Hopkins E, Whitrod S, Marlin D, Blake R
Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Lordship Road, Writtle, Essex, CM1 3RR, United Kingdom.
Animalweb Ltd, The Granary, Hermitage Court, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9NT, United Kingdom.
J Equine Vet Sci. 2025 Sep;152:105654. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105654. Epub 2025 Jul 19.
Noseband tightness has received increasing attention within equitation science, however, there is little research into how this effects equine behaviour or performance.
AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1) determine the peak pressures under noseband in vivo at three different tightness; 2) assess limb and back kinematics at different noseband tightness.
Noseband tightness (n = 8 horses) was set using an International Society for Equine Science (ISES) taper gauge with the three settings being; "two fingers (2F)", "one finger (1F)" and "zero fingers (0F)". Peak pressure under noseband was determined using pressure sensors under. Motion capture was used to analyse kinematics of limb and back.
Peak pressures at 1F (40.9 ± 7.2 kPa) and 0F (115.8 ± 52.6 kPa), when compared to 2F (26.4 ± 7.2 kPa), showed a 54% and 338% increase, respectively (F (1.027, 7.192) = 21.012, P = 0.002). As the noseband tightness increased, stride length decreased, showing a statistically significant negative correlation (r(22) = -0.592, P = 0.004). A mean decrease in stride length of 6.2% was seen with the 1F when compared to 2F and an 11.1% decrease was seen at 0F when compared to 2F.
In conclusion, as the noseband was tightened, peak pressure increased and this has a detrimental effect on horses' kinematics, markedly stride kinematics.
鼻带紧度在马术科学领域受到越来越多的关注，然而，关于其如何影响马的行为或表现的研究却很少。
1）确定三种不同紧度下鼻带在体内的峰值压力；2）评估不同鼻带紧度下的肢体和背部运动学。
使用国际马术科学学会（ISES）锥度规设置鼻带紧度（n = 8匹马），三种设置分别为；“两指宽（2F）”、“一指宽（1F）”和“零指宽（0F）”。使用压力传感器确定鼻带下的峰值压力。利用动作捕捉分析肢体和背部的运动学。
与2F（26.4±7.2 kPa）相比，1F（40.9±7.2 kPa）和0F（115.8±52.6 kPa）的峰值压力分别增加了54%和338%（F（1.027, 7.192）= 21.012，P = 0.002）。随着鼻带紧度增加，步长减小，呈现出统计学上显著的负相关（r(22) = -0.592，P = 0.004）。与2F相比，1F时步长平均减少6.2%，0F时与2F相比步长减少11.1%。
总之，随着鼻带收紧，峰值压力增加，这对马的运动学，尤其是步幅运动学有不利影响。
