摘要:Nine three-day event horses were divided into two groups. In Group A (4 horses), prior to the start of training, horses were subjected to standardized exercise test (SET) A: after a warm-up of 5 min walking and 6 min trotting, horses were galloped at 400 m, 500 m, 600 m, and 700 m/min over 1000 m with 5 min walking in between. In Group B (5 horses), after four months of training, horses were subjected to SET B: after a warm up of 5 min walking and 20 min trotting, horses were galloped at 400 m, 500 m, and 600 m/min over 1000 m with 5 min walking in between. For the SET of Group A, six physiological indices (V150, V200, VLA2, VLA4, HRLA2, HRLA4) were determined. Among these, VLA4 is an important index, being the exercise intensity needed to improve both aerobic and anaerobic capacities. At the conclusion of SET A, since blood lactate levels exceeded 4 mmol/l the final gallop at 700 m/min was eliminated. Two horses in Group B required a more intense exercise to realize blood lactate levels of 4 mmol/l. Increasing the exercises intensity of SET B can be accomplished by shortening the walking interval between galloping exercises, and this would decrease the risk of musculoskeletal injury.