ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
The Impact of Circular Exercise Diameter on Bone and Joint Health of Juvenile Animals.
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- Effects of Exercise Speed and Circle Diameter on Markers of Bone and Joint Health in Juvenile Sheep as an Equine Model.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Clodronate disodium does not produce measurable effects on bone metabolism in an exercising, juvenile, large animal model.PloS one · 2024Article
- Circle Diameter Impacts Stride Frequency and Forelimb Stance Duration at Various Gaits in Horses.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Review of Three Decades of Research Dedicated to Making Equine Bones Stronger: Implications for Horses and Humans.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
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Abstract
Circular exercise is used in many equestrian disciplines and this study aimed to determine if circle diameter impacts juvenile animal forelimb bone and joint health. On day 0, 24 calves at 9 weeks of age were assigned the following exercise treatments: small circle (12 m clockwise), large circle (18-m clockwise), treadmill, or non-exercised control. Exercise was initiated at 1.1−1.5 m/s for 5 min/d and increased 5 min weekly until reaching 30 min/d. On day 49, synovial fluid was collected from multiple joints, cartilage was collected from the proximal surface of fused third and fourth metacarpi (MC III and IV), and forelimbs underwent computed tomography scans. A statistical analysis (PROC mixed) was performed in SAS 9.4. The inside leg of the small circle treatment had a larger MC III and IV dorsopalmar external diameter than the outside (p = 0.05). The medial proximal phalanx had a greater mediolateral diameter than the lateral proximal phalanx of the small circle treatment (p = 0.01). Fetlock nitric oxide was greater in the large circle and treadmill treatments (p < 0.0001). Cartilage glycosaminoglycan concentration was greater in the outside leg of the small circle exercise treatment than the inside leg (p = 0.03). Even at slow speeds, circular exercise diameter can impact joint and bone health, but faster speeds may have greater alterations.
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