AAEP Lameness Scale |
| 0: |
Lameness not perceptible under any circumstances |
| 1: |
Lameness is difficult to observe and is not consistently apparent, regardless of circumstances (e.g. under saddle, circling, inclines, hard surface, etc.) |
| 2: |
Lameness is difficult to observe at a walk or when trotting in a straight line but consistently apparent under certain circumstances (e.g. weight-carrying, circling, inclines, hard surface, etc.) |
| 3: |
Lameness is consistently observable at a trot under all circumstances |
| 4: |
Lameness is obvious at a walk |
| 5: |
Lameness produces minimal weight bearing in motion and/or at rest or a complete inability to move |
