What is it about?
The aim of the study was to determine the basal values of various physiological parameters (heart rate (HR), respiration rate (RR), body and skin temperatures) and their acclimatisation to a graded exercise load. The study was performed with a group of 6 purebred Lipizzans with an average age of 9 years. It consisted of two trials (spring, autumn) of exercise test, including lunging at the walk, trot and canter. The physiological values were measured before and after exercise.
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Why is it important?
The sport results or exercise achievements of Lipizzan horses are rarely considered, as their involvement in equestrian sports is rare. Because of this, norms for the evaluation of their fitness level during training or performance have not yet been determined. The study contributes to the knowledge about thermoregulation and the responses of the cardiovascular and respiratory parameters of horses. The results are not only a presentation of physiological responses to graded exercise in Lipizzans, but they can be accepted as an important contribution to the sports physiology and medical knowledge about horses in general,
Perspectives
The results are representing a basis for further research in the field of exercise testing of Lipizzan horses to improve their performance and physical capacity.
Dr Nina Cebulj-Kadunc
University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty
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This page is a summary of: Cardiac, respiratory and thermoregulation parameters following graded exercises in Lipizzaner horses, Veterinarski arhiv, February 2019, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb,
DOI: 10.24099/vet.arhiv.0338.
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