Morphological clinical study of dorsal neck edge cross horse of carriage in Córdoba and Sevilla (Andalucía, Spain)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to a clinical, morphological of deformation dorsal neck edge on in horse of carriage in Seville and Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. We studied a total of 110 horses. Clinical examination was performed and morphological considering weight and body condition was measured cervical perimeter. Deformation of the dorsal edge of the neck in all cases studied was evident. Morphological study to consider the deformation of the dorsal edge of the neck taking into account the ridge of the neck (score of 1 to 5) evidenced: for score 0: 33.6%; score 1: 51.8%; Rankings 2: 10%; Rated: 4.5 % for score 4 and 5 no horse was observed in these categories. The average diameter of the neck was 92.54cm, the average neck length was 92.46 cm and the weight was 3.92kg. The statistical result of the degree of deformation of the neck with the weight was 0.465 and the correlation between the degrees of deformation with weight was 0.652. The degree of correlation between neck circumference and body condition was 0.634. In conclusion deformation dorsal edge of the collar in horses used for carriage crossed in Cordoba and Seville, Spain, was observed a prevalence of 66%.