Professional paper

The role and importance of veterinarians in endurance riding

Karla Klobučar
Zoran Vrbanac ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Agata Kučko
Jelena Gotić ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Nika Brkljača Bottegaro ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Endurance riding is a sporting discipline in which the ability of the rider and the readiness of the horse to cross a certain distance along a given path are tested. Depending on the category of the competition, the horses cover from 40 to 160 kilometres in one day of competition. The discipline itself is extremely challenging and exhausting, requiring good preparation and great physical endurance in the animals. Although only healthy animals may compete in endurance riding, veterinary inspection before, during and after the competition is mandatory and rigorous. The increasing number of horses participating in such competitions increases the need for training veterinarians within the discipline. The purpose of this training is to treat successfully specific injuries of the locomotor system and metabolic diseases, which occur as a result of training or exhausting competitions.

Keywords

endurance riding; horse; veterinary inspection

Hrčak ID:

231373

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/231373

Publication date:

3.10.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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