EJPAU 2006. Kaproń M. , Janczarek I. , Marchel I. INTRODUCTORY STUDIES ON LINKS BETWEEN BIOMETRIC RATES OF GROWING TROTTERS AND PARAMETERS OF THEIR TRAINING ADVANCE ON INITIAL TRAINING STAGE

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Kaproń M. , Janczarek I. , Marchel I. 2006. INTRODUCTORY STUDIES ON LINKS BETWEEN BIOMETRIC RATES OF GROWING TROTTERS AND PARAMETERS OF THEIR TRAINING ADVANCE ON INITIAL TRAINING STAGE, EJPAU 9(3), #20.
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INTRODUCTORY STUDIES ON LINKS BETWEEN BIOMETRIC RATES OF GROWING TROTTERS AND PARAMETERS OF THEIR TRAINING ADVANCE ON INITIAL TRAINING STAGE

Marian Kaproń, Iwona Janczarek, Iwona Marchel
Department of Horse Breeding and Use, Agricultural University of Lublin, Poland

ABSTRACT

Material for the study, commencing a cycle of national research on trottters (including links between their body conformation traits and training advance rate), was provided by 60 young trotters of Danish and German breeding. During the research, which took place in automn 2004, the horses were on the initial stage of the training preparing them for the races. Twenty-three biometric measurements were taken of the trotters, based on which 15 indices of their body conformation were calculated. Additionally, the level of their training advance was established (WRW, WRW2, WDT, WTT), based on heart work parameters and pace, registered by means of telemetric devices. The evaluation was done during 3 repetitions of trot, from the slowest to the fastest, on a specially marked distance of the course. The results of the studies lead to the following conclusions:

the boniness index of the tested trotters shows the highest level of correlations with training advance (with negative WRW,WRW2, WTT and positive WDT), and their character is different from those obtained for shoulder length, hind limb and croup size (with mostly positive WRW2 and WTT and negative WDT),

the number of statistically significant correlations between body conformation indices and training advance rates is much higher than the one established earlier with regard to absolute biometric measurements of the tested trotters. This shows that proportions of conformation play a significant role in evaluating performance predispositions of young trotters,

the research is introductory but the range of the revealed tendencies clearly points out the need to continue it not only for young trotters but also grown-up racing horses.

Key words: biometric measurements, horses, training advance rates, trotters.

Marian Kaproń
Department of Horse Breeding and Use,
Agricultural University of Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
email: marian.kapron@ar.lublin.pl

Iwona Janczarek
Department of Horse Breeding and Use,
Agricultural University of Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

Iwona Marchel
Department of Horse Breeding and Use,
Agricultural University of Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

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