Influence of riders’ skill on plasma cortisol levels of horses walking on forest and field trekking courses

Autor: Akihiro Matsuura, Ayaka Ono, Mami Irimajiri, Yumi Yamazaki, Kentaro Watanabe, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Wakako Sakai, Toshihiko Nakanowatari, Koichi Hodate
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Animal Science Journal. 88:1629-1635
ISSN: 1344-3941
Popis: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of rider's skill on the plasma cortisol levels of trekking horses on two courses, walking on field and forest courses (about 4.5 to 5.1 km each). Three riders of different skills did horse trekking (HT) in a tandem line under a fixed order: advanced-leading, beginner-second and intermediate-last. A total of six horses were used and they experienced all positions in both courses; a total of 12 experiments were done. Blood samples were obtained before HT, immediately after and 2 h after HT. As a control, additional blood samples were obtained from the same horses on non-riding days. Irrespective of the course and the rider's skill, the cortisol level before HT was higher than that of control (P
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