Table 2.

External workload (duration and number of training sessions) per type, gait, and per week in young Friesian stallions during the preparation period (n = 6 weeks) and 70-day studbook approval test); n.a. = not available.

	Preparation Period		70-Day Test
			Period between SET-I and II		Period between SET-II and III
	Sessions/Week	Total Number	Sessions/Week	Total Number	Sessions/Week	Total Number
Total	4.4 ± 0.8	418	4.3 ± 0.7	313	3.8 ± 0.8	111
Dressage	2.6 ± 0.9	250	2.9 ± 0.5	210	1.8 ± 2.0	51
Lunging	1.1 ± 0.7	103	0.7 ± 0.5	48	0	0
Driving	0.7 ± 0.7	65	0.8 ± 0.5	56	2.0 ± 1.4	60
Duration (min/week)
Total	107 ± 25		115 ± 20		92 ± 32
Walk	n.a.		71 ± 16		55 ± 23
Trot	n.a		36 ± 9		33 ± 6
Canter	n.a.		8 ± 3		5 ± 6