Picture analysis on the horse and rider's movements with respect to the riding for the normal and disabled

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The horseback riding has been known as producing preferable health effects for normal and disabled persons. The movement of the withers, left and right points of hip of the walking and trotting horses and left lumber portion (Os ilius) of rider was studied by the aid of three dimension picture analysis with respect to proportion of horses, gland conditions, the presence or absent of rider. The vertical movement of each position was large in horses with longer neck and limbs, short trunk and smaller circumference of the trunk. This tendency was apparent in walking and trotting on the solid grand more than the soft grand. The vertical movement was larger in the stance stage than in the swing one. The presence of rider diminished the magnitude of the vertical movement and shortened the stride. The movement of the rider was close to that of the point of hip in the horse, where it was most affected by the movement of hind limbs. The heart rate and respiratory rate in rider increased during walking and more during trotting. This response was apparent in healthy adults than in healthy children.