Evaluation of young or unproven horses for potential exercise intolerance.
The determination of poor performance in the young or unproven horse can be a difficult experience for the practitioner. This article describes an incremental exercise test that may be helpful in determining the cause of poor performance in horses when a complete physical examination and a lameness examination fail to elucidate the causes of poor performance. Included are values from normal yearling and 2-year-old horses that have undergone the incremental exercise test.
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Department of Clinical Sciences and Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins, USA.
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000662:veterinary; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000502:physiology*