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Volume 4 (5): 142-145, 2000.
Cervical vertebral movement in the horse
James R. Rooney
Gluck Equine Research Center Department of Veterinary
Science
ABSTRACT
Rooney JR., Cervical
vertebral movement in the horse. Online
J Vet Res 4:
142-145, 2000. The movement of the neck of the horse has
been examined by in vitro dissection and manipulation. The cervical vertebrae
move in series along a locus of centers of rotation as the neck moves in the sagittal plane.This series
rotation is determined by the ligamentum nuchae and the muscles which function in parallel with the
ligament. The sigmoid, S-shape of the cervical vertebral column in the usual
standing position is determined by the ligamentum nuchae alone in vitro and in parallel with cervical muscle
action in the live horse.