A Horse on a Treadmill
Have you ever seen a horse on a treadmill?
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Much of our knowledge of fatigue in animals comes from horses because they can be readily trained to exercise on high-speed treadmills, allowing for controlled investigation of respiratory, cardiovascular, and metabolic responses.
When a horse is fatigued, he typically cannot continue exercise at a given level of intensity—generally, the more intense the exercise, the earlier the onset of fatigue. When fatigue sets in, changes occur in the horse’s gait, joint movements, muscular support, and willingness to perform over prolonged periods.
It’s believed that reducing resistance to airflow (allowing horses to breathe easier) reduces the work required of the respiratory muscles, like the diaphragm, during exercise, reducing the energy required for breathing.
Early research on horses exercising on treadmills showed that horses using FLAIR Strips used 5-6% less oxygen and produced less carbon dioxide than when doing the same amount of work without a FLAIR Strip. Using less oxygen means the horse consumes less energy.
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