Gaits 1.3

© 1994, 1998
Thomas F. Fletcher, DVM, Ph.D

Contents:
         Purpose
         Features
         Student Evaluations
         Platform requirements
         Download instructions

Purpose:
      Gaits 1.3 is independent study courseware intended to help students learn foot-fall patterns of normal quadruped gaits, using the dog as a model species. The courseware describes the major types of gaits and their typical variations. It should help students to develop the skill of recognizing limb patterns in a moving animal by instructing them about what to anticipate when they observe locomotion. The skill of recognizing limb patterns is a moving animal is important for diagnosing lameness.

Features:
      Gaits 1.3 presents the following information:

• General background information about gaits
• Glossary of terms and a bibliography
• Advice about using the courseware
• Presentation of the following gaits:
  • Walk;
  • Amble;
  • Trot;
  • Pace;
  • Canter;
  • Transverse Gallop; &
  • Rotary Gallop
• Lateral views of dogs locomoting in each of the above gaits
• Illustrations of footfall patterns per gait
• Locomotion progression by single steps, forward or backward
• Locomotion animation — continuous cycling through locomotion steps at variable speeds
• Gait specific information available in pop-up fields via button click
  

Student Evaluations:

      Sorry, student evaluations are not available for Gaits 1.3, which is an extracurricular offering.

Platform Requirements:

      Gaits 1.3 is a HyperCard stand-alone application. Minimal requirements are a Macintosh computer with a 9-in. black & white screen and 2 MB of RAM available to run the application. Disc size is 2.5 MB.

Download Instructions:

      A Macintosh computer is required to run Gaits 1.3. When you click "Download Now" (below), a 1.2 MB compressed, self-extracting, binary file "Gaits 1.3.sea" will be transmitted to the location on your hard disk where your browser downloads files. Double-click the downloaded file icon to extract a 2.5 MB file "Gaits 1.3" (your browser may extract this file automatically). Double-click "Gaits 1.3" to view the courseware. (You can trash "Gaits 1.3.sea" to conserve disk space.) Download Now