Development of An Anybody Musculoskeletal Model of The Thoroughbred Forelimb

•A musculoskeletal model of the Thoroughbred forelimb was developed using AnyBody to test strain profiles of the tendons and ligaments of the caudal/palmar suspensory apparatus at trot and canter.•The model was developed from CT images of a Thoroughbred forelimb, muscle and ligament dissection, and muscle morphometry from direct measurements and values from the literature.•Four Thoroughbred horses were ridden at trot and canter through a calibrated measurement space and segmental motions of their right forelimb were recorded at 200Hz using motion capture.•Sagittal joint angles were used to calculate caudal/palmar tendon and distal ligament strains in the model.