at three-time points: (1) baseline; (2) post lunging; (3) post ridden exercise in eight non-lame sports horses ridden by the same rider. A Pliance (Novel) pressure mat determined the mean/peak saddle pressures (kPa) in the cranial and caudal regions. General linear mixed models with the horse as the random factor investigated the time point (fixed factor: baseline; lunge; ridden) and saddle fit (fixed factor: correct; wide; narrow) on thermal parameters with Bonferroni post hoc comparison. The saddle pressure data (grouped: saddle width) were assessed with an ANOVA and Tukey post hoc comparison (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). Differences between the saddle widths in the cranial/caudal mean (<i>p</i> = 0.05) and peak saddle pressures (<i>p</i> = 0.01) were found. The maximum temperatures increased post lunge (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001) and post ridden (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001) compared to the baseline. No difference between post lunge and post ridden exercise (all <i>p</i> ≥ 0.51) was found. The thermal activity does not appear to be representative of increased saddle pressure values. The sole use of thermal imaging for saddle fitting should be applied with caution.
dc.language.isoEN
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.subject.lccVeterinary medicine
dc.titleA Systematic Approach to Comparing Thermal Activity of the Thoracic Region and Saddle Pressure Distribution beneath the Saddle in a Group of Non-Lame Sports Horses
dc.typeArticle
dc.description.keywordsmagnitude
dc.description.keywordshyperthermic
dc.description.keywordshypothermic
dc.description.keywordsdegree
dc.description.keywordssymmetry
dc.description.keywordsasymmetry
dc.description.doi10.3390/ani11041105
dc.title.journalAnimals
dc.identifier.e-issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.oaioai:doaj.org/journal:4048f5d7e92e4be99102630db645c3f6
dc.journal.infoVolume 11, Issue 4


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