Table 1. Average force output of the stirrups and bit.
| FORCE (N) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standardization | Short stirrups | Long stirrups | Forward tilt | Backward tilt | ||||||||||||||
| Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | |||||||||
| Trot | Bit | 8.06 | ± | 4.36 | 7.91 | ± | 4.15 | 7.93 | ± | 3.84 | 7.68 | ± | 3.89 | 7.49 | ± | 3.64 | ||
| Stirrup | 132.51 | ± | 54.79 | 133.93 | ± | 51.16 | 182.87 | ± | 213.28 | 188.39 | ± | 212.14 | 187.65 | ± | 211.90 | |||
| Canter | Bit | 14.39 | ± | 7.59 | 14.63 | ± | 6.56 | 8.31 | ± | 9.46 | * | 14.11 | ± | 6.32 | 14.20 | ± | 7.29 | |
| Stirrup | 92.94 | ± | 38.10 | 100.99 | ± | 39.59 | * | 74.18 | ± | 172.14 | * | 157.90 | ± | 217.71 | 144.36 | ± | 221.52 | |
Notes.
SD, standard deviation.
*
Significantly different from standardization trial.