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The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of water treadmill training, lunging and dry treadmill training in horses with back pain.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Eighteen warmblood riding horses referred with confirmed clinical signs of back pain including abnormal responses to passive mobilisation were randomized into three groups to participate in a 6-week water treadmill training, lunging or dry treadmill program under otherwise identical conditions. Two clinicians, one blinded to the program, performed a structured clinical examination of the back at three time-points (baseline, week 3, week 6). Mechanical nociceptive thresholds were determined with pressure algometry.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Visual muscle development scores for the lumbar region (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001) and palpation sensitivity scores along the thoracic and lumbar region significantly improved at week 6, compared to baseline (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). No differences in mechanical nociceptive thresholds were detected between water treadmill training, lunging and dry treadmill training at any time-point (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). At week 3 and 6 of all programs mechanical nociceptive thresholds significantly increased at the level of the 10th to 18th thoracic (T18) and 3rd lumbar vertebra (L3) compared to baseline.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Discussion\/Main limitations<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Small group size, lack of control group with ridden rehabilitation exercise.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Different training programs without a rider could be beneficial for horses with back pain. 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