ArticleJournal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)2012
Speed and incline during thoroughbred horse racing: racehorse speed supports a metabolic power constraint to incline running but not to decline running.
Article in Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Effects of pacing strategy on metabolic responses to 2-min intense exercise in Thoroughbred horses.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Changes in muscle activation with graded surfaces during canter in Thoroughbred horses on a treadmill.PloS one · 2024Article
- Optimal speed in Thoroughbred horse racing.PloS one · 2020Article
- The Effect of Training on Stride Duration in a Cohort of Two-Year-Old and Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Racehorses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2019Article
- External mechanical work in the galloping racehorse.Biology letters · 2019Article
- Track Surfaces Used for Ridden Workouts and Alternatives to Ridden Exercise for Thoroughbred Horses in Race Training.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2018Article
- Tracking Performance in Endurance Racing Sports: Evaluation of the Accuracy Offered by Three Commercial GNSS Receivers Aimed at the Sports Market.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
- Locomotion dynamics of hunting in wild cheetahs.Nature · 2013Article
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We used a radio tracking system to examine the speed of 373 racehorses on different gradients on an undulating racecourse during 33 races, each lasting a few minutes. Horses show a speed detriment on inclines (0.68 m · s(-1) · 1% gradient(-1), r(2) = 0.97), the magnitude of which corresponds to trading off the metabolic cost (power) of height gain with the metabolic cost (power) of horizontal galloping. A similar relationship can be derived from published data for human runners. The horses, however, were also slower on the decline (-0.45 m · s(-1) · 1% gradient(-1), r(2) = 0.92). Human athletes run faster on a decline, which can be explained by the energy gained by the center of mass from height loss. This study has shown that horses go slower, which may be attributable to the anatomical simplicity of their front legs limiting weight support and stability when going downhill. These findings provide insight into limits to athletic performance in racehorses, which may be used to inform training regimens, as well as advancing knowledge from both veterinary and basic science perspectives.
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