SEPTEMBER 2006 • VOLUME 13 • © Copyright HORSES For LIFE™ Publications

In:  9e Congrès de Médecine & Chirurgie Equine de Genève / 9. Kongresses für Pferdemedizin & Chirurgie in Genf / 9th Congress on Equine Medicine & Surgery in Geneva, Chuit P. and Montavon S. (Eds.). International Veterinary Information Service, Ithaca NY (www.ivis.org), Last updated: 15-Dec-2005; P1901.1205

Introduction to the Physiology of Exercise

K. W. Hinchcliff

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

Summary

The horse is an elite athlete capable of both brief, high speed exercise and sustained, endurance exercise. The basis for these abilities include the presence of a capacious and capricious spleen, high concentrations of glycogen in muscle, and a superior cardiovascular system. The following article details these and other adaptations and makes illustrative comparisons to non-athletic species.

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