Scientific Principles for Conditioning Race and Performance Horses

摘要: ABSTRACT The equine athlete undergoes significant musculo-skeletal changes during conditioning and competition. Unfortunately, lameness losses are higher than desirable the industry is challenged to use field- laboratory-based principles for improving well-being of race performance horses. Body condition can be adjusted delay fatigue influence thermal regulation. weight estimates aid in feeding horses more effectively. Preride checks adequate warm-up vital initial specificity training phases must undergo competitive. Heart rate provides a good monitor how respond exercise used minimize injury through effectively regulated overloading techniques. Diet plays major role energy provided fashion increase time improve heat dissipation. Cardiovascular fitness remains with longer skeletal strength off-periods both ground surfaces schedules impact length needed prepare rigors