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Table 3 Fitness indices of event horses and ponies at SET-I at season beginning

From: A prospective study on a cohort of horses and ponies selected for participation in the European Eventing Championship: reasons for withdrawal and predictive value of fitness tests

 

Horses (n = 17)

Ponies (n = 9)

 

Mean ± sd

Mean ± sd

VLA2 (m/s)

9.0 ± 0.7

6.3 ± 0.9

VLA4 (m/s)

10.3 ± 0.4

7.8 ± 0.9

HRLA2 (beats/min)

175 ± 10

170 ± 17

HRLA4 (beats/min)

189 ± 10

180 ± 15

V200 (m/s)

11.4 ± 0.8

9.6 ± 0.7

V170 (m/s)

8.6 ± 0.8

6.6 ± 0.8

V140 (m/s)

5.7 ± 1.2

3.7 ± 1.5

LApeak (mmol/L)

7.6 ± 2.3

13.2 ± 3.1

HRpeak (beats/min)

201 ± 7

206 ± 8

Vpeak (m/s)

10.8 ± 0.7

10.0 ± 0.4

HRrec5 (beats/min)

107 ± 19

114 ± 10

HR rec10 (beats/min)

88 ± 11

104 ± 10

  1. Seventeen event horses and 9 event ponies of national selection participated in SET-I in preparation for European Championships in 2010 (ponies) and 2011 (horses).
  2. Abbreviations: VLA2 and VLA4, speed at plasma lactate concentration of 2 and 4 mmol/L, respectively; HRLA2 and HRLA4, heart rate at plasma lactate concentration of 2 and mmol/L, respectively; LApeak, peak plasma lactate concentration; HRpeak, peak heart rate; Vpeak, peak speed; V200, V170, and V140, heart rate of 200, 170, and 140 beats/min, respectively; HRrEc5 and HRrEc10, recovery heart rate after 5 and 10 min, respectively; and 3 horses did not participate at SET-I because of injury.
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BMC Veterinary Research

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