SOME BIOCHEMICAL BLOOD CONSTANTS EVOLUTION IN REPORT TO THE TRAINING SCHEDULE STAGE IN SPORT HORSES

Abstract

To determine whether a clinical examination was adequate to assess the fitness of horses in a fence course riding, and to characterize the relationship between a clinical assessment of the horse's fitness, training schedule stage and its blood biochemistry, 22 horses were monitored before (S1), during training, immediately after warming-up (S2) and after an E level fence obstacle course ride (S3). The blood samples were taken from the jugular vein in the above three mentioned phases, for the determination of total protein (g/dl), nitrogen (mg/dl), glucose (mg/dl), lactic acid (nmol/l), calcium (mg/dl), cholesterol (mg/dl) and phosphorus (mg/dl). The intend of the paper is to present the obtained results as a reference study for the appropriate use by clinicians, sport horses owners and trainers in view to have a solid base in evaluation, for the adequate protection of health and welfare of the jumper horses competitors.

Keywords

• training schedule
• jumping
• blood biochemistry