Heart murmurs in horse athletes

Feb 6, 2024 | Physiology

Accueil 9 Category: Physiology The horse’s heart weighs 4 kg, is about the size of a basketball and is 25-30 cm long. The horse athlete produces intense efforts during training, and is able to considerably increase his cardiac capacity to adapt it to his...

Overtraining and under-performance: early detection

Dec 18, 2023 | Physiology

Accueil 9 Category: Physiology Overtraining is characterized by an imbalance between training activity and recovery periods, resulting in chronic fatigue and impaired performance, often associated with physiological and psychological changes....

Atypical equine myopathy

Oct 31, 2023 | Physiology, Welfare

Accueil 9 Search query for: Atypical myopathy is a disease that affects horses. It is a generalized muscle weakness caused by the intoxication of a molecule contained in the samaras and seedlings of certain maple trees. When horses graze on pastures where these...

Optimising bone repair

Oct 20, 2023 | Physiology

Home 9 Category: Physiology Optimising bone repair is a key factor in limiting the risk of injury. Subjected to constant load during exercise, athletic horses’ bones develop microcracks. Adequate post-injury rest periods are crucial to allow the bone...

Standardised test of effort in athletes horses

Oct 11, 2023 | Physiology

Home 9 Category: Physiology The Standardised test of effort is a tool for checking a horse’s state of fitness by characterising his response to a workload. Like all athletes, horses need to be physically and mentally ready before a major sporting event....

Bones response to loading

Sep 29, 2023 | Physiology

Home 9 Category: Physiology Between power and fragility, the horse perfectly embodies the expression “colossus with feet of clay”. During exercise, a horse’s bones are subjected to repeated mechanical loads that can have a profound impact on his...