Physiological and Energy Comparison of Recreational Horse Riding

KORVAS, Pavel and Veronika KRUPKOVÁ. Physiological and Energy Comparison of Recreational Horse Riding. Journal of Outdoor Activities. 2013, vol. 2013, No 1, p. 20-25. ISSN 1802-3908.

Basic information

Original name

Physiological and Energy Comparison of Recreational Horse Riding

Name (in English)

Physiological and Energy Comparison of Recreational Horse Riding

Authors

KORVAS, Pavel (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Veronika KRUPKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of Outdoor Activities, 2013, 1802-3908

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Other information

Language

Czech

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

Sport and leisure time activities

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14510/13:00070026

Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

Keywords in English

energy consumption hearth rate horseman horse gait

Tags

rivok

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Abstract

V originále

The aim of this study was to monitor the level of load during recreational riding in various kinds of gaits and to find out the differences between two groups of beginners and advanced recreational riders. Eighteen horse-riders were monitored in a field research (14 women, 4 men, M=26 years) during three kinds of horse gaits: step, trot and canter. The horse-riders were divided into two groups (beginners and advanced horse-riders) according to their level of skills which were evaluated by two experts. The subjects were monitored during step, light trot and work canter. The test consists of 5-minute riding in step, 5-minute rest, 5 minutes in trot, 5 minutes of rest and 3 minutes in canter. We monitored heart rate and energy consumption, horse speed. Simple descriptive statistics and t-test were used. For both group we found out increasing values of HRmean and energy consumption with increasing speed of horse movement. The highest difference between groups for HRmean was found out for step (29.6 %), than for trot by 14.2 %, and the smallest for canter, only by 3 %. The highest difference of HR and energy consumption was found out between step and trot for both groups.

In English

The aim of this study was to monitor the level of load during recreational riding in various kinds of gaits and to find out the differences between two groups of beginners and advanced recreational riders. Eighteen horse-riders were monitored in a field research (14 women, 4 men, M=26 years) during three kinds of horse gaits: step, trot and canter. The horse-riders were divided into two groups (beginners and advanced horse-riders) according to their level of skills which were evaluated by two experts. The subjects were monitored during step, light trot and work canter. The test consists of 5-minute riding in step, 5-minute rest, 5 minutes in trot, 5 minutes of rest and 3 minutes in canter. We monitored heart rate and energy consumption, horse speed. Simple descriptive statistics and t-test were used. For both group we found out increasing values of HRmean and energy consumption with increasing speed of horse movement. The highest difference between groups for HRmean was found out for step (29.6 %), than for trot by 14.2 %, and the smallest for canter, only by 3 %. The highest difference of HR and energy consumption was found out between step and trot for both groups