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Mean values of the maximum rein tension of all horses in the different gaits; with a rider, the highest rein tension occurred during the canter (35.9 N ± 18.1 N) followed by the trot (23.2 N ± 14.1 N) and the walk (16.5 N ± 10.2 N); without a rider, rein tension was significantly higher during the canter (9.4 N ± 3.0 N) than the trot (7.4 N ± 3.2 N) as well as the canter and the walk (6.5 N ± 2.8 N), but not between walk and trot; ** indicates p < 0.01.
