Table 4.
Mean values ± SEM of the blood pressure and the temperature that were measured in the horses during the control and the anticipatory phases, HP ground and HP riding phases (horse-patient interaction on the ground and on horseback, respectively) and the recovery phase.
| Physiological Parameters |
Phases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Anticipatory | HP Ground | HP Riding | Recovery | |
| SBP | 75.27 a ± 1.67 | 110.19 b ± 5.31 | 100.96 bc ± 3.16 | 92.59 ac ± 3.53 | 88.56 ac ± 3.52 |
| DBP | 48.40 a ± 3.31 | 66.52 b ± 4.73 | 60.77 ab ± 2.14 | 56.93 ab ± 2.25 | 53.78 a ± 2.05 |
| T | 37.27 b ±0.11 | 36.84 a ± 0.06 | 36.88 a ± 0.04 | 36.88 a ± 0.05 | 36.77 a ± 0.06 |
Parameters: SBP and DBP: systolic and diastolic blood pressures, respectively (mm Hg). T: temperature (°C). Different superscripts within each row indicate significant differences between the phases (p < 0.05), for each parameter.