Effekter av träning på den unga hästens rörelseapparat
Lameness due to joint inflammation is the most common cause of veterinary treatment among horses. The consequences include loss of training, competition and in some cases euthanasia. Training of young horses can lead to both positive and negative effects on the horse's joint health. A positive effec...
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| Formato: | First cycle, G2E |
| Lenguaje: | sueco sueco |
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2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8382/ |
| Sumario: | Lameness due to joint inflammation is the most common cause of veterinary treatment among horses. The consequences include loss of training, competition and in some cases euthanasia. Training of young horses can lead to both positive and negative effects on the horse's joint health. A positive effect shown is an increased synthesis of proteoglycans in the joint. Proteoglycans main task is to give the tissue a jelly like consistency, which leads to a positive impact on the joint ability to withstand a greater load. Another positive effect showed by training at a young age is that the horses' movement symmetry can adapt to new forms of exercise. Training of young horses also appears to affect the length of the horse's racing career positively, this includes both jumping and galloping horses. As free movement has been shown to have positive effect on the young horse's musculoskeletal system development, the choice of housing system is essential. Housing in a box with limited space leads to less movement and therefore have a negative effect on the horse's joints when stimuli are missing. The ages when the horses begin their training have been shown to vary between different equine disciplines. Icelandic horses start their training at the age of five while trainer registers trotting and galloping horses already as yearlings. How much training and which intensity that is optimal for the young horse is today difficult to determine. |
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