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LeeAnn Kaiser

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517.432.5927

Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
D202 Veterinary Medical Center
East Lansing, MI 48824-1314
Lab Phone: 517.432.5927
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Dressage Today

The following are web versions of some of Dr. Clayton's original articles:

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2007


October 2007 - Components of Collection
  Understanding the biomechanics of your horse's stride will help you with his training. 

 

This article was first published in the October 2007 issue of Dressage Today www.equisearch.com/dressagetoday/ and is being published with permission from Dressage Today magazine and Arnd Bronkhorst Photography www.arnd.nl

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2000

 

August 2000 - Detecting Postural Sway  A look at how we can objectively asses balance.


1999

 

November '99 - Photography and Motion Studies  A review of the study of the motion of horses.

August '99 - Characterizing the Aids  A look at scientific measurements of riding aids.

May '99 - The Effect of Head and Neck Position on the Horse's Balance  A look at how a horse is balanced and some results of an interesting investigation.

March '99 - Building a Stronger Dressage Horse  Strength training techniques for the equine athlete.

February '99 - The Mysteries of the Back  How the horse's spinal mobility affect gait.


1998

 

December '98 - Balancing Act  Looking at the mechanics of horse balance.

November '98 - Walk-Pirouette Particulars  The difficulty of the walk-pirouette explored.

October '98 - The Value of Video Part 2  Things to watch for when looking at video tape of a horse.

September '98 - The Value of Video  Some tips on how to make good video tape to review a ride or horse.

August '98 - The Perplexing Piaffe  The Suspension Part II. Does the Piaffe have suspension?

July '98 - The Suspension is Killing Me  Suspension in gait and what it means to the stride of the horse.

June '98 - Introduction  The first McPhail Chair Report column for Dressage & CT magazine.

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