Publications by authors named "Cees van Beckhoven"
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- Measuring stress in horses during groundwork is crucial for understanding their well-being in equine-assisted interventions, with heart rate and heart rate variability serving as key indicators.* -
- Using affordable and user-friendly heart rate monitors, this study involved 28 horses to compare their readings with those from electrocardiograms for accuracy.* -
- The findings show that heart rate monitors provide accurate heart rate and heart rate variability measurements during groundwork, confirming their effectiveness for assessing stress in horses.*
Heart rate is evaluated in exercising horses to monitor the level of fitness to exercise, and it is usually acquired using heart rate monitors (HRM) or telemetric electrocardiograms (ECG). While HRM are commonly available and easy-to-use for horse's owners, ECG is a more expensive equipment requiring user's experience. Interest for heart rate variability (HRV) in horses is increasing for both research and clinical purposes.
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