Ventorp, Michael and Wachenfelt, Hans von
(2014).
Measurement of kick loads from horses on stable fittings and building elements.
I/In: Equi-meeting Infrastructures, Horas national du Lion d'Angers, France, 6-7 October 2014, 6-7 oktober 2014, Lion d’Angers (Maine et Loire), France.
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Abstract
Fittings and fixtures in horse stables may cause injuries to horses when trapped and there is a great risk of an accident to animal and handler when releasing a horse. The risk of injuries to horses and handlers must be minimised by correct structural design and appropriate choice of building material. The physical load of horse kicks were measured in order to obtain data for the design of safe horse fittings and fixtures. To record the forces exerted by horse kicks a measuring wall and a computerised measuring system were constructed and used in single horse boxes. For reference, the characteristics of the measuring system were determined by a drop hammer test. Through regression analysis a linear relation was found between the field recorded impact values from horse kicks obtained by the measuring system and drop hammer impact values. The drop hammer method can thus be used to test fittings. Impacts recorded in the field tests were rapid, often shorter than 0.03 s and 90% had a maximum value below 1924 N. The greatest impact force and impulse caused by a horse kick were 8722 N and 131 N s respectively, with no statistical difference between provoked and unprovoked kicks. Considering the data obtained and allowing a certain safety margin, the impact resistance of horse fixtures and fittings in single horse boxes, to be used for horses of up to 700 kg mass, should be at least equivalent to 150 Ns exerted by a horse shoe at 45°.
Authors/Creators: | Ventorp, Michael and Wachenfelt, Hans von | ||||
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Title: | Measurement of kick loads from horses on stable fittings and building elements | ||||
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Year of publishing : | 2014 | ||||
Depositing date: | 2015 | ||||
Page range: | 50-54 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 5 | ||||
Place of Publication: | Lion d’Angers (Maine et Loire) , France | ||||
Publisher: | Institut Francais du Cheval et de l'equitation; Le Pin au Haras; France | ||||
Associated Programs and Other Stakeholders: | SLU - Environmental assessment > Programme Built Environment | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Publication Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) | ||||
Refereed: | No | ||||
Article category: | Other scientific | ||||
Version: | Accepted version | ||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
Agris subject categories.: | L Animal production > L01 Animal husbandry L Animal production > L70 Veterinary science and hygiene - General aspects | ||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Agricultural Science | ||||
Keywords: | horse kick, physical load, fitting, fixture, equine safety | ||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3144 | ||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3144 | ||||
Alternative URL: | http://equimeeting-infrastructures-english.blogscheval.net/files/%C3%A9qui-meeting%20Infrastructures%202014%20English.pdf | ||||
ID Code: | 12833 | ||||
Faculty: | LTV - Fakulteten för landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap | ||||
Department: | (LTJ, LTV) > Department of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101) | ||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
Deposited On: | 21 Dec 2015 13:13 | ||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 14:17 |
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