Table 5.
Difference in timing of vertical minima and maxima between different axial body segments (head–withers, head–pelvis, withers–pelvis) in Iberian, Warmblood, and Icelandic horses performing different gaits. Significant differences in pair-wise comparisons between breeds are indicated by the same letters (A, B) and asterisks indicating the level of significance (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001).
| Difference in Minima as % of Stride Median (±Interquartile Range) |
Difference in Maxima as % of Stride Median (±Interquartile Range) |
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| Iberian | Warmblood | Icelandic | Iberian | Warmblood | Icelandic | ||
| Head-Withers | Walk | 23 (±6.7) A *** |
28 (±6.3) A *** |
23 (±4.4) |
−27 (±3.4) A ** |
−26 (±2.6) |
−25 (±3.8) A ** |
| Trot | −1.6 (±5.4) A *** |
−3.3 (±2.2) A ***/B ** |
1.1 (±3.3) B ** |
−0.53 (±7.7) A *** |
−2.3 (±2.2) A *** |
1 (±2.7) |
|
| Tölt | −2.9 (±3.9) |
−3.6 (±10) |
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| Pace | −1.3 (±1.9) |
0.9 (±2.2) |
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| Head-Pelvis | Walk | −0.5 (±2.6) A ** |
−0.7 (±2.9) |
3.3 (±3.3) A ** |
−0.2 (±2.2) A ** |
−0.4 (±3.1) B ** |
4.3 (±3.1) A **/B ** |
| Trot | −0.3 (±3.0) |
−1.4 (±2) |
3.8 (±4.3) |
−0.3 (±8.0) |
−1.4 (±2.5) B ** |
3.7 (±4.7) B ** |
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| Tölt | 29 (±4.7) |
−32 (±11) |
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| Pace | −3.4 (±3.8) |
−7 (±7.0) |
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| Withers-Pelvis | Walk | −23 (±7.8) A * |
−28 (±7.6) A */B *** |
−19 (±3.7) B *** |
27 (±3.2) |
26 (±3.1) |
30 (±3.7) |
| Trot | 1.6 (±2.7) A ** |
1.8 (±1) |
3 (±3.7) A ** |
0.2 (±1.8) |
0.7 (±1.4) |
2 (±3.4) |
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| Tölt | 33 (±5.9) |
−26 (±12) |
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| Pace | −2.2 (±9.6) |
−8.5 (±6.8) |
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