<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Aiming to determine the variability in stress indicators due to horse age and competitive season (May, July, September) in jumping horses in parkour, research was performed on 14 studs (7 younger, and 7 older) trained and bred in the same conditions. The stress indicators (heartbeats, cortisol, glucose, and lactate concentrations in saliva) were measured or sampled before, during and at the end of the training - parkour jumping. The significance of the differences in stress indicators between the horse age classes regarding the competitive season was tested by Tukey’s test. Based on determined results it could be concluded that all stress indicators, during the entire competitive season, were higher in younger (less experienced) than in older (more experienced) horses. Furthermore, all stress indicators, with the exception of heartbeats, were highest in the peak of competitive season (July), while the lowest values of all stress indicators were determined at the end of competitive season (September). Monitoring of stress indicators, especially heartbeats, could be used for routine evaluation of horse preparedness for a particular activity.</p></abstract>

Aiming to determine the variability in stress indicators due to horse age and competitive season (May, July, September) in jumping horses in parkour, research was performed on 14 studs (7 younger, and 7 older) trained and bred in the same conditions. The stress indicators (heartbeats, cortisol, glucose, and lactate concentrations in saliva) were measured or sampled before, during and at the end of the training - parkour jumping. The significance of the differences in stress indicators between the horse age classes regarding the competitive season was tested by Tukey’s test. Based on determined results it could be concluded that all stress indicators, during the entire competitive season, were higher in younger (less experienced) than in older (more experienced) horses. Furthermore, all stress indicators, with the exception of heartbeats, were highest in the peak of competitive season (July), while the lowest values of all stress indicators were determined at the end of competitive season (September). Monitoring of stress indicators, especially heartbeats, could be used for routine evaluation of horse preparedness for a particular activity.

Variability of Stress Indicators in Jumping Horses in Parkour Due to Horse Age and Competitive Season

Department for Animal Production and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agrobiotechnology Osijek

University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje

Macedonian Veterinary Review

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Aiming to determine the variability in stress indicators due to horse age and competitive season (May, July, September) in jumping horses in parkour, research...

Variability of Stress Indicators in Jumping Horses in Parkour Due to Horse Age and Competitive Season

Published Online: Oct 15, 2020

Page range: 169 - 173

Received: Jun 15, 2019

Accepted: Jul 31, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/macvetrev-2020-0029

Keywords
jumping horses, parkour, stress indicators

© 2020 Maja Gregić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Variability of Stress Indicators in Jumping Horses in Parkour Due to Horse Age and Competitive Season

Published Online: Oct 15, 2020

Page range: 169 - 173

Received: Jun 15, 2019

Accepted: Jul 31, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/macvetrev-2020-0029

Keywordsjumping horses, parkour, stress indicators

© 2020 Maja Gregić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
jumping horses, parkour, stress indicators