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The Effect Of Rider Level On Equine Mean Heart Rate At The Trot, Jacqueline Marinoff Apr 2013

The Effect Of Rider Level On Equine Mean Heart Rate At The Trot, Jacqueline Marinoff

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The effect of riders at two different levels of riding ability on the mean heart rates (HR) of school horses at the trot was studied. Five horses were each paired with a beginner (n=4) and an intermediate (n=5) rider, and the mean HR generated by the two riders at the trot were compared for each horse. There was a significant (p