Active recovery in Trotters

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Active recovery in Trotters

• EQUI-TEST

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Problem

• Recovery post ex variable in duration and
  intensity

• Human athletes, many studies in the 60-70s.
• Intensité optimale active recovery intensity
  60-75 FC max

• In horses, mean speed 15-17 km/h (120-130 bpm
  45 - 50 de FCmax)

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Goals

• Compare differents ways of recovery
• Rest passive recovery,
• Walking recovery,
• Slow trot recovery 15 km/h
• Fast trot recovery 25 km/h

Follow up the physiological variables HR, La,
CK, T, RR
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Protocole

• 22 Trotters (3 y- 11 y).

• SET 3 steps of 3 mn 2 accélérations

• 6 horses to the box, 6 horses walked 10 mn, 6
  horses trotted 10 min 15 km/h et 4 trotted 10 min
  25 km/h.

• HR during and 1 h after SET

• 9 lactates (rest, P1, P2, P3, P4, 5, 10, 30 et 60
  mn)

• T and RR at rest and 1 h post ex

• CK (1, 3 and 5 h post effort)

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active versus passive recovery Decrease of HR
and La faster Fast Trot gt Slow trot gt Walking gt
box Back under 2 mmol/l with 10 mn of fast trot
and with 45 mn rest 1 h post effort HR rest
5 bpm in active recovery versus HR rest 10 bpm
in passive recovery
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Conclusion

• Importance of active recovery to normalize
  physiological parameters quickly