Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 7

Limb conformation of Indian Sporting Horse for Tent Pegging Sport

  • Author:
  • Rajkumar Gadpayle1,*, V. N. Khune2, Rupal Pathak3, Yashwant Atbhaiya4, Ramchandra Ramteke5, Dhananjay Jolhe6, Shivesh Deshmukh7, Shabir Kumar Anant8,**, Ashutosh Tiwari9
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 3345 to 3351

1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Anjora, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg-491001, Chhattisgarh, India

2Associate Professor, Livestock Production Management Department, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg-491001, Chhattisgarh, India

3Assistant Professor, Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg-491001, Chhattisgarh, India

4Technical Officer, Director Research Services, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg-491001, Chhattisgarh, India

5Assistant Professor, Animal Nutrition Department of ILFC, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg-491001, Chhattisgarh, India

6Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg-491001, Chhattisgarh, India

7Assistant Professor, Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg-491001, Chhattisgarh, India

8Sports Officer, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg-491001, Chhattisgarh, India

9Associate Professor, Veterianry Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg-491001, Chhattisgarh, India

*Corresponding Author E-mail: dr.raj1606@gmail.com

**shabiranant@gmail.com

Online Published on 08 October, 2025.

Abstract

Tent Pegging is the cavalry sport in which the horse with rider has to cross an 80-meter strip in 7 seconds so speed is an important criteria for these horses but meager data are available about limb conformation traits of Tent Pegging horses, therefore this study was carried out to characterize baseline measurements of length of bones and angle in the limbs of 20 Indian Sporting Horses of Tent Pegging category. The length and angle of bones and joints were measured with the help of tape-meter and Goniometer by locating the anatomical reference points on the limb of Indian Sporting Horses. The measurement of the bone length and angle of joints were obtained which are specific for the Tent Pegging category of Indian Sporting Horses of Indian Army. The study revealed that the arm length represented 63.65% of shoulder length. Arm length was 82.30% of fore - arm length. Fore cannon length was 59.01% of fore - arm length. Thigh length was 95.89% of pelvis length and 80.60% of gaskin length. Fore cannon length was 76.51% of hind cannon length. Conclusively, the results provide guidelines of limb conformation for selecting Indian Sporting Horses for better performance in racing as well as Tent Pegging.

Keywords

Tent Pegging, Indian Sporting Horses, Conformation, Traits, Measurements