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Hilary Clayton
PeerJ Author
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Author 740
Preprint Author 35

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Veterinary Medicine
Zoology
Animal Behavior
Bioengineering
Kinesiology
Anatomy and Physiology
Computational Science

Hilary M Clayton

PeerJ Author

Summary

Dr. Hilary M. Clayton, BVMS, PhD, Dipl. ACVSMR, MRCVS is a veterinarian, researcher and horsewoman. For the past 40 years she has performed innovative research in the areas of equine biomechanics, conditioning programs for equine athletes and the effects of tack and equipment on the horse and rider. She has written 7 books and over 250 scientific articles on these topics. She is a charter diplomate and past president of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, an Honorary Fellow of the International Society for Equitation Science and has been inducted into the International Equine Veterinarians Hall of Fame, the Midwest Dressage Association Hall of Fame and the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame.

From 1997 until she retired in 2014, Dr. Clayton was the Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University. She continues to perform research through collaborations with universities in many countries and is active in publishing and presenting the findings. In addition, she is president of Sport Horse Science through which she applies the results of scientific research in the development of practical tools and techniques to help riders, trainers and veterinarians.

As a lifelong rider Dr. Clayton has competed in many equestrian sports, most recently focusing on dressage in which she competes through the Grand Prix level.

Animal Behavior Bioengineering Computational Science Kinesiology Veterinary Medicine

Past or current institution affiliations

Michigan State University

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 7
  • Preprints 1
November 2, 2023
Pilot study of locomotor asymmetry in horses walking in circles with and without a rider
Agneta Egenvall, Hilary M. Clayton, Anna Byström
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16373 PubMed 37933258
April 24, 2020
A scoping review of determinants of performance in dressage
Sarah Jane Hobbs, Lindsay St George, Janet Reed, Rachel Stockley, Clare Thetford, Jonathan Sinclair, Jane Williams, Kathryn Nankervis, Hilary M. Clayton
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9022 PubMed 32355578
September 17, 2019
Collisional mechanics of the diagonal gaits of horses over a range of speeds
Sarah Jane Hobbs, Hilary M. Clayton
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7689 PubMed 31576241
February 21, 2018
A simple method of equine limb force vector analysis and its potential applications
Sarah Jane Hobbs, Mark A. Robinson, Hilary M. Clayton
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4399 PubMed 29492341
September 28, 2017
An exploration of strategies used by dressage horses to control moments around the center of mass when performing passage
Hilary M. Clayton, Sarah Jane Hobbs
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3866 PubMed 28970972
June 30, 2016
An exploration of the influence of diagonal dissociation and moderate changes in speed on locomotor parameters in trotting horses
Sarah Jane Hobbs, John E.A. Bertram, Hilary M. Clayton
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2190 PubMed 27413640
March 26, 2015
A universal approach to determine footfall timings from kinematics of a single foot marker in hoofed animals
Sandra D. Starke, Hilary M. Clayton
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.783 PubMed 26157641
June 8, 2016 - Version: 1
An exploration of the influence of diagonal dissociation and moderate changes in speed on locomotor parameters in trotting horses
Sarah Jane Hobbs, John E A Bertram, Hilary M Clayton
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2114v1