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Caution urged in thermal imaging’s role in assessing saddle fit
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The thermal grid reference used when quantifying thermal temperatures of the thoracic region (left) and ventral aspect of the saddle (right). A mask (grey area) was applied to areas of the grid which did not correspond to the horse’s back. Images: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041105
Researchers urge caution in relying only on thermal imaging on horses to assess pressure under the saddle.
Thermography is a non-invasive method for measuring surface temperatures, which has raised the possibility of it being used as a convenient way of identifying warm and cool areas under a saddle that may be related to saddle pressures.