Physiological Parameters of Endurance Horses Pre- Compared to Post-Race, Correlated with Performance: A Two Race Study from Scandinavia
Table 1
(a) Data for the 15 horses included in race A. (b) Data for the 16 horses included in race B.
(a)
Horse
Breed1
Gender
Age (years)
Years of competing
Completed kilometers1
No. of completed races2
No. of eliminations3
Success percentage4
Average speed (km/h)
Total fluid intake (liter)
A
Arabian
Mare
12
5
970
8
4
67
18.2
39
B
Arabian
Gelding
7
2
330
6
1
86
15.5
25
C
Arabian
Gelding
7
2
240
7
0
100
15.5
45
D
Arabian
Mare
8
3
970
10
1
91
—
—
E
Arabian
Gelding
12
6
1944
13
2
87
18.9
81
F
Arab-Appalosa
Gelding
12
7
3500
19
1
95
16.3
54
G
Arabian
Gelding
8
2
150
6
1
86
17.3
65
H
Arabian
Gelding
12
8
2753
9
3
75
18.6
65
I
Arabian
Gelding
9
2
183
5
2
71
17.3
13
J
Arabian
Gelding
7
2
170
4
2
67
18.9
90
K
Arabian
Mare
9
4
630
10
3
77
13.6
45
L
Arabian
Gelding
9
5
860
13
0
100
12.6
375
M
Arabian
Gelding
7
1
405
4
1
80
16.3
31
N
Arab-Lippizaner
Gelding
9
4
325
3
0
100
19.1
26
O
Arabian
Stallion
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Including races ≥ 80 km. Number of completed races since 2002. 3Number of eliminations in races since 2002 (=noncompleted races). 4Success percent = [(completed races − eliminations)/(completed races) * 100]. L —Estimate including water, saline, and sugar pulp water.
