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Table 6 Condition training of event horses from the national selection in preparation for the European Championship

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

Condition training sessions in event horses (n = 10)

Mean ± sd

   Number of training weeks

9.3 ± 3.9

   Training frequency (every …. days)

6.2 ± 2.0

   Training/competition ratio

2.7 ± 2.2

Condition training sessions

 

   Number of training bouts

2.5 ± 1.3

   Duration training bout (min)

5.9 ± 1.5

   Mean heart rate training bout (beats/min)

165 ± 7

   Mean speed training bout (m/s)

7.1 ± 2.6

   Maximum heart rate training bout (beats/min)

193 ± 11

   Maximum speed training bout (m/s)

10.3 ± 3.8

  1. In total, 62 condition training sessions registered (ranging from 3 to 14 per horse) and number of training bouts defined as ‘separate galloping sets within one training session, alternated with resting periods in between each training bout’.