The Other Athlete: Human Rights in Equestrian Sports

Rigg, Sarah Hamilton

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-38302-1_4

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“…Equestrian sports are growing in popularity worldwide [1]. According to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) database (https://data.fei.org/Default.aspx), approximately 150 international shows are organized annually.…”

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Cortisol levels, heart rate, and autonomic responses in horses during repeated road transport with different truck conditions trucks in a tropical environment

Lertratanachai,

Poochipakorn,

Sanigavatee

et al. 2024

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Horse’s stress responses have been reported during road transport in cold but not tropical environments. Therefore, this study estimated cortisol levels, heart rate (HR), and heart rate variability (HRV) in horses during medium-distance road transport with different truck conditions in a tropical environment. Six horses were repeatedly transported in either air-conditioned trucks with full (ATF) or space (ATS) loads or non-air-conditioned trucks with full (N-ATF) and space (N-ATS) loads. Blood cortisol was determined beforehand and 5, 30, and 90 minutes post-transport. HR and HRV were assessed pre-transport and at 15-minute intervals until 90 minutes post-transport. Cortisol levels increased significantly in N-ATS horses (but non-significantly in ATF, ATS, and N-ATF horses) at 5 minutes post-transport and returned to baseline by 30 minutes post-transport. Predominant parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) activity was observed during the first few hours and returned to baseline until the destination was reached. A recurrent, increased PNS activity was detected post-transport. Interaction effects of air condition-by-loading condition-by-time, air condition-by-time, and separate effects of air condition and time were observed on HR and various HRV variables during transport. A transient increase in beat-to-beat intervals, coinciding with decreased HR, was observed in ATF horses. The PNS index increased, corresponding to a decreased sympathetic nervous system index, in ATS horses during transport. We suggest that medium-distance road transport causes no stress for transport-experienced horses in a tropical environment. Air and loading conditions impacted hormonal and autonomic modulation, causing different responses in horses transported in differently conditioned trucks.

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