| Abstrakt: |
The aim of this study was to characterize the physical effort and the pace of restitution after the effort in 258 sled horses, working in the Tatra mountains on the route to Morskie Oko in year 2021. Under usual conditions a pair of horses is pulling the cart with 12 tourists and the coachman, what makes a total load of 1580 kg, on the distance of 7 km. The road is 82% uphill with the average slope of 4.6%. Control examination of the heart rate was performed before the exercise, immediately after work and after 10 minutes of rest. The analysis of the effort was made using the restructuring efficiency index restitution success rate, according to the formula: (t2 – t3 / t2 – t1) × 100%, where t1 means the frequency of heart contractions at rest, before endeavor, t2 – the frequency immediately after work, t3 – the frequency after 10 minutes of relaxation. On the basis of this analysis, it can be concluded that the average sledging work on the route to Morskie Oko, was a hard endeavor for 3.3% horses, a strenuous effort for 50% horses, a moderate effort for 44.8% horses and lightweight effort for 1.9% horses. Our data show, that for about 58% of horses, pulling carts with full load on the road to Morskie Oko was a much greater effort, compared to the control tests, when horses pulled carts without passengers in 2019. However, this assessment should take into account Covid-19 pandemic that caused a long break in the horses work in 2021, which could have negative impact on their physical condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
