Abstract: A method and apparatus for recording and analyzing the gait of an animal is provided. The apparatus can take the form of a gait imaging system. The system includes a movable belt track upon which a subject can ambulate. An imaging device is disposed below the belt track to record contact between at least one limb of the subject and the belt track. The subject can ambulate along the belt track in a substantially stationary location above the imaging device as the belt track moves, and the imaging device can record the contact by the subject. A method of recording a gait of an ambulating subject is also provided. The method includes locating the subject on a movable belt track. The subject is motivated to ambulate along the movable belt track at about the same rate as the movable belt track, while the belt track is moving, such that the location of the subject does not substantially change.