Follow your horse's health and adapt its training for a better daily monitoring of its physical condition and a preserved complicity. A study on horses performing backward movements, used an ECG to demonstrate a significant rise in HR and decrease in vagal tone compared to rest and forward movement, indicating stress since this was also correlated with behavioral parameters of stress ( 4). The novel objects (see Figure 1) were placed in an inside arena at the riding school, about 4 meter of the outside walls.

For those already in a workout routine, integrate a heart rate monitor to measure their heart rate at current exercise levels. While we want to ensure horses are sufficiently trained for competition, it’s equally important to guard against overtraining. Since the P-values of the one-sample t-test were not significant, Bland-Altmann plots were constructed in which the differences were plotted against the mean and were then visually inspected.A recent study with Polar H10 in humans demonstrates excellent accuracy, also during high-intensity exercise ( 22). This heart rate monitor is compatible with the Alogo Move Pro Equine Sensor, the most precise technology ever integrated in an equine sensor. This kit has specially designed pigtail lead wires that are made exclusively for V-MAX which are used to adapt the Garmin Premium Heart Rate Monitor (used by the human) to pick up your horses heart rate.

Velcro girth strap and transmitter pouch to attach to the saddle and a tube of EKG gel and instructions. It tracks your sleep, activity, and heart rate to provide guidance that’s tailored to your body and lifestyle. All raw IBI were then imported into the software (Kubios HRV, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Finland) for HRV parameter analysis after applying the strong correction filter ( 34).

The first step is to define a clear training goal, which will guide the focus of your horse’s workout regimen.