T he more we learn about spirometry, the more we could be challenged. Au contraire, farmers are proficient about horses and are experienced in identifying young thoroughbreds with potential talent. They refer to the horseracing effect by saying that, if you train a fine, young stallion, you might well end up with a winner; and that horses who are leading a race, at a point closer to the finish ...

The impulses emitted from the back of a horse during hippotherapy stimulate the rider’s postural reflex mechanisms, resulting in balance and coordination training. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the movement variability of the horse’s back and limbs and to determine significant relationships between the movement of the selected body points on the horse. Two English thoroughbreds ...

This study investigated the effects of six weeks of normobaric hypoxic training on transcriptional expression of the genes associated with mitochondrial and glycolytic activities in Thoroughbred horses. Eight horses were divided into two groups of four. They completed an identical incremental, moderate intensity training program, except that one group trained in a hypoxic chamber with 15% oxyge...

The aim of the study was to develop a profile, and to examine factors affecting the length of the racing career of 1759 Thoroughbreds (872 males and 887 females) in Poland. Product-limit survival analysis and Cox proportional hazards model was used to determine whether sex, age at first race, month of birth, trainer and performance at first season (money earned and number of starts) were associ...

BACKGROUND In Ireland, horses may be protected against equine influenza virus (EIV) as a result of natural exposure or vaccination. Current mandatory vaccination programmes are targeted at highly mobile horses. A correlation between antibody levels as measured by single radial haemolysis (SRH) and protective immunity against EIV has been established. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was...

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of radiographic abnormalities of 2-year-old Thoroughbred horses that were listed at in-training sales in Japan, on whether they started to race or not at 2-3 years of age. Radiographs of 850 2-year-old Thoroughbreds in the in-training sales repository from 2007 to 2010 were reviewed, and 26 categories of radiographic abnormalities were found. Forty-thr...