Table 7.
Rectal temperature (°C) and heart rate parameters in the studied horses (Means ± SD).
| Body Temperature (°C) | HR (bpm) | rMSSD (ms) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At rest | Post-exercise | Recovery phase | p | At rest | Post-exercise | Recovery phase | p | At rest | Post-exercise | Recovery phase | |
| Rider no 1 20% BW |
37.2 ± 0.58 ax | 38.9 ± 0.61 bx | 38.7 ± 0.66 bx | 0.054 | 39.3 ± 4.97 ax | 117.4 ± 11.6 bx | 67.4 ± 8.63 cx | 0.009 | 105.0 ± 104.2 ax | 114.0 ± 83.9 ax | 107.2 ± 94.6 ax |
| Rider no 2 10% BW |
37.4 ± 0.71 ax | 38.6 ± 0.57 bx | 38.4 ± 0.64 bx | 0.057 | 41.8 ± 10.4 ax | 81.8 ± 11.6 by | 48.7 ± 7.39 ay | 0.062 | 104.0 ± 153.9 ax | 224.0 ± 106.9 by | 222.6 ± 101.9 by |
The means denoted with different letters (a, b, c—in rows, x, y—in columns) differ significantly at p ≤ 0.05.