Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center studies equine sports and injuries

The Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center is a state-of-the-art equine sports and lameness facility at Michigan State University. Since the center opened in 2000, incredible progress has been made, culminating in world-renowned research to benefit performance and soundness of equine athletes. It is well-equipped for research in the area of equine gait analysis: Equipment includes a motion analysis system, AMTI force plate, Noraxon EMG system, Pliance saddle pressure pad and other custom equipment for making measurements of horses and riders. 

Hilary Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, is the McPhail Chair.

More at http://cvm.msu.edu/research/research-centers/mcphail-equine-performance-center/research-capabilities