Evaluation of the movement of the Welsh mountain Pony and Welsh Pony

The aim of this study was to evaluate the movement in walk and trot in the Welsh Mountain Pony and the Welsh Pony. Length of stride in walk, length of stride in trot and the frequency were measured. The following effects were chosen: sex, breed section, country of origin and scapula angle. In total, 57 individuals of the Welsh Pony and Cob breeds were entered into the database (37 animals were section A and 20 animals section B). We measured the data with a laser measure and a special pedometer between March 2010 and April 2012. The relationship between the length of stride in walk and trot was investigated in comparison to the wither height, the animal's sex, its country of origin, breed section and the angle of the scapula. A significant influence was observed for the effect of section. By comparing the spaciousness in walk and trot according to the chosen effects of sex, scapula angle, adherence to section and country of origin, we proved a highly significant influence of the scapula angle and a significant one of the breed. Multiple comparisons showed a significant effect of wither height where the difference in wither height between the individual sections was more than 10 cm.