Mark Johnston Racing at Middleham Stables, North Yorkshire, UK Broxbourne a thoroughbred racehorse in the swim, with lead rein exercising in the pool
"Swimming is a very good form of exercise for horses with most types of leg injuries. It is also very beneficial for muscle toning and improving the cardio-vascular system prior to competition." Swimming provides horses with a good workout just as it done with humans since it requires additional cardiovascular exertion from the hydrodynamic pressure that is placed on the rib cage and lungs. A strengthening of the heart and lungs occurs when the lungs need to work harder to deliver enough oxygen to the muscles and this doesn’t have the concussive pounding on limbs and joints that occur with land based forms of training and rehabilitation. For horses, swimming is actually the only exercise when they take a deep breath, close their nostrils and forcibly exhale.
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Location: Middleham, North Yorkshire Dales, UK
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