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The Effects Of Horseback Riding On The Gait Of Adolescents, Sarah L. Hayes
The Effects Of Horseback Riding On The Gait Of Adolescents, Sarah L. Hayes
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to investigate the changes that occur in the gait of a set of subjects after they ride a horse. Eleven riders with a developmental disability were selected and included in an experimental group and nineteen “typical” subjects or those without a developmental disability were included as a second comparison group. The length of time the subjects were able to remain standing in a tandem stance and in a one-legged stance without becoming unbalanced was measured and recorded. The stride length of the subject’s second and third step from heel to heel was also …