>Here are some proceedings from the 2006 ICEEP (International Conference
on Equine Exercise Physiology) >which are directed specifically to endurance
horses. Unfortunately, they are only abstracts and not the full
>papers. > >http://www.ivis.org/proceedings/iceep/2006/Session1.pdf > >The
whole of the ICEEP is typically pretty interesting.
There are a
lot of interesting ideas here. I like that people
are reporting incomplete results, and even "no statistically
significant result could be obtained." I only understand
about 40% of what I'm reading, but that's OK.
I found the potential in this study:
Measuring core body temperature of endurance horses
...
Material and methods
Calibrated and coated i-buttons (Dallas Semiconductor, TX,
USA) were placed transcervically into the
uteri of endurance mares, and left in utero for 4 weeks, while
the horses trained and competed as
normal in endurance competitions. External environmental
loggers (HOBO, Onset Computer, MA,
USA) were fitted to the horses for the competitions. Data from
the devices were downloaded, to
determine the effect of endurance
competition on core body temperature...
