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
Online Published on 08 October, 2025.
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.
Tent Pegging, Indian Sporting Horses, Conformation, Traits, Measurements
