Comparison of clinical examinations of back disorders and humans’ evaluation of back pain in riding school horses

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 2 Proportion of “affected” horses per riding school as assessed by sEMG evaluation

Riding school	RS4	RS5	RS6	RS7	RS8	RS9	RS10	RS11	RS12	RS13	RS14	RS15	RS16	RS17
% of affected horses	0	100	71	100	30	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
Number of horses in the school	7	6	14	6	10	12	9	2	7	4	6	6	7	6

A horse was considered as “affected” as soon as the muscular activity at the level of one tested site was over 10 μV on both sides of the spine. The total number of tested horses in each school is also represented.

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