Workload of horses on a water treadmill: effect of speed and water height on oxygen consumption and cardiorespiratory parameters

Workload of horses on a water treadmill: effect of speed and water height on oxygen consumption and cardiorespiratory parameters

Abstract Background Despite the use of water treadmills (WT) in conditioning horses, the intensity of WT exercise has not been well documented. The workload on a WT is a function of water height and treadmill speed. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of these factors o...

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Main Authors: Persephone Greco-Otto, Stephanie Bond, Raymond Sides, Grace P. S. Kwong, Warwick Bayly, Renaud Léguillette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Horses
Water treadmill
Conditioning
Rehabilitation
V̇O2
Heart rate
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1290-2

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