Table 1.

Fore‐ and hindlimb asymmetries for straight, left and right lungeing direction in 94 riding horses perceived by their owners to be sound

Variable	n	Mean	s.d.	Percentiles
				5th	25th	75th	95th
Straight
HDminright	51	4.7	4.3	0.7	1.6	7.5	12.4
HDminleft	43	−4.7	3.2	−9.9	−7.0	−2.2	−0.8
HDmaxright	45	3.9	3.0	0.6	1.3	5.7	8.4
HDmaxleft	49	−3.8	3.2	−9.1	−4.8	−1.6	−0.6
PDminright	44	1.4	1.1	0.0	0.7	2.1	3.8
PDminleft	50	−1.8	1.2	−4.1	−2.7	−1.0	−0.2
PDmaxright	55	2.0	1.3	0.2	1.0	2.8	4.2
PDmaxleft	39	−1.8	1.5	−4.9	−2.8	−0.5	0.0
Left circle
HDminright	57	9.0	7.7	0.9	3.5	13.0	28.0
HDminleft	37	−9.3	7.3	−27.0	−13.8	−2.9	−1.0
HDmaxright	27	6.5	5.2	1.2	3.2	6.9	18.5
HDmaxleft	67	−7.3	5.3	−17.1	−10.2	−3.0	−0.4
PDminright	20	2.9	3.5	0.2	0.8	3.8	11.6
PDminleft	74	−6.1	4.1	−14.1	−8.3	−3.2	−0.7
PDmaxright	57	3.3	2.8	0.2	1.3	4.5	8.7
PDmaxleft	37	−3.2	2.2	−6.8	−4.4	−1.3	−0.5
Right circle
HDminright	40	5.7	4.3	0.6	2.6	7.6	15.1
HDminleft	54	−8.3	6.8	−21.9	−11.5	−2.3	−0.9
HDmaxright	66	6.4	4.0	0.5	2.8	9.2	13.6
HDmaxleft	28	−7.8	4.9	−18.6	−10.0	−4.2	−2.1
PDminright	74	5.7	4.0	0.5	2.4	8.0	14.4
PDminleft	20	−2.9	2.5	−8.7	−4.1	−1.3	−0.3
PDmaxright	37	2.6	2.0	0.1	0.9	4.2	6.3
PDmaxleft	57	−3.9	3.5	−12.5	−5.3	−1.7	−0.1

HD = head; PD = pelvis.