Dissertação
Ajuste de selas na raça Mangalarga Marchador
Fecha
2020-02-20Autor
Bárbara de Oliveira Nacif Klein
Institución
Resumen
Saddle Fitting interfaces rider, saddle and the horse’s back through anatomic,
physiologic and biomechanical concepts. An adjusted saddle is an utmost condition for
achieving a balanced ride and to optimize horses’ kinematics, thus allowing proper
muscle function, a vital requisite in achieving maximum performance and comply with
animal welfare guidelines. This work aims to describe Australian-type saddles (STA)
commonly used in Margalarga Marchador horses (MM) and correlate saddle panels
measurements with horses’ back. Linear and angular measurements of 117 saddles
were taken during the 37th MM National Exposition, and from the thoracic region of
377 MM horses during the 32o Brazilian Marcha Championship and the 38th MM
National Exposition MM, using a measuring tape, a hypometer and a moulder. All four
STA models more commonly used were compared to horses measurements and
evaluated in their capacity to distribute weight in the Gullet area. These evaluations
was made on horses back before and after exercise, using a Flir E40 thermograph in
eight horses. on the back of eight horses. Eleven variables concerning saddle/horse
were evaluated in six adjustment areas: (1: lenght; 2: width; 3: seat – A; 4: mean– B,
5: seat – C e 6: medial heights) within seven groups: males, females, marcha picada,
marcha batida, age1, age2 e age3. All 32 post-exercises thermographic panels
evaluations were classified according to a qualitative score (1 to 5) (1: Very bad; 2:
Bad, 3: Acceptable; 4: Good e 5: Excellent). On all 308 saddle/horse comparisons,
99,7% did not achieve an ideal index of correspondence regarding angular and metric
measurements (p<0,05). On 32 Gullet thermographic evaluations, 62,5 % were scored
as 1, 25,0 % as 2 and 12,5% as 3. Results highlight flaws regarding STA fitting and its
low capacity of a proper weight distribution on MM horses’ back, thus compromising
their performance. A better understanding of Saddle Fitting principles and saddle
manufacturing