Physiological response to weight carrying and associations with conformation traits in Icelandic horses used for tour riding
The physiological response to weight carrying was relatively low. A wider chest, "uphill" conformation, straight backline and smaller hock circumference were associated with weight carrying capacity, but group (narrow or broad back) was not.
Authors
- V. Gunnarsson
- S. Ragnarsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-0711)
- Anna Jansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5612-9020)
- Gudrun Stefansdottir
- Denise Söderroos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1652-1408)
Institutions
- Hólar University College (IS)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta veterinaria Scandinavica
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-025-00818-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.73
Funders
- Marie-Claire Cronstedts Stiftelse
- Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet