Gait kinematics at trot before and after repeated ridden exercise tests in young Friesian stallions during a fatiguing 10-week training program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Appropriate training is essential for equine athletes to improve fitness and ensure welfare. Young Friesian stallions must complete a 10-week training program for acceptance as breeding stallions. Earlier, this training program was demonstrated to induce overtraining.

Objectives

To evaluate how this training program affects stallions' trot locomotion variables in relation to fatigue.

Study design

Prospective analytical study.

Methods

3 or 4 years-old (n = 16) Friesian stallions performed three ridden indoor standardized exercise tests (SETs) in week-1 (SET-I; n = 15), week-6 (SET-II; n = 11) and week-10 (SET-III; n = 4), measuring heart rate (bpm) and lactate concentration (LA, mmol/L). Before and after each SET, stallions

SUBMITTER: Siegers EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11848856 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature