Titel (eng)

The Development of a Standardized Protocol for Quantifying Equestrian Eventing Cross-Country Ground

Autor*in

Robert Graydon   University of Central Lancashire

Sarah Jane Hobbs   University of Central Lancashire

Jonathan Sinclair   University of Central Lancashire

Lars Roepstorff   Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Christian Peham   University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Johannes Peter Schramel   University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Mark Lucey   Owl House

Alison J. Northrop   Nottingham Trent University

Jaime H. Martin   Nottingham Trent University

Verlag

MDPI

Beschreibung (eng)

The ground has long been cited as a key contributing factor for injury risk in the cross-country phase of eventing. The current study aimed to develop a practically useful standardized protocol for measuring eventing cross country ground. Data collection was split into three phases: Phase 1 (Validation), Phase 2 (Expansion of data set), and Phase 3 (Threshold establishment). During Phase 1, data from nine event courses were collected using an Orono Biomechanical Surface Tester (OBST), Vienna Surface Tester (VST), Lang Penetrometer, Going Stick, and moisture meter. Using linear regression, 80% of the variability in cushioning measured with the OBST was predicted from moisture and VST measurements (p < 0.001). In Phase 2, objective data from 81 event courses and subjective assessments from 180 event riders were collected. In Phase 3, k-means cluster analysis was used to classify the courses into ten clusters based on average course measurements of moisture, cushioning, firmness, stiffness, depth, and coefficient of restitution. Based on cluster membership, course average subjective data (16 courses) were compared using a General Linear Model. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in subjective impact firmness (p = 0.038) and subjective cushioning (p = 0.010) were found between clusters. These data and cluster thresholds provide an event course baseline for future comparisons.

Sprache des Objekts

Englisch

Datum

2023

Rechte

Dieses Werk bzw. dieser Inhalt steht unter einer
CC BY 4.0 - Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz.

CC BY 4.0 International

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Klassifikation

cushioning; equine; eventing; firmness; injury risk; moisture; soil; surface measurement; surface stiffness; turf

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